[Histonet] histology for kids

[Sherwood, Margaret]

Kim,

Contact Mary McCann who is ProjectMICRO's coordinator for NESM (New England
Society for Microscopy).  NESM took on ProjectMICRO as a "pet project" a number
of years back.  We put together 3 kits of materials (microscopes and
consumables).  Two of the kits are in constant use in Vermont and Maine.  Mary
is in charge of the 3rd kit around this area.  She also comes in and does
"festivals" which consist of different exploratory stations.  Go to NESM's
website:  http://nesm.cims.harvard.edu/ and click on ProjectMICRO.  Mary's
contact info is there.

I have done several of these festivals and also worked at the Cambridge Science
Day.  The kids love these exercises!  Good luck and have fun!

Peggy 

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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Kim Merriam
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 9:58 AM
To: Histonet
Subject: [Histonet] histology for kids

Hello All,

My company is hosting an in-house science awareness day for local grade-school
students.  I would love to teach them about histology, but all of the
demonstrations need to be done in our conference room (thus, nothing
hazardous).  Does anyone know of any house-hold dyes (grape juice, food
coloring, beet juice, etc) that would stain tissue elements on slides?  I would
like to bring down some deparaffinized tissues and stain them with something and
throw a coverslip on (water-mounted) so that they can look at the tissue with a
microscope.  I will also bring some already prepared slides (wtih real stains)
for them to look at.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Kim


Kim Merriam, MA, HT(ASCP)QIHC
Cambridge, MA


      
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