Today the 5th graders' day was full of research. The students spent the morning researching the microscopic world with the aim to answer the question, "How does the microscopic world affect us?" Research topics ranged from microscopic animals to viruses to atomic structure to microscopy in computer science. The research and presentations took longer than planned, so we only had time to get started putting the rest of the class set of Foldscopes together. That just means that next week will be super hands-on, which is never a bad thing! Through this unit, the students will get to view and create microscope slides that help them explore their environment and the magic of the microscopic world.