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from Kintnersville, PA, US
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- Bugscope Teamsample is in the chamber and pumping down...
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- Bugscope TeamWe are ready to roll.
- 12:08 pm
- Bugscope TeamWelcome to Bugscope, Mrs. H-T and Mrs. P!
- Bugscope TeamMs. Drake and Mrs. Balliet! Welcome to Busgcope!
- 12:14 pm
- TeacherThank you, we are excited to be here!
- Bugscope TeamGreat!
- Bugscope TeamLet us know when you have questions -- about anything.
- TeacherThank you!
- TeacherWill do....getting set up!
- Bugscope Teampresently Mrs. H-T has control of the 'scope, but we can confer it to anyone who wants it, one person at a time.
- TeacherSounds good.
- Bugscope Teamthis is a caterpillar, and you can see what other presets we made -- locations on the sample stub -- on the screen to the left
- Bugscope Teamthe person with control of the 'scope can click on one of the presets and the 'scope will drive to that place
- TeacherOkay, I'm back. I will start changing the image as soon as we get all of the kids logged on.
- Bugscope Teamtotally cool
- Bugscope Teamok great :)
- 12:20 pm
- Bugscope Teamthe kids may have to log on as guests if the student notation is not available
- Bugscope Teamthis is a brand-new interface that still has a few glitches...
- GuestHi
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- Bugscope Teamhi there
- TeacherHi
- Bugscope TeamHello! Welcome to Bugscope!
- GuestHello
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- GuestHi
- Guesthello scot can i ask you a question
Bugscope Teamyou bet!
- GuestHello
- GuestScot I have a Q.
- Bugscope Teamlet us know when any of you have questions
- GuestHow old is Bug Scope?
- GuestHow long does it take to make a scanning electron microsope?
- GuestAbout how many different bugs do you look at per week?\
- GuestWHATS YOUR FAVORITE BUG TO EXAMINE?
- Guestok why do scaning electron microscopes youse electrons instead of protons
Bugscope TeamI think it's because it's much easier to work with electrons, compared to protons
- GuestWHATS YOUR FAVORITE BUG TO EXAMINE?
Bugscope Teami like wasps and bees because you can sometimes see their stingers and they usually have some cool looking pollen on them
- Guestok
- Guestcate can i ask you some questions
Bugscope Teamsure
- Guestscot, whats your favorite part about being a scientist?
- Guestwhy do so many scientists look at bugas
- GuestWhy aren't the legs part of the 3 body parts
Bugscope Teamthe legs are part of the thorax, one of the three body part
- GuestWhen was the first SEM created
- GuestIS IT HARD TO USE THE SCANNING MICROSCOPE SCOT
- GuestWHY DO YOU LIKE EXAMINING BUGS
- GuestWhy is the electron microscope so big
- Guestwhat is your favorite specimen to look at
- GuestHow long does it take to vacum all of the air out of the chamber ?
Bugscope Teamfour or 5 minutes, usually
- 12:25 pm
- Guestwhy do so many scientists look at bugs
- Guesthi what makes a scanning electron microscope better than a light microscope?
Bugscope Teamthe electron microscope uses electrons instead of light. Electrons are much smaller which means we can resolve much smaller things (as small as 2 nanometers with this microscope)
- GuestHOW FAST DOES LITE TRAVLE
- GuestHow many bugs have you looked at this month?
Bugscope Team30 or 40 or more
- Guestjoe
- Guestscot can i ask a question?
- GuestHow does the image gets into the computer?
- Guestwhy don't the baby bugs have wings?
- GuestHOW FAST DOES LITE TRAVLE
- Guestwhy do so many scientists look at bugs?
- Guestwhat is the highest magnification you can go to using the scanning electron microscope
- GuestWHY DO U LIKE EXAMINING BUGS?
- GuestWhat was the most interesting specimen you have ever looked at?
- GuestWhy is the electron microscope so big
- GuestIs the electron microscope easy or hard to use?
Bugscope TeamI think this microscope is pretty easy to use. We have shown this microscope to little kids before and they were able to drive around pretty well in under 5 minutes
- GuestHow hard is it to opporite the microsope?
- GuestAbout how many different bugs do you look at in one week?
- GuestHOW FAST DOES LITE TRAVLE
Bugscope Team186, 300 mps
- GuestScot, what is your favorite specimin to look at?
- GuestKATe or SCOt WHEN WAS THE SCANNING MICROSCOPE MADE
- GuestHow long does it take to make a scanning electron microscope?
Bugscope Teamit seems like a few months
- GuestHello do you have to have certain size bugs?
Bugscope TeamYes, they can't be too big. Usually the smaller the better because those small insects usually have a lot of cool features to look at
- GuestHow do you like working wtih a electron microscope?
- GuestWhat was your favorite specimen to research?
Bugscope Teamno it is easy, really
- GuestWhat do electrons look like
- Guestscot colud I asky you a question
- GuestWhat is the highest magnification of a scanning electron microscope?
- GuestWhat inspired you to be a scientist?
- GuestHow much has the electron microscope contributed to science?
- GuestWHY DO U LIKE EXAMINING BUGS?
Bugscope Teamthey are so cool looking on all levels of magnification
- GuestHow long have you been working with microscopes?
- Guestcan you scan a live human
- GuestWho created the first electron microscope?
- GuestIS THE MICROSCOPE EASY TO WORK
- GuestHello how does the microscope work without light?
Bugscope Teamit uses electrons rather than light, and the images come as signal, not as light
- GuestWhat is your favorite specimen tp look at under the SEM
- GuestAre they Currently Planning a new microscope?
- GuestHow hard is it to opporite the microsope?
- GuestCate or Scot, what is your favorite specimin to look at?
- Guestwhat is the highest magnification you can use
Bugscope Team200,000x is about it for research grade imaging
- GuestWhat type of Bugs do you mainly focus on??
- GuestWHAT MADE YOU LIKE BUGS??
- GuestWhat is it like working with a scanning electron microscope
Bugscope Teamso much fun
- Guestthanks cate! What are the coolest things you've seen under a microscope?
- Guestwhich microscope do you like better
- TeacherScot, how do you center the microscope with these new controls to focus on something else?
- GuestWhat is a sed
Bugscope Teamsecondary electron detector
- GuestHow far does the SEM zoom in?
Bugscope TeamThis one can zoom in to around 200,000x, but with insects we don't usually need to zoom in any more than 40,000x or so
- GuestWHAT POWERS THE MICROSCOPE
- GuestSCOT IS THE SCANNING MICROSCOPE EASY TO USE
- GuestWHAT MADE YOU LIKE BUGS??
- Guestscot what is your favorite specimen to look at
- Guestwhen did You get the SEM
Bugscope Teamwe got this microscope around 11 years ago
- GuestO I never knew that ok so the next question is Is it hard trying to get a good look at the specimen?
- GuestCan you look at more then one item at once?
- Guesthave you ever discovered something new
- Guestwhat are the difference between compound eyes and simple
Bugscope Teamcompound eyes have many facets, and simple eyes are just single eyes that sometimes are not as good
- GuestHow did you create this microscope?
- Guestis it fun looking at all the bugs????? (:
- GuestIs it hard to prepare a slide?
- Guestcate what is your favorite specimen to look at
Bugscope TeamI like wasps and bees. Stingers are cool to see on them, among other features
- GuestWHY DO SO MANY SCIENTISTS LOOK AT BUGS?
