Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

I am the parent of a soon-to-be 6th grader . We recently purchased a good quality micrscope and am looking for good science fair project ideas that we can do that use a micrscope. Any suggestions about where to find ideas?

Hi,

Having a microscope is a great opportunity!!! Here are a few beginner activities:

http://www.hometrainingtools.com/articl ... g-tip.html

http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/exp ... oscope.htm

http://www.hometrainingtools.com/articl ... jects.html

http://www.greatscopes.com/activity.htm

http://microscopeexperiments.com/catego ... periments/

http://microscope-information.com/micro ... icroscope/

I remember having a microscope as a kid. The most interesting thing I did was just looking at everything I could think of with it. If you can get some stains and learn to prepare slides with stains it gets even more interesting. This can be majorly cool!

Have fun!!!!!

Barrett Tomlinson

Here are a few additional ideas from our own site.

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentorin ... p009.shtml
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... p010.shtml (for a lower grade level, but could be modified to make it more challenging for a 6th grader)
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... p015.shtml (for a stereo microscope)
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... p035.shtml

Good luck!
Chris