Propel
Session 2009-078

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Transcript

Connected on 2009-08-17 08:30:00 from , PA, US

• 7:43 am
• Bugscope TeamGood morning! Pumping down...
• Bugscope Team1.5 x 10-4
• Bugscope Teamthis stub has a few spiders on it, plus a full tick, so it is possible there will be some surprises
• Bugscope Team1.4...
• Bugscope Teamvac okay...
• 7:50 am

• 7:55 am

• 8:00 am

• 8:06 am

• 8:11 am

• 8:16 am

• Bugscope TeamMost of the presets are done. Be right back. 8:17 Central...
• Bugscope TeamOkay back 8:21
• 8:23 am

• 8:28 am
• Bugscope TeamSession is unlocked, ready to go.

• Bugscope TeamGood morning, Kristen!
• 8:33 am
• Bugscope TeamYou may drive -- you have control of the microscope -- as soon as you wish.
• Bugscope TeamPlease let me know if you have any questions or problems.
• Bugscope TeamGood morning!

• 8:38 am

• Bugscope TeamCool!
• Bugscope TeamOkay I gave you control as kristen g
• Bugscope TeamI also logged Kristen out so you could relog in if you wanted, but this is good.
• 8:44 am
• Studentwhat are we looking at
• Bugscope Teamplease feel free to ask questions, and also to drive -- select from among the presets and/or control the 'scope directly
• Bugscope Teamthis is the shaft of a moth antenna

• Bugscope Teamnow you are driving away from it
• Bugscope Teamif you have problems just click on an preset

• Bugscope Teamclick to center is easier than click to drive, to use
• Bugscope Teamalso you can take the mag down to see where you are
• Bugscope Teamright now we see an out of focus image of the sample at 1465x.
• Studentwe are having trouble focusing
• Bugscope Teamyou can focus if you wish but I would also take the mag down to make that easier
• Bugscope Teamfocus is basically up or down -- one way or the other
• Bugscope Teamif it gets better you keep going that way and if it gets worse go the other way

• Bugscope Teambut if it is a problem take the mag down

• Bugscope Teamnow we see where we were, cool
• Bugscope Teamthat was part of the antenna that wraps around
• Bugscope Teamthis is a moth, to the right
• Bugscope TeamI would use click to center to reach the head of the moth
• Bugscope TeamGood morning abaker!
• 8:49 am
• Bugscope Teamonly one person can take control at a time, for perhaps obvious reasons
• Bugscope Teamlet me know if I should confer control to you, abaker
• Bugscope Teamkristen can also click on any one of the presets, and the microscope will drive to that area
• Studentjust working with kristen...so we're navigating together
• Bugscope TeamCool.
• Bugscope TeamWe set this up so that teachers can drive, and can also ask to let students drive when they are logged in.
• Studentyes..we're in a conference and all taking turns..but looking around the site on our laptops too
• Bugscope Teamand you are free to make all of the mistakes we can make, as well as discover things we have not found ourselves
• Studentis the site only for insects?
• StudentWhat is a stub?
• StudentHi Scot!
• Bugscope TeamKristen if you think about it there is little else to image with an SEM that is of sustaining interest
• Bugscope Teamthe stub is the aluminum circular base the samples are mounted upon
• Bugscope TeamChristy I just gave you control.
• Bugscope TeamYou should see controls on your screen where there were none previously.
• Bugscope TeamGood morning Andrea and Mike!
• 8:54 am
• StudentGood morning!

• Bugscope TeamOnly one person can drive at a time.
• Bugscope Teamso only one person will see controls as I confer them to you.

• Bugscope Teambe sure, Christy, to click on one of the presets so that you can easily reach other areas on the stub.

• Bugscope Teamhere we see scales, and we also see evidence of charging, when the electrons cannot go to ground but are stuck in the sample.
• Studentso everything under the presets is on this particular stub? Presets are just any easy way to navigate?

• Bugscope Teamyes presets are an easy way to navigate
• Bugscope Teamclicking on a preset drives you directly to that place on the stub
• Bugscope Teamyay

• Bugscope Teamthe last several segments of a centipede's body have these cool poison ducts.
• Studentwowsa!
• Bugscope TeamI believe they are there to deter ants.
• Bugscope TeamAnts are a problem for many insects/arthropods.

• Bugscope Teamif you take the mag down here you can see more of the eyes
• 8:59 am
• Bugscope Teamspiders often do not see very well, even with eight eyes
• Bugscope Teamall of the places you go -- all of the movements you make using the microscope -- are saved to your school's database and may be viewed later
• Studentare there any stipulations on specimens that are sent?
  Bugscope Teamit is best if they are small, dry, and not alive

• Bugscope Teamif you use click to drive do not forget to click to stop driving
• Bugscope Teama huge moth or butterfly we would have to cut
• Studentcan it only be insects?

• Bugscope Teamsometimes we put salt from Wendy's restaurant on the stub because it looks so cool.
• Bugscope Teamthis is the biting part of the tick

• Bugscope Teamand you can see one of its claws
• Bugscope Teamthe part with the recurved spines is what holds it into your skin
• Bugscope Teamthe rounded parts fold down when it bites

• 9:04 am
• Bugscope Teamopposite the part of the capitulum with the recurved spines is a rasper that cuts into your skin
• Bugscope Teamthis now is the carbon tape on the stub
• Bugscope Teamwe are headed off of the stub now

• Bugscope Teamphew!
• Bugscope Teamif you take the mag down you will be able to see more
• Studentwe are clicking on another image

• StudentCan we set up sessions with you using your presets, or only with specimens that we send in?
• Bugscope Teamwe have insects/arthropods in stock, usually
• Bugscope Teamwe make new samples each time

• Bugscope Teamnow you can see the inside of the 'scope
• Studentare we looking at the microscope now?
• Studentoh ok
• 9:10 am
• StudentIf we are interested in setting up a class chat with you using one of your insects, how much advanced notification do you need?
• Bugscope Teamyou can apply to Bugscope online
• Bugscope Teamwe take no more than three sessions per week because it takes time to set each one up.

• Bugscope Teamwe make new stubs each time; the best sessions are when the students collect insects and send them, and then when the students log in to talk to us
• Bugscope Teamto ask questions about the insects, or the microscope, or about science
• Bugscope Teamthis is the compound eye of a fruit fly
• Bugscope Teamit has lots of little spines that stick up between the facets of the eye -- the ommatidia
• Bugscope Teamthe spines are sensory
• Bugscope Teamif you got dumped by the system please just log in again
• 9:15 am
• Studentthank you for your help...we learned a great deal....
• Bugscope TeamI hope so. This was not a stellar session...
• Studentwell we're impressed
• Bugscope Teamif you are done I will shut down, but if anyone would like to drive, please let me know
• Bugscope Teamyou are driving a $600,000 microscope
• 9:25 am
• Studentwe're done....
• Studentwe're already in another workshop..but thank you so much for your help this morning