- Guestwhy don't you see many SEMs
- GuestHow can the sem use electrons to see
- GuestWhy is the image only black and white not color?
- GuestHow long does it take to prepare the SEM??
- GuestWhat type of bugs do you mainly focus on?
Bugscope Teamsmall ones, and usually not generalists like roaches
- Guesthow big is sem?
- GuestSCOT ; WHAT POWERS THE MICROSCOPE \\\\\
- Guestwhat are tgose hairy things on the bugs
- GuestHOW IS THE SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE DIFFERENT/BETTER THAN A LIGHT MICROSCOPE?
- GuestHOW DOES WHITE LIGHT GOING INTO A PRISM MAKE A RAIN BOW
Bugscope Teamthe prism breaks the white light into its components, which are all different colors
- Guesthi,how long have you been studied bugs?
Bugscope TeamI've been looking at insects for 5 years. I am no entomologist, but I know a fair amount about insects
- GuestHow long have you been useing microscopes?
- TeacherEveryone in my group is logged on.
- GuestCan you control it from a computer
Bugscope Teamyes we can
- GuestHiya! What is your favorite part of using the SEM?
- GuestDo you catch your own specimens?
- Guestdo u like bugs? do they make u happy inside? (: :)
- GuestWhy are ther different types of microscopes?
- Guestwhich microscope do you like better?light or electron
Bugscope Teamelectron for sure
- GuestWhat is your favorite specimin to look at?
- GuestWhy does it not need light?
- Guesthow many bugs have you scanned
- GuestWHAT MADE YOU LIKE BUGS??
- GuestWhy do you like the electron better?
- GuestWhat is your fav. part og your job?
- Guesthave you ever discovered something new
- TeacherI am switching to the spider face....BOO!!!
- GuestWhat is your favorite bug?
- GuestHow big is SEM
Bugscope Teamit's like a very large desk with a column at one end about 6 feet tall
- 12:30 pm
- Guestwhat made you like bugs?
- Guesthow do you kill the bugs that you use as specimens? why do you kill them that way?
- Guesthow many bugs did you study this month???/
- Guestwhy don't you see many SEMs ?
- GuestHave you ever discovered a new bug?
- GuestSJ can i ask you some questions?
- GuestWHAT MADE YOU LIKE BUGS??
- GuestHow does the technology work
- GuestWHAT IS THE HIGHEST MAGNAFACATION YOU CAN GO TO SCOT
- GuestScot, how long have you been working here?
- Guesthey scot how big is SEM?
Bugscope Teammaybe 8 feet long 3 to 4 feet wide, and 6 ft tall at one end
- Guestwhats the coolest thing you found by looking at a bug?
- Guesthello how many species do you discover
- GuestCate, about how many different bugs do you look at in one week?
- GuestWHAT BUGS DO YOU MAINLY FOCUS ON?
- GuestHey Scot how long have you been useing microscopes
- Guesthave u ever made a rainbow?????
Bugscope Teamyes but not with this kind of 'scope
- GuestWhats the most dangerous thing about this microscope???
Bugscope Teamexplosure to x-rays I suppose. But the instrument is well shielded, so I'm not too worried about that
- GuestHow many species of bugs have you looked at?
- GuestHOW LONG HAS THE SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE BEEN "ALIVE"?
- GuestAre the currently Planning a new type of microscope?
- Guesthow do the electrons go through the tube without sticking to it
- GuestCan you look at more then one item at once?
- GuestHow do you see a thick object through a microscope?
- Guesthave you ever discovered something new
- GuestAny kind
- GuestIs it hard trying to get a good look at the specimen?
- GuestWhen was the first electron microscope made?
Bugscope Teamabout 1931, but it was a different kind
- GuestCate whats the biggest diffrence between the microscopes?
- GuestSCOT is the scanning microscope easy to use
Bugscope Teamyes it is!
- Guesthow does SEM help you?
- GuestWhen were scanning electron microscopes invented
- Guestdo you like your job
Bugscope Teamyes I love it. I never get bored- always something new to look at
- Guestdo bugs just die?
- Guestscot ur cooll u made a rainbow!! (:
- GuesthOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A SCIENTIST?
- GuestCate, How many microscopes are there
- GuestHow many times have you used a SEM
- Guesthave you ever discovered somethin new
- GuestWho created the first microscope do you know?
- TeacherIs it proper to call these critters bugs?
Bugscope Teamgenerically...
- TeacherHow much does an electron microsope cost?
- GuesthOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A SCIENTIST?
- Guestwhat was your 3 favorite bugs you study
Bugscope Teamearwigs, ticks, weevils
- GuestCate, How long have you been a scientist?
Bugscope TeamI've been working in this lab since before I graduated from the University of Illinois. I started here in 2005.
- GuestHow often do you use it
- GuestSCOT what is the highest magnifacation you can do ??
- GuestWhat is the biggest speciman you have ever used?
- GuestDO U LIKE EXAMINING BUGS???
- Guestawesome!
- GuestWhat is the microscopes highest magnification
- TeacherAm I able to reposition the view to focus on specific parts?
- Guestscot why is the electron microscopes so big
- GuestWhats a SEM?
- GuestWhats the most complex thing you have ever looked at under the microscope?
- GuestHey scot when was SEM invented?
- Guestwho invented the SEM?
Bugscope Teamone guy who helped was once a chancellor here: Everhart
- GuestWHY DO YOU LIKE TO WORK WITH MICROSCOPES???????????
- GuestSCOT, what type of bugs do you mainly focus on??
- Guesthow long have you worked with bugs??????????
- GuestHow many types of bugs have you studied since you started working as a scientist? SCOT.
- GuestScot, how long did it take to build this microscope?
- GuestWhat is the highest MAG?
- GuestWHAT MADE YOU LIKE BUGS??
- Guestwhat info are you looking for?
- GuestWhy is the electron microscope so big?
- GuestScot, about how many different bugs do you look at in one week?
- GuestHow long have you bin a scintists answer mine please
- GuestScot,How many times have you used a SEM
- Guest WHAT MADE YOU LIKE BUGS??
- GuestWhat is the highest Mag.?
Bugscope Teamwe can go to over 800,000x but the best images are no more than 200,000x
- Guestplease answer this scot , what is the highest magnifacation you can go to
- Guestscot, what makes both microscopes show slides?
- GuestCan insects eat there own speices?
Bugscope Teamyes, praying mantises are one example. Spiders, though they aren't insects, are another example
- Guest???
- GuestWhat is the microscopes highest magnification?
- GuestIs the microscope hard to use at first?
- GuestWHAT MADE YOU LIKE BUGS??
- GuestCan you look at more then one item at once?
- GuestWhat got you into science?
- GuestHey Scott what do you find intresting about your work?
- GuestWHY DO YOU LIKE TO WORK WITH MICROSCOPES???????
- GuestDo you look at live specimens?
- GuestHow long have you been in this line of work?
- GuestWhy do you coat the specimen in metal
- GuestSCOT or CATE when was the scanning microscope invented
- GuestIS THERE ANY NEAT CHARACTERISTIC OF A fly?
Bugscope Teamyes they have big compound eyes, their antennae are unique to flies, and they also have halteres, which flies only have as well
- GuestHey scot what is your favorite bug to examine?
