[Nfb-science] Environmental Science Course Revisited

[Mark J. Cadigan]

If you have a little bit of vision, you can use one of those microscope 
cameras. It is a camera that connects to the eye peace of the microscope and 
allows you to put the image on a TV screen. This is what I did along with 
having someone describe what was on the screen, but I was able to get a 
general idea of the shapes of things with this method.

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From: "Tina Hansen" <th404 at comcast.net>
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Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 12:02 AM
Subject: [Nfb-science] Environmental Science Course Revisited


>A few days ago, I posted to this list a request for advice on how to deal 
>with the Environmental Science course I'll be taking at my local community 
>college. Last week, I had an opportunity to have a meeting with the 
>instructor to discuss various aspects of the course.
>
> During the meeting, we discussed the nature of some of the lab work. We 
> concluded that I am likely to be facing several challenges, for which I 
> could use some suggestions.
>
> 1. Field work: There will be at least one lab session where we'll be 
> working in the field and collecting data. If you've participated in labs 
> like this,
> what have you done to ensure that you're not on the sidelines, but fully 
> involved in the activities?
>
> 2. Microscope work: I've learned that at least one of the labs will 
> involve using a microscope. How have you handled this challenge?
>
> 3. Graphs: Graphs, both creating and interpreting them, have never been 
> one of my strengths. If you've either created or interpreted graphs, how 
> have you
> done it? What tools have worked, and what didn't?
>
> Just to illustrate, this first lab is going to focus on the Edge Effect. 
> In the first segment, students will design an experiment. The following 
> week will be the field work, where we'll be using a variety of lab 
> instruments to collect data, and the final week is when everyone will be 
> evaluating the data as we get ready to write up the experiment.
>
> I'm interested in hearing about both low and high tech solutions to the 
> concerns I've voiced.
>
> By the way, I'm doing this to finish a General Studies degree, and don't 
> plan to go on to a university. Yet, I'm open to any suggestions on what I 
> might
> do to fully take advantage of this course. Thanks.
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