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The experiment set TESS Microscopy

The competent solution for school microscopy In teaching biology at school microscopy plays a prominent role.

PHYWE’s TESS Microscopy takes advantage of all didactic opportunities so that the microscope can be used successfully as a basic tool in biology teaching.

Features Teach microscopy – even without previous knowledge All-in-one solution with student worksheets, teacher answer sheets, microscopy accessories and reagents 50 student experiments to choose from Covers all topics relevant for school microscopy Wide range of topics: basics of microscopy, work techniques, cell components, plants, vertebrates and other animals, fungi, protists, procaryonts

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TESS Microscopy introduces numerous proven methods

be analysed or how to cope with difficult work steps.

which are described in the complementary literature

Each teacher answer sheet comes with several photos

manual for the 50 experiments. The manual includes

of the microscopic specimen, exactly as prepared with

both student worksheets and teacher answer sheets.

the methods detailed in the student work sheets. The

Self-explanatory drawings instead of descriptive texts

teacher answer sheets provide you with a clear idea

are used to allow for the reading habits of today’s

about what to expect from a given sample and how

students. This helps leading them to safe experiment

your students’ results should look like. This helps you

results. The teacher answer sheets include a multitude

conduct microscopy classes even without previous

of supportive tips, e.g. about sourcing the material to

knowledge.

The following topics are available: 1.

1.1 1.2 1.3 2.

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 3.

4.

4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7

Basics of microscopy The components of the microscope Working with the microscope Magnification of the microscope Work techniques Preparation of temporary microscopic slides Manual cutting technique Staining of living organisms Rapid staining technique Fixation and staining Embedding into Canada balm Preparation of reagents Cell components The cell wall of the onion The cell membrane of animal cells Chloroplasts in moss leaflets Chromoplasts Nucleus and chromosomes Vacuole Plasmolysis and deplasmolysis

4.8 5.

5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.

6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8

Protoplasm streaming Seed plants Upper epidermis of a deciduous leaf Lower epidermis with guard cell Cross-section of a deciduous leaf Cross-section of a coniferous (gymnosperm) leaf The stem of a dicotyledonous plant The stem of a monocotyledonous plant Root with trichoblasts Cross-section of a plant ovary Starch as a nutritional reserve substance in plants Investigating vertebrates Flight feathers of birds Raw milk in comparison with homogenized milk Fish scales in comparison Skeletal muscle Blood cells The kidney Liver cells (hepatocytes) Fish gills

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7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 8.

8.1 9.

9.1 10.

10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 11.

11.1

Other animals under the microscope Insect wings The mouthparts of insects Planarians Nematodes Brine shrimp (Artemia salina) Water flea (Daphnia) The ciliated epithelium of mussels Other plants under the microscope The spore capsules of ferns Fungi Molds growing on food Protists Ciliates in a hay infusion Colony-forming ciliates in the aquarium Volvox Diatoms in bog water Rotifers Procaryotes Bacteria

Products TESS Microscopy The TESS set includes all accessories necessary to perform the experiments described in the handbook TESS Microscopy. In addition, a microscope with 400x magnification and halogen or LED illumination is required.

TESS Biology Set Microscopy

13290.88

Set TESS Microscopy plus literature (incl. CD-ROM) and microscope Motic SFC-100FL(H)

13290.33

TESS Biology manual Microscopy, 200 pages incl. CD-ROM (13290.12)

13290.02

CD-ROM for TESS Microscopy with experimental literature and microscopic images (PDF files)

13290.12

Chemical set for TESS Microscopy

13290.10

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