The Microscope Book

by SharLevine (Author), Leslie Johnstone (Author), Leslie Johnson (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $3.45

  Did you know there are fossils in toothpaste? Have you ever seen the cells of an onion skin? Using a microscope, this book aims to help children discover a whole new world that they never knew existed. There are fun experiments using equipment from around the house and garden, from vegetables to rocks, and fish to flowers. Experiments include: observing the veins of a leaf, which look like a road network; discovering the tiny hooks which hold a feather together; taking a look at a sticky spider's web, or the cells inside your cheek; and carrying out forensic tests with fingerprints, hair and fibre samples.