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Doing this yourself

1. While you’re outside, look for standing water with little

creatures swimming and twitching in it.

2. Put some in your sample jar or other small container.

3. Before going to your computer, put some of the water in

a containment dish.

4. Carefully place the uncovered containment dish on the

sample platform.

5. Set the magnification to low.

6. Select bottom lighting

7. Focus on the smallest creature you can see.

8. Adjust the brightness until the image is as

clear and bright as possible.

9. To make the time-lapse movie, click the Time

Lapse button.

10. Set the timer to take one snapshot every 30

seconds. Then click Record.

11. Set the timer to take one snapshot every 30

seconds. Then click Record.

12. Let it run overnight

13. To end the time lapse, click on the stop button.

TIP

When you’re making time-lapse movies of things in water, prevent

condensation by leaving the lid off the containment dish. This way

you can actually see the creatures moving around.

Other good subjects

Mix some yeast, sugar and water and put a few drops in the

containment dish.

 A slug or snail. Keep the lid on!

 A piece of mouldy bread.

 A ripe strawberry or other piece of rotten fruit.

 A sprouting seed.

 A worm.

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