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©2009-2010 *Spiritwollf. Okay when we think of frogs we probably think of the old fairytale or the new Disney Movie, The Princess and the Frog; however there is another side to frogs that we look at in Science Class at school, the process is called dissecting a frog. For some not so glamorous as looking at the frog in this photo. The materials that you need for dissecting a frog in class are, safety goggles, dissecting kit, dissecting pins, laboratory gloves, lab apron, or lab coat, tweezers, scissors, dissecting probe, preserved frog, dissection tray, and a magnifying lens. Dissection of a frog is not that bad as long as you have the right tools which I mentioned above. Its a great first science lab project. Your objective is to locate and describe the organs found in the frog. You will be asked to name locate and identify the organs that make up the various systems of the frog and probably compare the frogs organs to human organs. Did you know that frogs are amphibians? They can live in water and on land. Either way you look at it, each example the Princess and the Frog fairytale tells a story about a prince that has been cursed and turned into a frog, the only way he can be freed of his curse is to be kissed by the Princess, and the Science Lab project of dissection of the frog also tells us a story through dissection and examination. This is great time in your life, Science labs are a fun time! Pay attention in class and take notes! All will go well for you.

I'm not talking about pirates; however I am going to talk a little bit about Plankton, that can be found in the Ocean. Plankton is carried through the ocean through the current. Plankton consists of various microscopic creatures. Did you know that Plankton is the most prevalent life and food source in the ocean? Phytoplankton, which carries on photosynthesis near the ocean surface, serves as food for the zooplankton and fish. Plankton are microscopic animals (zooplankton) and algae (phytoplankton) that live in the ocean. They drift on currents and provide food for many ocean residents. Get this, A mouthful of seawater may contain millions of bacterial cells, hundreds of thousands of phytoplankton and tens of thousands of zooplankton. Yuk! Don't want to swallow ocean water; however you may want to explore just a drop of it under a microscope. What you will find are amazing, super small, microscopic living sea plants and creatures. Magnify your sample of ocean water by 25X and you will be amazed of the living plants and animals, residents of the ocean that you will be able to see. You will need a compound microscope, some microscope slides and microscope cover slips to view your sample properly. If you want to work in the field, right by the ocean, you could use a Nikon Mini Field Microscope, perfect for on the go field work! It's water resistant and has a 20X magnification, it's compact and lightweight. A perfect microscope for the vacationer. For the beginner, I would suggest the Unico brand microscope. Unico offers an M16 a perfect microscope for the youngster interested in a hobby using microscopes to view parts of the world they cannot begin to imagine exist through the naked eye alone! Good Luck Beginners! Have a wonderful time learning new things about our oceans and the species within.