- Guesthow many bugs have you seen under the electron microscope
- GuestQuestion: What is the best microscope to use and why? P.S. Scott, and Cate thank you for taking your time to answer our questions
- GuestSCOT, what type of bugs do you mainly study/
- Guestwhats the best part about being a scientist?
- Guestdo you enjoy the SEM
- GuestWhats the best part of your job?
- Guest Are there any neat characteristics of a fly? :)
- Guestis it easy to work
- Guestwhats your faveorite specimen to view?:)
Bugscope Teamweevils
- GuestIs there a SEM that can see in color
- GuestAre there certain bugs you look at
- GuestWHAT MADE YOU LIKE BUGS??
- TeacherScot, I need help...how do I reposition the view to focus on something specific?
Bugscope Teamclick on the screen to re-center
- GuestDO YOU HAVE DO PLUG IN A SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE?
Bugscope Teamyes, it has a very big plug, but we leave it plugged in and on at all times
- GuestIs there a new microscope in plans?
- GuestWhat is the lowest magnification on the electron microscope?
Bugscope Team17x
- GuestSCOT, what type of bugs do you enjoy studying??
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- GuestWHEN WAS THE SEM CREATED?
- GuestWHAT GOT YOU INTO LIKING BUGS???
- Guestwhat is the coolest thing youve seen under the sem
- GuestIs it possible to break a SEM?
- Guestscot what is your in your opion a cool bug to look at
- GuestHow do you use this microscope? like you use a regular microscope??
- GuestWHEN DID YOU START EXAMINING BUGS???
- GuesthOW IS A SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE BEEN "ALIVE"?
- Guestwhat are the difference between compound eyes and simple
- GuestHey Cate what do you dislike about your work?
- GuestWhat made you whnt the job you have?
- GuestDO YOU LOOK AT OTHER THINGS OTHER THEN BUGS
- GuestDO YOU ENJOY WORKING WITH IT
- GuestThanks
- TeacherHow big of a magnification would we have to go to in order to see individual molecules or atoms?
- GuestWHEN was the scanning microscope made
- Guestwhat is the highest magnifcation on the electron microscope
- GuestHow long does it take to prepare a specimen?
- GuestHOW MANT BUGS HAVE YOU SEEN UNDER ELECTRON MICROSCOPE?
- TeacherWhy is important to study bugs?
- Guestwhat is the highest magnifacation you can do
- TeacherIs it possbile to use this microscope on humans?
Bugscope Teamonly if you look at pieces of them
- GuestWHY DID YOU CREATE THIS MICROSCOPE????
- GuestWHEN WAS THE SEM CREATED???
- GuestWhat makes a SEM magnify so high, cate?
- GuestHOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED WITH BUGS??:)
- GuestHEY SCOT IS SEM HARD TO USE?
- GuestSJ,How many microscopes are there
- GuestWhat year was the first sem made?
Bugscope Teamthe first commercial SEM, 1965 by Cambridge Instruments
- GuestHey cate are you scared of any bugs
- GuestIS THE VACUUM SPECIAL OR NOT
- Guestis there any color
- GuestScott or Cate do you wish you would be doing any other job besides this job?
- TeacherI'm switching to the butterfly's face now. Look at how different it is compared to the spider.
- GuestWHEN WAS THE SCANNING MICROSCOPE MADE
- GuestIS THERE A WAY TO LOOK AT LIVE BUGS WITH THE SEM?
Bugscope Teamwe can but it is not nice to the bugs, which have to hold their breath
- Guesthow many bugs have you seen under electron microscope
- Guestwhat is the coolest thing youv ever seen under the sem
- GuestHey Scott what is your favorite thing about microscopes?
- GuestHow long have you been working here?
- GuestWhats a SEM?
Bugscope Teamscanning electron microscope
- GuestAre there any other kinds of microscopes you use?
- GuestHAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE INSIDE OF THE SED
- GuestCATE, ABOUT HOW MANY DIFFERENT BUGS DO YOU LOOK AT IN ONE WEEK?
- GuestHEY SCOT IS SEM HARD TO USE?
- GuestWhy are there different microscopes?
- GuestHOW IS THE SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE DIFFERENT/BETTER THAN THE LIGHT MICROSCOPE?
- GuestDo you know who created the first microscope?
- Guesthow many bugs have you seen under the SEM
Bugscope Teamthousands. Bugscope has been running nearly 12 years
- GuestHiow long have you been working here?
- GuestHAVE YOU EVER GOTTEN MAD AT THE sem
- GuestWhat is the microscopes lowest mag?
- GuestHow much has the elaectron microscope contributed to science?
- GuestScott what are you studying right now?
- TeacherWhat is the magnification of the photos we are looking at?
Bugscope Teamright now just 40x
- Guestwhen was the electron microscope invented
- Bugscope Teamoops I mean right now just 50x
- Guest Cate,Why don't you see many SEMs?
- Guesthow many different types of microscopes are there???
- TeacherWhy doesn't it say the magnification anymore?
- GuestCate, whats your favorite part of your job?
- GuestWhy is the microscope so big?
- Guesthow long have you been in this line of work?
Bugscope Teamsince 1983
- GuestDO SOMETIMES YOU WANT TO SMASH THE SEM?
- GuestWhats your favorite part of the job
Bugscope Teamit never gets boring. When we aren't having fun doing bugscope, we do other projects
- GuestCate how many microscopes are there
- GuestWhat made you want the job you have?
- Guestwhat is the coolest thing youv ever seen under the SEM
- GuestTHANK U
- GuestSCOT, WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO BE A SCIENTIT?
- Guestcate how long have you been working
- GuestHOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED WITH BUGS? :)
- Guesthow do most bugs comunicate?
- Guestwho created the scanning microscope.???>>
- Guestwhat is the coolest thing youv ever seen under the SEM\
- Guestwhy are their more than 1 microscopes?
- Guestwhay do you like to look at ticks?
- GuestWhy is the electron microscope so big?
- Guestwho created the scanning microscope.???>>
- GuestSCOT, HOW MANY BUGS DO YOU EXAMINE A DAY?
- GuestTHANKSS SCOT:)))
- GuestThanks, Cate, that makes sence. (:
- Guesthow come you cant see as much detail on a light microscope as a SEM?
- Guestwho created the scanning microscope.???>>
- GuestHEY SCOT IS SEM HARD TO USE?
- Guestscot how many microscopes are there
- GuestScot, About how many different bugs do you look at in one week?
- GuestCATE, WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO BE A SCIENTIST?
- GuestHow long have you been working here?
- GuestIs it hard to operate the Scanning Electron Microscope?
- GuestHow long ago was the First Microscope created?
Bugscope Team400 years ago
- GuestWhere do you get your specimens?
Bugscope Teamsome of the specimens are from other schools that had leftovers, and some are from what we find around the lab
- GuestWHAT IS THE HARDEST PART ABOUT USING AN ELECTRON MICROSCOPE
- TeacherWhat kind of spider are we actually looking at?
- GuestHow much has the elaectron microscope contributed to science
- GuestScot what is your favorite part of your job.
- Guestwho created the scanning microscope.???>>
- GuestScot, what made you want to have the job you have?
- GuestWhats your favorite parts about examining bugs?
- Guestwho created the scanning microscope.???>>
- GuestScot Is there any color??????????
- GuestSCOT, HOW LONG HAS THE SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE BEEN INVENTED?
