Today we visited a microscopy lab. Students learned how microscope slides are prepared and then we were able to look at cells of a mouse brain, rat lungs, and a human brain. We may have a few cellular biologists in the making!
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| Pig jaw in a jar |
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| A mouse's brain is very small. |
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| All sorts of animal organs; brains, hearts, lungs, kidneys, a jaw and even a chicken's eyeball! |
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Once the animal tissue has been molded in wax, Ms. Lauren uses this machine
to slice very thin samples to mount onto microscope slides. |
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| The thin pieces are then dunked in a solution so you can see the wax better. |
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| Minha and Sachin hold a part of a human vertebrae! |
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Once we learned how microscope slides were prepared, we went over and looked at a few
slides through a real microscope. Students were able to see cells with a microscopic eye! |
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| Thomas taking a closer look! |
Thanks Dr. Omar and Ms. Lauren! Your work is fascinating.
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