Teaching microscopy using plants: preparing specimens
Issue 393 | Page 10 | Published Mar 2025
Description
Chris Graham continues his series on microscopy as he explores the most fundamental components of slide preparation. Read the previous article in this series here.
Useful Links
Science and Plants for Schools (SAPS): www.saps.org.uk/microscopy-ssr
Dissection and microscopy of a plant stem: www.saps.org.uk/teaching-resources/resources/1325
Microscopy of root tip mitosis: www.saps.org.uk/teaching-resources/resources/1358
References & Further Reading
Graham, C. (2024) Teaching microscopy using plants: what does a microscope show me? SSR in Practice, 106(392), 8–11.
Harrison, C. and Waterhouse, R. (2021) Cells. In Teaching Secondary Biology, 3rd edn, ed. Reiss, M. J. and Winterbottom, M., Ch 2, pp.17–43. London: Hodder Education.
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