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Hi Beryl,

You might also like to explore this item from Radio Shack:

< http://bit.ly/RSmicro >

You could actually take it out into the field with you to explore all sorts
of things since its light is battery powered.
We used them in Acton all the time  --- they hold up to many hands!

Connecticut Valley Biological Supply also sells a liquid/specimen container
like a small plastic test tube that tapers to a thin flat optically clear
viewing area that can be used with microscopes.  (Alas no picture in their
online catalog to link to.)

Have fun!


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>
> Hi all,
> We're starting some public health-oriented activities.  I don't necessarily
> want to get down to the microbial level, but we would want to have kids take
> samples from our reservoir and see what's swimming.  I always default to
> Wentzscopes, but I've heard that the Scopes on a Rope have gotten
> considerably better than they used to be. Any ideas?
> Thanks,
> Beryl
>
>

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