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==Course Description==
 
==Course Description==
[https://web.archive.org/web/20010214061218/http://www.jhu.edu:80/gifted/ctysummer/catalogs/ys/science/scop.htm From the CTY Course Catalog] (2001):
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Since the first microscope was created in the 16th century, scientists have been pushing back the frontiers of the microscopic world. The very idea that living things are made of cells arose when Robert Hooke studied a thin slice of cork under the microscope in 1665. Students in this class take a new look at their world through microscopy, and in doing so acquire an introduction to science.
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Today’s 3D microscopes that can capture the nerve connections in a brain are a far cry from the magnifying lenses ground by hand in the 13th century. Yet both share a place in scientists’ fascination with the microscopic world. In this course, you’ll examine and compare living unicellular and multi-cellular organisms such as algae, elodea, rotifers, and paramecia, and learn to differentiate between bacterial, animal, and plant cells. You and your classmates will get comfortable doing laboratory tasks like staining, preparing wet mounts, extracting DNA, inoculation, building models, and writing lab reports while examining atoms and larger molecules, and exploring the various ways microscopes are used in fields like pathology, microbiology, and forensic science. You’ll learn to think and do research like a real scientist and gain an introduction to high school biology along the way.
   
 
This course begins with the history of microscopy and an overview of how microscopes work. Students study individual cells of the human body and compare them to living one-celled organisms. Field trips to streams and fields provide an endless source of creatures to collect and observe. The microscope also gives students a new appreciation for the intricacies of familiar things, such as a feather, a human hair, or a blade of grass.
 
     
 
Students learn about the atom and answer the question of why we can’t see atoms with microscopes. Additionally, they grow salt crystals in class as an introduction to molecules. Measuring through the lens allows students to appreciate the relative sizes of tiny objects, from millimeters to angstroms. Finally, students use the microscope to answer questions about how tiny things work, including computer chips, velcro, and wristwatch gears.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:14, 22 March 2023

Through the Microscope
Science Course
Course CodeSCOP
Year Opened2001
Sites OfferedGIL
Previously OfferedALE, NRS,LAJ, NUE, SAN, WLA, STP, WIN
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Course Description

From the CTY Course Catalog:

Today’s 3D microscopes that can capture the nerve connections in a brain are a far cry from the magnifying lenses ground by hand in the 13th century. Yet both share a place in scientists’ fascination with the microscopic world. In this course, you’ll examine and compare living unicellular and multi-cellular organisms such as algae, elodea, rotifers, and paramecia, and learn to differentiate between bacterial, animal, and plant cells. You and your classmates will get comfortable doing laboratory tasks like staining, preparing wet mounts, extracting DNA, inoculation, building models, and writing lab reports while examining atoms and larger molecules, and exploring the various ways microscopes are used in fields like pathology, microbiology, and forensic science. You’ll learn to think and do research like a real scientist and gain an introduction to high school biology along the way.