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I make our slides. It's somewhat time consuming, but cheap, and since the slides have a tendency to walk, I prefer cheap. It also allows me to use materials that are instantly familiar to young children. Some of my favorites are fly wing (when I manage to kill a fly and salvage the wing. god, our jobs are weird), salt, sugar, snakeskin, turtle scutes (from our in-house reptilian friends), feathers and hair.
Feel free to email me if you want tips on making them yourself.
AD
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Alissa Daniels, Science Program Manager/Senior Educator
Boston Children's Museum
617 426 6500 .342
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but "That's funny..." " --Isaac Asimov
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From: Informal Science Education Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Diederick, Laura
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 4:36 PM
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Subject: Wentzscopes
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Hi Everyone!
We are preparing to install a Wentzscope in our public gallery, but have
not decided on a design for a specimen tray. I have seen sliding trays,
rotating trays, and scopes with no trays at all. I'd appreciate any and
all feedback from those of you who have experience with Wentzscopes -
what worked/did not work, what you wish you had tried, etc. We already
have the scope mounted to a cabinet, so I'm just looking for advice on
how best to display specimens for public in a (relatively) high traffic
area.
Thank you!
Laura
Laura Diederick
Education Specialist
Smithsonian Marine Station
Fort Pierce, Florida
772.465.3271 phone
772.465.3237 fax
www.sms.si.edu/SMEE
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