what is a unicellular organism versus a multicellular organism and a plant cell versus an animal cell with no microscopes?
I may show them images; however, it is not the same when they have an amoeba right under their noses and see how it moves under a microscope. Using microscopes will make students feel like real scientists and stimulate learning and curiosity exponentially. Currently, I have only one microscope. It is 15 years old. It has a reflective mirror on the bottom for lights, no illuminating light bulbs. Students keep having to adjust the mirror for the perfect angle for lights to bounce up for any vision of the object under the microscope. It would be a wonderful learning experience to have just 6 workable microscopes for my students working in groups of 5 to 6. Learning science would be a very stimulating experience. Just imagine all the wonderful slides of mold, bacterias, and viruses my students can observe? Having 6 workable microscopes will help my fifth grade students in many ways. First, they get to observe amoebae and diatoms. Then, they get to observe skins of onions. Next, I will show