- TeacherThis is the butterfly's claw.
- Guestwhat is the coolest thing youv ever seen uner the SEM
- Guest???
- GuestWhat is your favorite part of your job and why?
- GuestWHAT BUGS DO YOU LIKE THAT YOU HAVE LOOKED AT?
- GuestHAVE U DICOVERED ANY NEW BUGS
- GuestWho invented the SEM microscope?
- Guestwhy don't the baby bugs have wings?
- GuestHEY SCOT IS SEM HARD TO USE? PLEASE ANSWER
- GuestCan you name three types of bugs you liketo look at?
Bugscope Teamticks, weevils, and earwigs; ticks are related to spiders. they're not insects
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- GuestWho mad it?
- GuestIf air got in the camber would it effect the electrons
Bugscope Teamyes, we wouldn't be able to get a good image
- Guestwhat was your first bug you looked at in the sem
- GuestCATE, HAS A BUG EVER BLOWN UP IN THE SED?
- Guestwho invented the SEM?
- GuestWhat was the first specimen you viewed?:)
- GuestHow long have you been working here?
- GuestSJ,Why don't you see many SEMs?
- Guestwhats the best part about being a scientist
- GuestScot, what are we looking at right now?
- GuestAre there any other kinds of technology you use?
- Guestwho invented the SEM
- GuestWHO INVENTED THE SEM
- Teacherthe butterfly claw Joe F.
- GuestCate why is the Sem so much bigger than the other microscope?
- Guestwho invented the SEM?
- Guestwhat is a SEM?
- GuestCAN YOU USE ANY TYPE OF BUG ON THIS MICROSCOPE?
Bugscope Teamanything small is best
- GuestWho invented this microscope?
- GuestCate, Do you enjoy looking at bugs and studying them every day?
- Guestcate, how many bugs have you seen under electron microscope
- GuestCate Whats your favorite type of bug?
- GuestHOW MANNY KNOWN SPEICES OF INSECTS ARE KNOWN TO MAN SCOTT ANSWER ME PLAESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Guestwhat is the coolest thing youve ever seen under the SEM
Bugscope Team brochosomes, a really awesome looking pollen...
- GuestHi Scott
- GuestHOW LONG HAS THE SEM BEEN INVENTED?
- Guestwhy are their more than 1 kind of microscopes
- GuestCate. Whats your favorite part of your job?
- Guestwhats your favorite bug color :)
Bugscope Teamiridescent blue
- GuestHO INVENTED SEM?
- Guestthanks scot
- GuestCATE
- Guestwho invented the SEM?
- GuestHow long does it take to prepare a specimen?
Bugscope Teamafter it is dry, only a few minutes to coat with gold-palladium
- GuestCate, is it hard to prepare a slide?
Bugscope TeamNo. I first take an aluminum disc and put double stick carbon tape on it. From there I pick out what insects I want to use, unless the school sent some in, and then wherever I want to lay down an insect, I dab a little silver paint to help glue the insect to the tape and also to help make the sample more grounded. The hardest part is not crushing the sample as I pick it up. Insects get very brittle after they die and dry out.
- Guestthank you scot
- Guestis it hard to prepare a slide
Bugscope Teamit is easy
- Guestis it hard to prepare a specimen
- Guestwhat are we looking at
- Guestthanks cate! What are the coolest things you've seen under a microscope?
- GuestHOW MANY SEM ARE THERE
- GuestScot, what made you want the job you have/
- Guesthow long does it take to get a bug you want to study??
- GuestWhere do you get the bugs from
Bugscope Teampeople send them to us -- my mom even sends them
- Guesthow do the images get on the computer screen
- GuestWhy do you coat the specimen in metal
- GuestWhat is the best part about your job?
- GuestSCOT, HAVE YOU EVER MADE A SPECIMEN SLIDE
- GuestSCOT, Do you enjoy looking at bugs and studying them every single day?
- GuestSOMEONE HOW BIG ARE BUGS BRAINS
- GuestCate,what is your favorite part of using the SEM.
- GuestWho invented this microscope?
- GuestScott this is for you,how many university have a scanning microscope
Bugscope Teammost of the large universities have at least one
- GuestWhats the hardest thing to remember when using the microscope?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- GuestSo scott, why are their more than 1 kind of microscopes????
- GuestSJ HAVE U DISCOVERED ANY NEW BUGS
- GuestSCOT, IS IT FUN STUDYING BUGS?
- GuestWHY IS SEM BETTER THAN A LIGHT MICROSCOPE?
Bugscope Teammuch better resolution
- GuestScott, how many years in college does it take to become a scientist?
- GuestHow long have you been looking at the SEM?
- GuestNO BODY IS ANSWERING ME
- Guestneet o
- GuestCate, what made you want the job you have/
- GuestwHY WAS SEM INVENTED
- GuestWHY DO YOU LIKE WORKING WHITH MICROSCOPES????????
- GuestHey scott, did you ever break an SEM?
- Guestwhy do you paint the spesimen gold why not silver?
- Guesthow much has the SEM contributed to science?
Bugscope Teamit is hard to say, but it certainly does help. we see that here
- GuestDO YOU WANT TO DO ANY OTHER JOBS?
Bugscope TeamNot currently. I like where I am!
- GuestWHATS YOUR FAVORITE BUG TO EXAMINE CATE?????????????
- GuestDoes any one know how long it takes to prepare a specimen?
- GuestCATE, IS IT HARD TO PREPARE A SLIDE??
- GuestCate how many bugs do you look at per day
- GuestWho invented this microscope?
- GuestCate, Do you enjoy looking at bugs and studying them every single day?
- Guestwhat makes an SEM have such a high magnification?
Bugscope Teamthe ability to have a very fine stream of electrons
- GuestThank you Cate, now scot how long have you been working
- GuestWhat does the SEM run on? Electricity? Solar?
Bugscope Teamelectricity for sure
- GuestHow big can an item be to fit into the SEM?
- GuestIS IT HARD TO PREPARE A SLIDE?
- GuestCATE OR SCOT, CAN YOU MAGNFI MORE THAN A REGUALAR MICROSCOPE?
- GuestCate, what made u want the job you have?
- GuestWhy is the SEM bigger than the light microscope?
- GuestWHO INVENTED SEM
- Guesthow does the image from the microscope apear on the computer
- GuestSo Cate, why are their more than one kind of microscopes???
- Guestare there any other microscopes beside the electron,light microscope
- GuestWho made this microscope?
- GuestIf the SEM costs $600,000 11 years ago what does it cost now?
- GuestHOW LONG HAS THE SEM BEEN ALIVE?
- GuestDO YOU CATCH YOUR OWN SPECIMENS?
- Guesthow much has the SEM contributed to science
- GuestSOMEONE HOW BIG ARE BUGS BRAINS
- GuestHOW MANY SEM ARE THERRE
- GuestHow do you look at a live dangerus speisimen without geting hurt?
- GuestWould The image be black if on electron failed
- GuestWHY IS THERE NO COLOR
Bugscope Teamwe are collecting secondary electrons as signal, so they come in intensities. white is a lot and black is none
- GuestWhat is the microscopes lowest mag.?
Bugscope Teamabout 50x
- GuestHow much has the sem contributed to science?
- GuestSCOT, IS THERE PLANS IN MAKING A NEW MICROSCOPE IN THE PLANS
Bugscope Teamalways
- GuestWhat was the best image you have ever looked at?
