The Light Microscope: Window on the Microcosm 2002
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Produced by eBioMEDIA Associates
Directed by Bruce J. Russell and Dave Denning
VHS, color, 16 min.
Jr. High - Adult
Biology, Science
Date Entered: 11/09/2018
Reviewed by Mark Collins, University of PittsburghWhen I was in grade school, Sister Cloz Da'Winda loved to use filmstrips for everything - whether appropriate or not - just to save her from that pesky job of teaching. She would have loved this video, which gives a short intro into the wonders of the compound microscope (terminology, parts, backgrounds, lighting). Problem is, these are exactly the kind of hands-on biology lessons a teacher should want to do, and any self-respecting sophomore would want to do, too, instead of watching a video. As a brief overview of the instrument, this video is more than competent; as a teaching tool for microscopy, it seems superfluous and, well, appreciated only by the unmotivated.