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Designed by Eric Murphy Conrad Calf
Pen Meadow Welcome to Microdetective! You will be taking on the job of a detective to to solve a microscopic mystery. You will have to use the skills you have learned about microscopes and microworlds to successfully complete your assignment.
 Earn Your Badge Before you can get to work, you must first pass training to earn your Science Detecvtive badge. To do this you must:
Case 1: Who Ate Dapnia?
The
Process
Training Step 1 It is important to understand how to use a microscope properly. Before you can do this you must know the actual parts and what they do. Below is a short quiz on the microscope and its parts. Before you continue the activity, take this quiz. Be sure to print it out and give it to your teacher so you get credit! Training Step 2 The next step to becoming a great science detective is being able to identify properties of objects. Properties are the characteristics of things. You must use your senses to identify these characteristics, but you must also be careful. Only use your sense of taste and smell when instructed to by your teacher. An example of listing properties for a pen is as follows: White with a blue cap Smooth Hard 6 inches long cylinder shape with a point at one end No smell
Using what you know about properties, complete this matching properties quiz .
Take a few moments to observe the various specimens provided below. To view them, simply click on the underlined link in each section. To return to this page, click on the Back button. *On a piece of paper put a title for each specimen and be sure to create a detailed sketch of what you see. *Write 5 properties of each.
Volvox http://abbe.magnet.fsu.edu/micd/pondscum/protists/volvox/avi/volvox01ob.avi_
Vinegar Eel http://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/pbs/foodsafety/parasite/s_eel.mov
Daphnia http://nikonmovies.magnet.fsu.edu/pondscum/crustacean/daphnia/avi/daphnia03ob.avi
Paramecium http://www.auburn.edu/academic/classes/biol/1000/boyd/ParameciumCilia-B.mov
Amoeba http://nikonmovies.magnet.fsu.edu/pondscum/protozoa/amoeba/avi/amoeba01pc10x.avi
Hydra http://nikonmovies.magnet.fsu.edu/pondscum/coelenterata/hydra/avi/hydra04ob.avi
Evaluation You will be graded on a few different things. First, your teacher will grade you on the Microscope quiz. Second, you will be graded on your properties quiz. Finally, you will be graded on your specimen sketches and your written description of their properties.
Click above to get printable rubric
Whether you have successfully identified the correct "microcriminal" is not the main goal. By completing this lesson you have practiced some very important skills. Hopefully you have become better at using microscopes, viewing living microorganisms, and recording your written and sketched observations. Still wondering who ate Daphnia?
Thanks to Nikon for the wonderful movie links of magnified specimens.
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