- Guesthow long does it take to prepare a speciman Cate?
- 12:45 pm
- Guestwhats the best part of being a scientist?
- Guestwhy did you choose to study bugs?
- GuestOne electron failes
- Guest.....WHY DO YOU HAVE TO COAT A SPECIMEN WITH GOLD?
- Guestscot, is it hard to prepare a speciemen
- Guesthow much has the SEM contributed to science
- GuestSJ, do you like to work with microscopes
- GuestCan you look at living cells under the SEM or do the electrons zap it/
- GuestScot, who invented the SEM
- GuestDid you ever eat a bug? (:\
- Guestwhy don't the baby bugs have wings?????????
- Guestwhats the best image you have ever looked at:)))
- GuestHAVE YOU EVER TAKEN APART AN ELECTRON MICROSCOPE
Bugscope Teamwe have taken parts off when we try to find where a problem is coming from. Sometimes we get vacuum leaks or some other weird stuff
- GuestWho made this microscope
- Guestwhat's your favorite part of your job?
- GuestCAN YOU FIT AN APPLE IN IT
Bugscope Teamit would fit but be too juicy to pump down; we have looked at dried pieces of apples
- GuestHow often do you use a microscope?
- GuestHow many kinds of bug are there?
- GuestWHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE INSECTS
Bugscope Teamweevils, because they are so cute
- Guesthow does the image from the microscope apear on the computer screen
- Guest......WHAT INSECTS DO YOU MAINLY FOCUS ON.....?
- GuestWhy gold why not silver?
- GuestSJ
- Guest.WHO CREATED THE SCANNING MICROSCOPE.
- Guestw
- GuestHow much has the sem contributed to science
- GuestScott what is the speciment you are studying right now.
- GuestWhat was the most interesting specimen you have ever looked at?
- GuestSCOT, what TYPE of microscope is there in plans?
- GuestWHY DID YOU PICK THIS TO BE YOUR JOB?
- GuestCate, Do you enjoy looking at bugs and studying them every single day?
- GuestWhat are we looking at?
- Guest.......WHY IS SEM BETTER TO USE THAN THE LIGHT MICROSCOPE?
- GuestHow many years do you need to go to college to become a scientist
- GuestHave you ever looked at anything other than a bug?
- Guestwhen was SEM invented??
- Guesthow much has the sem contributed to science
- GuestWHO INVENTED THE SEM???????
Bugscope TeamCharles Oatley in 1952, but Max Knott created the first prototype of the SEM in 1935
- GuestCAN BUGS JUST DIE?
- GuestCate, Do you enjoy looking at bugs and studying them every single day?
- GuestHow big can an item be to fit in the SEM?
- GuestHOW LONG HAS SEM BEEN INVENTED?
- GuestScot, who invented the SEM?
- GuestAwseome question Justy! Scot, did you ever eat a bug
- Guestwho invented sem
- GuestWho invented SEM
Bugscope Teama few different people contributed over a number of years
- GuestWho makes the microscopes?
- GuestHAVE U DISCOVERED ANY NEW BUGS
- GuestWhy are there different microscopes?
- TeacherWhat are some of the purposes you use the SEM for beyond just viewing interesting bugs?
- GuestCan you study a human body with an sem...?
- Guestdo you enjoy microscopes
- GuestWHY DO YOU LIKE WORKING WITH MICROSCOPES??????????
- Guesthow long does it take to prepare a sem for use.
Bugscope Teamit needs to be running all of the time, and then it takes 4 or 5 minutes, maybe
- GuestCate, Do you enjoy looking at bugs and studying them every single day?
- Guesthow does the image from the sem apear on the screen
- GuestWhat are the coolest things you've seen under a microscope?
- GuestHow big can the largest thing be that you can put in the SEM???
- GuestMay I ask a question? What is the best part of your job?
- GuestWHAT IS TH MOST POPULAR MICROSCOPE THAT YUO HAVE USED
- Guesthow high can the magnification on both a light microscope and an SEM go?
- GuestSorry Cate I spelled your name wrong. Is it hard working with micrscopes?
- GuestIS THERE ANY COLOR?
Bugscope Teamthe detector only gathers a signal here. We can put in false colors on an image we take
- GuestHow many bugs have you looked at?
- GuestWHAT INTERESTED YOU TO BE A SCIENTIST?
Bugscope Teamthe logic - the sense things make when you start to understand them
- GuestThanks Scot!
- GuestScot, Do you enjoy looking at bugs and studying them every single day?
- GuestDo you like your job
- GuestWHO INVENTED THE SEM?
- GuestCATE, WICH WOULD YOU PERFER. THE LIGHT MICROSCOPE OR THE S.E.M?
- Guestthanks cate! What are the coolest things you've seen under a microscope?
- Guestwhats the difference between compund eyes and simple
- Guestgabby why did you say that lol, and scot, whats your favorite bug???
- GuestScot, who made the SEM?
- GuestHAVE U DISCOVERED ANY NEW BUGS
- GuestWhat kind of live specimens have you looked at?
- Guesthow high can the magnification on both a light microscope and an SEM go?
- GuestWhat is the microscopes lowest magnification?
- GuestDID YOU STUDY BUGS...OR EXAMIN THEM WHEM YOU WERE YOUNGER AROUND MY AGE...12 OR 11..ISH
- GuestHAVE U DISCOVERED ANY NEW BUGS
- GuestHOW DOES THE IMAGE FROM THE SEM APEAR ON THE COMPUTER SCREEN
- Guesthave you discoverd anything amazing about bugs?
- GuestSCOT or KATE, what TYPE of microscope is there in plans?
Bugscope Teamthere are a variety; light microscopes are getting better and better; TEM and SEM are becoming more refined
- GuestCate how long have you been working here?
- GuestHOW OLD IS BUGSCOPE????
Bugscope Teamabout 11 years old
- GuestScot, Do you enjoy looking at bugs and studying them every single day?
- GuestHAVE U DIDCOVERED ANY NEW BUGS
- Guest What are the coolest things you've seen under a microscope?
- GuestDID YOU STUDY BUGS...OR EXAMIN THEM WHEM YOU WERE YOUNGER AROUND MY AGE...12 OR 11..ISH
- Guestcan you use a timy timy bug and can you still see the bug? cate or scot
Bugscope Teamyes we sometimes even see mites on insects!
- TeacherI am going to pull up the housefly head. Notice the differences between its mouth parts and the butterfly's.
- GuestCate, Do you enjoy looking at bugs and studying them every single day?
- GuestSCOT, WHAT BUG DO THINK IS THE MOST INTERESTING?
- GuestHAVE U DISCOVERED ANY NEW BUGS
- GuestSCOT,HOW MANY BUGS HAVE YOU SEEN UNDER SEM?
- TeacherDo you ever see abnormalities in the bugs you look at with this microscope?
Bugscope Teamsometimes we see odd stuff; once we thought we'd seen an antennae where it wasn't supposed to be, like in a homeobox fruit fly
- GuestHow long have you been studing bugs?
- 12:50 pm
- GuestWho invented the SEM and how did the SEM work when you first invented it
- GuestHey Cate
Bugscope Teamhey
- GuestCan you look at mor then one item at once?
- Guestdo you have to go to colledge before you become a scientist
- GuestScot, how long have you worked with the SEM?
