hand2mind Elementary Compound Microscope

Captions are on! Click CC at bottom right to turn off. “Pinky, what is on the kitchen table?” “Oh, it’s my protists. I’m hoping to find some euglena, maybe some paramecia. I took this sample from—” “Stop, I mean, WHY is it on the KITCHEN table?!” “Oh, I got distracted. I was going to take some drops and put it on a slide while I set up my microscope.” “Yes, well, please get your green water away from where we eat.” “Green water? Don’t be ridiculous, Petunia, there are tons of protists in here. We just have to find them.” “Well, I think you’re out of luck.” “The protists that I’m looking for are unicellular, meaning, they’re made up of one cell. And generally, you need a microscope to see them.” “Huh. Never used one of those.” “You’ve…never used a microscope before?” “No.” “Well you know what that means?” “I’m afraid about what that means.” “We must explore the world of…microscopes!” Fir