Natural Science Forum / Biology / Microbiology / May 2004

I have seen your post on everyone of the microscopy groups.  Skilled
people have politely indicated that you need to record the source of
your specimens, the way they were prepared and the magnification.
Without this information no one is going to be able to make any
intelligent comments about the images you poste.

It is not clear what you hope to gain from posting these images  here.

What you posted indicate that your microscope and camera are
functioning correctly.  Generally you are able to prepare simple
slides and view them.  This is wonderful progress as many people
cannot get beyond this point..  

Everything that appears in the eyepieces of your microscope is not
significant or worthy of study.  You need to learn to recognize basic
micro-anatomical features of plants, animals, and other small items
like fibers and crystals.  I  suggest that you look on eBay and
purchase any of the sets of prepared slides that are regularly sold
there.  You can obtain 100 different slides for around $50.  These
will have a nice sampling of plant and animal specimens.  Kits
intended for shools are available from Carolina Biological Supply
Company (and many other companies) with both slides and teacher
guides. These are especially helpful since the kits provide the
scientific infromation that explains what the slide shows.  Purchasing
prepared slides with the teacher guides would be an excellent next
step for you to take in helping your children