Mr. Wong’s 7th period bio honors class did an experiment using microscopes and slides. The experiment was based on different views of the same objects, normal and closer. We used newspaper letter, thread, and cells. The objective of the lab was to analyze different perspectives and resolutions for different objects.
Hypothesis
My hypothesis was that the objects would reveal much more detailed objects and components at the microscopic level and that each of the objects would have qualities not visible without the microscope.
Procedure
We set the microscope and slides up to view the letters e, c, and o on the microscope. The letters were soaked in water. We took pictures, and recorded our findings. Next, we looked at 3 differently colored strings: red, green, and black.
Afterwards, We looked at cheek cells. We needed to scrape some from the inside of our cheeks and then put the on the microscope slides.
Results
These are images of each of the things that we looked at.
Letters:
String:
Analysis
The letters revealed that the ink that is apparently solid on paper is just a combination of areas of ink. The inherent qualities in each layer of complexity emerge even when looking close, and when dissecting the systems through microscopic view, the qualities disappear. For example, the ink splotches became a letter which is readable in the English language.
Conclusion.
This experiment was very successful, and it taught me that each layer of everything is made of smaller this that would mean nothing without the larger whole. I learned that when meaningless parts come together, meaning emerges. Clearly, when things are put together but dissected at microscopic level, emergent properties emerge and can be analyzed.
mattbiowong 