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How To Find Tardigrades

This course teaches you how to find and photograph tardigrades through a series of live videos. The Welcome and Introduction lesson tells you everything you will need, from items around the house,to things you can buy in the local hardware store, or online. This introduction gives you the download of the Ebook How to Find Tardigrades Starter Guide.

Lesson 1 Collection and Labeling.

You'll learn how to collect moss and lichen where tardigrades are found. Once you've collected your specimens, you'll see how to label the envelopes with important info. You will also learn about collecting leaf samples from trees to help in identification. Finally, you will log all of your information in a scientific notebook which I show you how to prepare.

Lesson 2 Specimen Rehydration.

You'll learn how to label the petri dishes, how much lichen or moss to put in the specimen dish, and how much water to use. Finally, you will learn what to take pictures of, and what kinds of information to enter into your scientific notebook.

Lesson 3 Finding Your First Tardigrade.

You'll learn about the different kinds of microscopes, and how to calculate magnification. Next you'll learn how to use an LED flashlight to make your tardigrades pop out in high contrast. You'll see how best to search through the bottom of the dish and you'll see how to trick the tardigrades to come out of hiding.

Lesson 4 Observing Your Tardigrade Under the Microscope.

You'll learn the secrets of microscope lighting, magnification, and measuring size under the microscope. And you'll also see exactly how to use accessories such as slides, tweezers, eyedropper, etc. You will also learn step by step how to transfer a tardigrade from the petri dish to the microscope slide for viewing at higher magnification. Finally, you'll learn how to photograph and make video of your tardigrade as seen through the microscope.

Lesson 5 How To Make a Plant Press.

You'll learn how to make a plant press which you can use for all sorts of projects, including craft projects where you need to press things flat. You can press and make dried flowers, collect beautiful Fall-colored leaves, or make greeting cards. Tree identification often becomes a key part of a science project and by taking leaf samples, it helps to identify trees. A good plant press is the answerand this lesson shows you step by step how to make one. Included is the Ebook, which you can download as a reference for later.

Included are bonus videos, a curated tardigrade playlist of videos on YouTube, Ebooks about microscopy and using the microscope, and much more

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