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The makeshift-microscope was built by reversing the lens of a standard webcam and creating a simple mechanism to hold it in place over a platform supporting the slide, while an artificial light source provided improved visibility in the targeted area. Some of the samples we looked at were pollen from a flower, muddy water, decomposing leaves, apple peel and finally pond scum. The specimen that we were able to locate was most probably "hydra" because it seemed to be moving in a somersault-pattern, but we can't say for sure. Either way, the experiment was a success. Hence, proved: anyone can do science experiments in the comfort of their home.

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Day 1

This hands on project required no impressive orientation to leave us feeling cautiously optimistic. An hour and a half in and we had already built our first ever digital microscopes out of a webcam and some elementary school level craft supplies. After testing several samples of soil, leaves and water around campus for any visible signs of movement by an organism (which was surprisingly hard considering how they are supposedly EVERYWHERE), we managed to locate and track the movements of an unidentified something which was a cross between a hydra and a hook-worm in a sample of mossy water. The resultant micro-organic-orchestra/disco was exactly as hoped: wonderfully weird. So yeah, cautiously optimistic.


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The makeshift-microscope was built by reversing the lens of a standard webcam and creating a simple mechanism to hold it in place over a platform supporting the slide, while an artificial light source provided improved visibility in the targeted area. Some of the samples we looked at were pollen from a flower, muddy water, decomposing leaves, apple peel and finally pond scum. The specimen that we were able to locate was most probably "hydra" because it seemed to be moving in a somersault-pattern, but we can't say for sure. Either way, the experiment was a success. Hence, proved: anyone can do science experiments in the comfort of their home.