Thanks to our wonderful KCPTA, we have a ProScope!
"What is a ProScope?" you ask.... It is a high resolution handheld microscope, that attaches to a computer. The Scope is a product of a professional level, but can be easily used by a kindergartner! Using a single click' the ProScope can capture still or video microscopic images on the computer screen.
PC MAGAZINE article, USB Microscope Is No Toy
REVIEW DATE: 01.22.02
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,33088,00.asp Online 3/30/2007
Rather than squinting through a microscope eyepiece, students can view an image together. The ProScope costs more than products like the IntelPlay Qx3 because it's a tool, not a toy.
Teachers: Download these lessons to use with the ProScope HR™ Kit
Sock it To Me
Cold feet! Cold toes! How do you prevent them?
Objective: Study the insulating properties of socks.
Case of the Bad Lunch
Is it the flu or worse?
Objective: Track down the source of the mysterious illness.
Solving the Liquid Trail
Something has spilled.
Objective: Find out what it is and who did it.
Case of the Falling Gargoyles
Watch out below!
Objective: Investigate why the gargoyles are falling.
The Great Garden Dilemma
What's wrong with the dirt?
Objective: Examine the physical characteristics of soil.
On the Surface
Space Crisis!
Objective: Investigate the cause of the malfunctioning spacesuit.
Soda Sabotage
Not another soda stain!
Objective: Investigate the effect of car color on heat.
Some Like It Hot
Styrofoam or paper?
Objective: Closely examine the makeup of Styrofoam and paper.
Spot the Fake
Real or a fake pottery?
Objective: Compare soil samples to spot the fake.
Water Magic
A wave of the wand and the water changes.
Objective: Determine what the possible liquid was and how the liquid made
different colors appear.
Appendix:
Science CSI Curriculum Matrix