It’s Alive! – Microscopic Life Investigation Kit

Description

Overview

The It’s Alive! Microscopic Life Investigation Kit brings the microscopic world into the classroom with a curated collection of high-quality prepared slides. Students observe plant, animal, and protist cells up close, compare structures, and practice scientific drawing and analysis. This kit supports foundational biology instruction and deepens students’ understanding of life at the cellular level.

What Students Learn

• Differences between plant, animal, fungal, and protist cells

• How to identify organelles and basic cellular structures

• Scientific observation skills using prepared slides

• How cells vary in shape, size, and function

• Core life-science concepts aligned with NGSS biology standards

Classroom-Ready Structure

Slides come in a durable storage case that holds up to 55 slides, keeping materials organized and protected. Each kit contains five copies of every slide type, making it ideal for group work, lab stations, or full-class rotation.

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Kit Components (It’s Alive! Microscopic Life Investigation)

This kit includes the following prepared microscope slides (5 of each):

• Human hair

• Thread

• Sand

• Paramecium

• Euglena

• Elodea

• Yeast

• Human cheek cell

• Human nerve cell

• Onion bulb epidermis

• Onion root tip

Plus:

• Slide storage container (holds up to 55 slides)