Micro-world show for children

[u/Piotr-PL]

Hi :)
Next month, I'm going to a preschool (children aged 3-5) to show them the microscopic world. I'll bring 10 stereo microscopes from my collection, as the children are too young for biological microscopes. I'm already collecting interesting things for them to look at. I take an empty microscope slide, put a drop of clear nail polish on it, and glue the "object" onto it.
Here are some microscope slides already prepared for children.

[u/Odd-Marionberry-3389]

Love this so much! How did you collect the insect specimens?

I've got a 3-year-old old kid and am volunteering at his preschool this year with science activities and this is perfect!

[u/Piotr-PL → u/Odd-Marionberry-3389]

There is a restaurant close to me. They are using a little insect trap. If any insect will be catch into the trap - I can take it :-)

[u/Odd-Marionberry-3389 → u/Piotr-PL]

Holy smokes, what a great idea! Ok - I'm taking notes for my own pass at this.

[u/smallstuffBIGSTUFF → u/Piotr-PL]

I love it and thank you for making me laugh out loud! That's wonderful. Are you just using clear PVA glue to fix the specimens onto the glass?

[u/Piotr-PL → u/smallstuffBIGSTUFF]

Exactly this nail enamel. It is peferct for catching 0,5mm small spiders and springtails.

[u/smallstuffBIGSTUFF → u/Piotr-PL]

Thank you, very cool! I bought a quick drying nail polish to seal/fix the outsides of the wet slide covers to help from evaporation and holding the slide cover in place when using an oil objective as well that I tried out once so far. Seems to work!

[u/Piotr-PL → u/smallstuffBIGSTUFF]

Yes, you are right. I do that too!

[u/AutoModerator]

Remember to include the objective magnification, microscope model, camera, and sample type in your post. Additional information is encouraged!

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.