- GuestDID YOU STUDY BUGS...OR EXAMIN THEM WHEM YOU WERE YOUNGER AROUND MY AGE...12 OR 11..ISH
- GuestHow long have you been useing the SEM?
- Guestwhy do you like you job?
- Guestdoes anyone know how long it takes to PREPARE SEM WHEN YOU USE IT? PLEASE ANSWER I NEED ONE MORE ANSWER
Bugscope Teamha it only takes four or five minutes to get started once the sample is pumped down
- GuestWHAT IS THE BIGGIEST BUG YOU'VE LOOKED AT UNDER THE SEM?
- GuestCate, Do you enjoy looking at bugs and studying them every single day?
- Guest What are the coolest things you've seen under a microscope?
- Guest...................CATE, WHAT BUGS DO YOU MAINLY FOCUS ON?..
Bugscope TeamI don't single out any insects. I look at whatever seems interesting!
- GuestWhats your favorite part of the job?
- GuestHOW MUCH IS THE SEM
- GuestCAN BUGS DIE FROM AGE ?
- Guest................SCOT, FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE AS A SCIENTIST, WHAT BUG DO THINK IS THE MOST INTERESTING TO STUDY?
- GuestWhat is your favorite speciman to look at?
- GuestDID YOU STUDY BUGS...OR EXAMIN THEM WHEM YOU WERE YOUNGER AROUND MY AGE...12 OR 11..ISH
- Guesthow much has the sem contributed to science
- GuestWhats you favorite part of your job?!?
- GuestHAVE U DISCOVERED ANY NEW BUGS
- Guestcate, is you job hard
- GuestCate how long have u been working here/
- GuestCAN YOU FIT AN APPLE IN IT
Bugscope Teamno it can only take something that is less than 28mm or so big
- GuestHJave you ever eatting a bug?
- GuestKate,How long have you been working here?
Bugscope Teamabout 5 years
- GuestIs it expensive to make a slide? And if so, then what is it made out of?
- GuestCate, Do you enjoy looking at bugs and studying them every single day?
- GuestHAVE U DISCOVERED ANY NEW BUGS
- Guesthow come you cant see as close to a slide on a light microscope than an SEM?
- GuestSCOT or KATE, i meant what type of NEW microscopes are they planning and what would it DO?
- GuestScot whay do you like to study ticks?
- GuestCATE DO YOU LIKE BEING A SCIENTIST
- GuestWhat are some colleges you can go to to do this?
- GuestSo sunflower seeds could fit
- Guestscot..DID YOU STUDY BUGS...OR EXAMIN THEM WHEM YOU WERE YOUNGER AROUND MY AGE...12 OR 11..ISH
- GuestCATE HOW MANY BUGS HAVE YOU SEEN UNDER SEM
- Guestwhat is the maximum size of a specimen?
- GuestHAVE U DISCOVERED ANY NEW BUGS
- GuestHAVE YOU EVER EATIN A BUG?
Bugscope Teamflies taste like paper
- Guesthave you ever discovered something new?
- GuestWHO INVENTED THE SEM
- GuestCate, Do you enjoy looking at bugs and studying them every single day?
Bugscope Teamwe only look at insects about 2 times a week. On other days we look at other specimens or help students with their samples
- Guest What are the coolest things you've seen under a microscope? THANK YOU VERY MUCH
- GuestHAVE U DISCOVERED ANY NEW BUGS
- Guest............WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO STUDY BUGS?.........
- GuestPLEASE ANSWER how is the light bent in a microscope???
- GuestOops typo. I mean have you ever eatting a bug?
- GuestHOW BIG IS A SEM ??
Bugscope Teammaybe 8' long, 3 to 4' wide, and 6' tall at one end
- Guestis your job hard and if it is whats hard about it?
- Guestscot..DID YOU STUDY BUGS...OR EXAMIN THEM WHEM YOU WERE YOUNGER AROUND MY AGE...12 OR 11..ISH
- Guesthow come you cant see as close to a slide on a light microscope than an SEM?
- GuestWhat is the most interesting that you have ever studied??
- GuestWhat is the Sed in the SEM please anwser
- Guesthave you ever discovered something new?
- GuestWhat is the most interesting that you have ever studied??
- TeacherMrs. H-T, when/if you go back to the butterfly, can you zoom in on the miniscus (not sure if I spelled that right)?
- Guestwho do you work with
- GuestWhat specimen do you study?
- Guesthow come you cant see as close to a slide on a light microscope than an SEM?
- GuestWhat made you want to do what you do/
- GuestSJ, HOW AMNY BUGS HAVE YOU SEEN UNDER SEM \
- GuestHOW MANY BUGS HAVE YOU STUIDED?
- GuestWhat is the machines lowest mag.?
- GuestWhat kind of bugs do you work with./
Bugscope Teamwe try to work with ones that are more interesting, more specialized, if we have a choice
- GuestwWHY DID YOU WANT TO BE A MICROSCOPE PERSON?
- GuestWhat is your favorite thing about microscopes Cate?
Bugscope Teamthat you can see stuff with them that you couldn't before. It's like a different world when using a microscope
- GuestWHO INVENTED THE SEM?
- Guestscot..DID YOU STUDY BUGS...OR EXAMIN THEM WHEM YOU WERE YOUNGER AROUND MY AGE...12 OR 11..ISH
- GuestWhat is your favorite speciman?
- Guesthave you EVER EATIN A BUG?????
- GuestWhat kind of bugs do you work with?
- GuestCate who made it?
- GuestWhat was the most interesting specimen you have ever looked at?
- GuestWhat made you want to become a sientice?
- GuestHAVE U DISCOVERED ANY NEW BUGS :) :) :)
- GuestSCOT OR CATE HAVE U DISCOVERED ANY NEW BUGS
Bugscope Teamwe have worked with entomologists who are describing new species, so we have helped but not discovered them ourselves
- GuestPlease tell me what is the best microscope collage in the world? Thank You.
- Guestscot..DID YOU STUDY BUGS...OR EXAMIN THEM WHEM YOU WERE YOUNGER AROUND MY AGE...12 OR 11..ISH???
- TeacherWe are now moving to a ladybug's head.
- GuestThanks Cate! How long have you been studying bugs for?
- GuestHow Do you like working with the SEM/
- GuestWHO INVENTED THE SEM?
- Guesthave you ever discovered something new?
Bugscope Teamwe are able to show people whether their experiments work or not, and often we find something we did not expect, nor did they
- GuestWHAT IS THE LARGEST BUG YOU CAN FIT IN THE SEM?
Bugscope Teamwe don't like to put anything larger in there than the cicada killer that we have today. It is a monster!
- GuestWHY WAS THIS INVENTED
- Guesthow come you cant see as close to a slide on a light microscope than an SEM?
- GuestWhy is it important to study bugs?
- Guestwho envented the sem
- Guestwhats your favorite bug?
- Guestwho invented the sem ?
- GuestCan you look at more then one item at once in the SEM?
Bugscope Teamyes, like now, we have a whole platter of insects
- GuestWhat is the machines lowest mag.?
- GuestDo you like studying the specimens?
- 12:55 pm
- Guesthow does the thin gold help
- TeacherRemember from the video that this is one of the mouth parts used for eating.
- GuestScot, what is the maximum size of a specimen??
