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VP‐SCOPECurriculumGuide  1

HamiltonVP‐SCOPEDigitalMicroscopeCameraCurriculum Guide

PreparedbyTaraWeinstein,April2011

Introduction

Microscopes have long been a part of every science curriculum, but they have been traditionally restricted to the biology classroom for use

with slides. While there is certainly no shortage of fascinating biological specimens to observe, there are innumerable other phenomena that

would benefit from closer inspection but that don’t lend themselves to being mounted on a slide. Because this microscope works like a

digital camera, it can be used not only for traditional biological applications but also for physics, chemistry, and elementary school

education. When the microscope is used for biology, it can often be used more efficiently since the step of preparing a slide can often be

skipped. The examples below should serve merely as a launch point for your own applications.

DownloadingImagesfromtheMicroscopetoyourComputer

OnaMac(OSX)

1. Connect the microscope via USB to your computer.

2. Make sure that the microscope is turned on and switched to USB Disk mode. To do this, turn on the microscope, then click on the

Home button. You may select USB Disk mode by toggling through the options available.

3. Two drives should show up on your desktop. All picture files are located in the “NO NAME” drive, and can be downloaded and

deleted from there.

OnaPC

1. Connect the microscope via USB to your computer.

2. Make sure that the microscope is turned on and switched to USB Disk mode. To do this, turn on the microscope, then click on the

Home button. You may select USB Disk mode by toggling through the options available.

3. A removable disk drive should show up. (This is often, but not always, the F drive, depending on how drives have been allocated

on your computer.) All picture files are located in the removable drive, and can be downloaded and deleted from there.

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Page 1 - Introduction

VP‐SCOPECurriculumGuide  1 HamiltonVP‐SCOPEDigitalMicroscopeCameraCurriculum GuidePreparedbyTaraWeinstein,April2011Introduction

Page 2 - SampleApplications

VP‐SCOPECurriculumGuide  10 GeologyThe microscope can also be used to examine different types of stone samples in order to acquire informat

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VP‐SCOPECurriculumGuide  11 OtherApplicationsWhen the microscope is zoomed out, it can be used like a regular camera. It has both still an

Page 4 - Animals

VP‐SCOPECurriculumGuide  2 SampleApplicationsInvestigatingOurselvesStudents are naturally curious about themselves. Many middle school o

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VP‐SCOPECurriculumGuide  3 The image to the left is of the skin on an arm.

Page 6 - Electricity

VP‐SCOPECurriculumGuide  4 AnimalsWhile most animals can be seen in their entirety without magnification, some, such as insects, benefit fr

Page 7

VP‐SCOPECurriculumGuide  5 Even when magnification of an entire specimen is not required, the microscope can be used to examine certain part

Page 8 - OrdersofMagnitude

VP‐SCOPECurriculumGuide  6 ElectricityStudents are often frustrated when studying electricity because they cannot see the electrons involve

Page 9

VP‐SCOPECurriculumGuide  7 LightAll students are taught in kindergarten that the primary colors are red, yellow, and blue, but this is sim

Page 10 - Geology

VP‐SCOPECurriculumGuide  8 OrdersofMagnitudeStudents often have trouble internalizing the very small and the very large. Many educators a

Page 11 - OtherApplications

VP‐SCOPECurriculumGuide  9 This second image shows the fibers instead.

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