Video Microscopes For the Homeschool Classroom

Science and math are some of the most important subjects we can teach our children about, they are also some of the most difficult subjects to teach because we ourselves are not always very proficient in these particular areas. If you are not involved in one of these subjects on a professional basis it is difficult to retain even the level of high school proficiency we once developed.

I normally discuss how to implement different types of software into the home school class room but this time I will deviate a little and discuss something a little different. I want to talk about microscopes. They are cool pieces of equipment and often give children their first real taste of biology or real science for that matter. They allow kids to see things that they did not know exited, they make the intangible more tangible. Kids are big into seeing and believing.

I recall the microscopes from my day as being a bit temperamental and difficult to use but for the most part if you got it adjusted just right you could kind of see what you were looking at through the eye piece when you shut one eye and squinted the other. Now I want you to imagine looking at that same image on a computer screen or better yet a 50” television monitor. Now that is cool.

There are now a number of different companies offering video microscopes that hook directly to your television or computer. They work in the same way as traditional microscopes using slides and back lighting with amplification but instead of squinting for a good view you can actually take it all in and look at things together.

This gives you the opportunity to talk about things, point out different aspects of what you are looking at and conduct whole lessons on microbiology while looking at a specimen up close and personal.

Talk about adding some depth to your classroom and bringing some life to science. This is a great way to spark interest and build skills, it is also a perfect opportunity to to bring other children into your classroom for multi family educational opportunities. Take a look, see what is out there and evaluate your priorities. This is a really cool opportunity but I also realize that it may be a bit extravagant.

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