Bugscope Teamthe stage allows a sample 50 mm in diameter
- Guestwho invented the sem
- GuestWhat kinds of bugs do you work with?
- Guestwho invented the sem?
- GuestWho invented the SEM?
- GuestWhat is the craziest bug you have ever looked at?
Bugscope Teamowlfly larvae
- GuestWhat is the machines lowest mag.?
- GuestSJ, CATE, SCOT, i seriously need my question answered, what is the biggest thing you can look at with a scanning electron microscope?
- Guesthow long have u been doing stuff like this????????????????? SCOT??? OR CATE???
- GuestThanks! Cate, How long have you been studying bugs for?
- GuestWhat is the weirdest bug you have ever looked at/
- Guestscot..DID YOU STUDY BUGS...OR EXAMIN THEM WHEM YOU WERE YOUNGER AROUND MY AGE...12 OR 11..ISH
- Guesthow come you cant see as close to a slide on a light microscope than an SEM?
Bugscope Teamelectrons are much smaller than light and can therefore resolve much smaller things
- GuestWhy are there different microscopes?
- GuestHow do you like workking with the SEM?
- GuestWHO INVENTED THE SEM??
- GuestWHY WAS THE SEM INVENTED CATE
- GuestSCOOOOOT OR CATTTTTTTTE WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MICROSCOPE
- Guestdid you ever kill something to look at it? :(
- GuestBOBBY, THAT QUESTION WAS ANSWERED
- GuestWHO INVENTED THE SEM???
- TeacherWhy, if the SEM is so big, why can the specimen be only 50 mm across?
- GuestBOOBY YOU KEEP WRITING THE SAME QUESTION?
- GuestDo you like observing the specimens?
- GuestWhat kind of live specimens have you looked at?
- Guestwhat is the coolest bug youv ever seen
- Guestwho invented the sem please and thankyou
- GuestWhat is the microscopes lowest mag.?
- GuestWhy is owfly larva the crazyest thing you ever looked at?
- GuestWhat bug is the hardest to examine?
- GuestCate, how long have you been working
- GuestWhat is the best thing about studying bugs?
- GuestHave you ever looked at anything other than a bug?
Bugscope Teamoften we look at other things; most people here are looking at cells, or flexible silicon, or selfhealing plastic, or bacteria or food
- Guestexactly how many bugs did you study?? and did you have any problems with the SEM
- GuestDo you like observing the specimens?
- Guestwhat is the coolest bug youv ever seen
- GuestDO YOU USE THE SEM
- GuestWhat is that?
Bugscope Teamthis is a mosquito claw
- TeacherThis is a mosquito claw
- GuestExcuse me somebody how many known spices are known to man
- GuestThank you Scot & Cate for answering my Q's :0)
Bugscope TeamThank You!
- GuestSORRY MS H-T
- GuestWhat are we looking at right now Mrs. H-t?
- Guestwhat makes both microscopes magnify?
- GuestDo you like being a scientist?
- GuestCate, What's the coolest bug to examine?
Bugscope Teamsome flies can be cool, like horseflies have biting mouthparts. Earwigs are cool because you often see mites on them. Honeybees are nice because you might see a stinger and pollen
- GuestWHY DO YOU LIKE WORKING WITH MICROSCOPES????
- GuestWhen was the first electron microscope made?
Bugscope Team1931. a transmission electron microscope, or TEM
- GuestWhy is everything so hairy?
- GuestScot, How long have you been studying bugs for?
- GuestCATE, WHY DO YOU TAKE SUCH INTEREST IN BUGS?
- GuestCCCCCCCCAAAAAAAATTTTTTEEEEEEEE WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MICROSCOPE
- GuestHow long have you been doing what you do Cate?
- Guestwhat is your favorite bug
- GuestWhat do you sem for
- Guestscot..DID YOU STUDY BUGS...OR EXAMIN THEM WHEM YOU WERE YOUNGER AROUND MY AGE...12 OR 11..ISHscot..DID YOU STUDY BUGS...OR EXAMIN THEM WHEM YOU WERE YOUNGER AROUND MY AGE...12 OR 11..ISHscot..DID YOU STUDY BUGS...OR EXAMIN THEM WHEM YOU WERE YOUNGER AROUND MY AGE...12 OR 11..ISHscot..DID YOU STUDY BUGS...OR EXAMIN THEM WHEM YOU WERE YOUNGER AROUND MY AGE...12 OR 11..ISH
Bugscope Teamwhen I was young I liked plants more, and I made little terrariums
- Guestwhat makes both microscopes magnify?
- GuestWHY DO YOU LIKE TO WORK WITH MICROSCOPES????????
- TeacherAgain, this is the mosquito claw
- GuestHey Scott
- Guestthank you scott
- Guesthow the gold help
- GuestSJ is it possible to look at seeds
Bugscope Teamyes! some people here look at seeds (this is both Scot and sj)
- GuestAre bugs the most important organisms on Earth?
- GuestScot or cate What tipe of microscope is ur favorite light or sem
Bugscope TeamDude! SEM for sure.
- Guestwhat makes both microscopes magnify?
- GuestWHAT IS THE MICROSCOPES LOWEST MAGNIFICATION?
- GuestWHAT ARE THE COOLEST PARTS OF AN SEM??? THANKS AGAIN!
- GuestCate, How long have you been studying bugs for?
- Guestwhat is your favorite bug
- GuestHow many bugs have you examined in your career?
- GuestSCOT what is the best microscope collage
Bugscope TeamIllinois is good; also the University of Washington
- 1:00 pm
- Guestdoes your school you work/learn at have a facebook? (:
- GuestDo you like observing the specimens?
- GuestCate, What's your favorite thing about being a scientist?
- GuestWHY DO YOU LIKE WORKING WITH MICROSCOPES??????????????!!!!!!!!!!
- GuestCATE. WHY DO YOULIKE MICROSCOPES?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!
- GuestKate. is it possible to look at seeds
- TeacherThis is the mosquito's head and thorax. The "moon"-like surface is the plate where the bugs are placed.
- GuestHOW IS THE LIGHT BENT IN A MICROSCOPE???????????????? PLEASE ANSWER.
- GuestSSSSSSSSCCCCCCCCOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTT WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MICROSCOPE
- Guestwhat made you want to study bugs?
- Bugscope Teamalso, Lehigh University is good, and Notre Dame now has some cool 'scopes
- GuestWhat are we looking at now?
- TeacherHow often do you clean off the stage so there are no stray bug parts on it when you put a new bug up?
- Guesthow does the image from the sem apear on the cumputer screen
- Guestdo u look at live specimens???
- GuestCan you look at other things besides insects?
Bugscope Teamwe have looked at microcapsules, carbon nanotubes, a starfish leg, a gecko toe, e.coli, dirt, animal feed
- Bugscope Teamthis is a female mosquito, the ones that bite
- TeacherIt's looking to the left, and its mouthpart is the long tube all the way to the left.
- Guestwhat is your favorite bug
Bugscope Teamweevils
- Guestdo you enjoy sem
- GuestCate, how long have you been studying bugs for?
- GuestWHAT BUG DO YOU ENJOY STUDYING???WHAT BUG INTERSTS YOU THE MOST???
- GuestDo you like observing the specimens?
- Guestscott,scott,scott,scott,scott,scott
- GuestHOW MANY BUGS HAVE YOU SEEN UNDER SEM
- GuestWhen was the first microscope created?
