Microscope Pics

Aunt Cassie got Emily a microscope for Christmas. It hooks up to the computer and you can take pictures and videos with it- so cool!

We are studying flowers this week and got to use it to look at the parts up close.

This is the carpel of the rose...the 'female' part. The portions you can see are the stigma and the style.


This is a leaf:


Petal:


Calyx (the green leafy part under the petals). This is the bud that opens up.


These are stamens- the male part of the flower. You can see the filament and anther.


Pretty cool! This allows us to see a pretty clear picture that a basic microscope would show- someday we'll get a higher powered one for late middle school/high school. This one is very easy to use and we love taking pics. When the insects are back out in MN we're going to try watching one eat!

Extra pics...we couldn't stop after looking at the flower. :)

Dragonfly wing (E has kept this in her room since last year):


Moth eyes (another specimen from her room):


Moth back:


Moth leg:


We can't wait for spring...lots more flowers and plants and bugs to look at!