- GuestDO U LOOK AT LIVE SPECIMENS????????? PLEASE ANSWER!!!!!!!! thanx (:
- GuestC A T E WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MICROSCOPE
- GuestHave YOU ever found a new specimin? Scot or Cate.
- GuestWhat made you want to do want to do what your doing?
- GuestCate what is your favorite type of butterfly?please answer
- GuestHey CATE. What do you like best about micro scopes
- GuestWHY DO YOU LIKE WORKING WITH MICROSCOPES???!!!!!!!!!!!
- GuestWhat is the best microscope to use?
- Guestwhat is your favorite plant
- GuestHow much money is a SEM???
Bugscope Teamthis one was $600,000 11 years ago
- Guestwhat gives both microscopes the ability to magnify a slide? please answer this
- GuestWhat is your part of this job/school?
- GuestWHAT IS A WEEVIL?
- Guestwhat gives both microscopes the ability to magnify a slide?
- GuestWHAT ARE WE
- GuestScot, How long have you been studying bugs for?
- GuestWhat is your part of this job/school?
- Guest.......HOW MUCH MONEY DOES THE SEM COST/.......
- GuestDo you like observing the specimens?
- Guestwhy does argon gas turn blue?
Bugscope Teambecause it has a current running through it, like neon, xenon, krypton it lights up when it has a current running through it
- Guestwhy are there different types of microscopes?
- Guest PLEASE ANSWER What are the coolest things you've seen under a microscope?
- TeacherHere is a front view of the mosquito.
- GuestWhat made you want to do whatb your doing?
- GuestHOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING WITH SEM
- TeacherI think he is smiling at us, but I'm not sure.
- GuestHOW MANY BUGS HAVE YOU SEEN UNDER SEM CATE
Bugscope Teamha lots! That reason is why I am like an entomologist without the degree. I can usually tell you what type of insect something is because I have looked at so many
- GuestSCOT, WHY IS A WEEVIL YOUR FAVORITE BUG?
- GuestHow long have you been useing the SEM?
- Guestwhat gives both microscopes the ability to magnify a slide?
- GuestWHY DO YOU LIKE WORKING WITH MICROSCOPES!!!!!???????????!!!!!!!
- GuestWhat is your FAVORITE part of your job? Please answer this. Thank you
- Guest....................HOW MUCH DOES THE SEM COST.....
- Guestwhat do you think will happen in the future? A: Make bigger and better microscopes B: Make less interesting microscope C: make one giant super microscope
- GuestHow long have you been studying bugs for?
- GuestWHY DO YOU LIKE WORKING WITH MICROSCOPES!!!!!???????????!!!!!!!
- Guesthow many different types of microscopes are there?
- Guestthats cool and thakn scot!! (:
- GuestHAVE U EVER LOOKED
- GuestWHY DO YOU LIKE WORKING WITH MICROSCOPES!!!!!?????
- GuestI mean thanks (:
- GuestCATEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MICROSCOPE
- GuestWhat is your favorite bug?
- GuestC A T E WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MICROSCOPE
Bugscope TeamI like this one and the fluorescent microscope.
- GuestTHANK
- Guest0
- GuestHow long have you been studying bugs?
- Guesthave you ever looked at a dung beetle
- 1:06 pm
- TeacherDo you look at macroinvertibrates and can you guys do a session on them?
Bugscope Teamlike worms you mean, or sea cucumbers?
- Guests
- GuestSORYY DIDNT MEAN TO WIRTE THAT
- GuestHow long have you been working with the SEM?
- TeacherHow much do you charge to rent time on the SEM?
- GuestCate, what is your favorite part of this school/job?
- GuestDo you like observing the specimens?
- GuestIs SEM hard to learn??
- Guest..................SCOT, WHAT BUG DO YOU MAINLY TAKE INTEREST IN STUDYING....?
- Guestwhat gives both microscopes the ability to magnify a slide?
- Guesthave you ever looked at a dung beetle
- GuestWhy do you like to work with microscopes?!
- GuestScot, how many types of bugs have you examined so far in your career?
- GuestI MENT THANK YOU SCOT,:)
- GuestHAVE U EVER LOOKED AT LIVE SPECIMENS????? PLEASE ANSWER PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- GuestThanks Cate! c What got you interested in microscopes?
- Guestwhen you were younger did you like too study bugs??? cate
- Guestare micro scopes interesting to you
- Guestk
- GuestWhen was the first microscope created?
Bugscope Teamabout 400 years ago
- Guestso scott why are their more than one kind of microscopes???
- Guestscot who created the mircoscope
- GuestSCOT HOW MANY BUGS HAVE YOUSEEN UNDER SEM
- Guest..................SCOT, WHAT BUG DO YOU MAINLY TAKE INTEREST IN STUDYING....?
- Bugscope Teamsee the compound eyes of the mosquito?
- GuestHow big is an SEM?
- Guesthow high can the magnification on the SEM and the light microscope go?
- Guestcate, what was the first specimen you ever viewed?
- Guest......DO YOU ENJOY USING THE SEM/
- TeacherWhat insect adaptations have you observed with your SEM?
- GuestHey Scott what is the favorite bug you studied?
Bugscope Teamweevils, and I like earwigs because they often have mites, which are cool to look at
- GuestDo you like observing the specimens?
- GuestIs SEM hard to learn?
- Guesthow many types of bugs have you studied?
- GuestScot, What got you inerested in microscopes?
- GuestHow long have you been working with the SEM?
Bugscope Team1988
Bugscope Teamme since 1988
- Guestwhat is the part of the bugs you like to look at?
- TeacherHere is a microscopic Spongebob...No, it is a grain of Wendy's salt!
- GuestSCOT HOW MANY BUGS HAVE YOU SEEN UNDER SEM
- Guestwhat made you want to do what you do?
- GuestWhat is the machines lowest mag.?\
- GuestHi Scott
- Guestwhats the first microscope created?
- Guesthave you ever looked at a dung bettle
- Guestcan there be a solar powered SEM?
Bugscope Teampossibly, but it would be a big project
- GuestIs there going to be another microscope and what it planed to do?
- Guesthow high can the magnification on the SEM and the light microscope go?'
- Guestwhat is the hardest part about using the SEM? thanks for your time
- GuestWhats your favorite type of bug to study???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
- GuestDo you like observing the specimens
- GuestHI
- GuestDo you look at other things other than bugs
- Guestwhat is the mangafacation
- GuestWhy do so many scientists look at bugs and insects?
- Guesttell me the meaning of microscopic
- Guestwere do you get the bugs you look at?
- GuestScot, What got you inerested in microscopes?
- Guesthow high can the magnification on the SEM and the light microscope go?
- GuestHOW MANY BUGS HAVE YOU SEEN UNDER SEM
- Guest.........WHATS YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT BEING A SCIENTIST?........
- Guestcan you look at icecream with the SEM?
- TeacherI've moved to the cicada killer's tongue.
- GuestWhat your favorite thing about being a scientist?
- Teacher000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
- GuestHI
- GuestIf the bug was to big for the plate what would happen
- GuestHi Scot, How many hours do you work in a day?
Bugscope Teamprobably averaging 9, more right now
- GuestCATE. DO YO LIKE BEING A SCIENTIST
Bugscope Teamyes
- Guestscot, why did you choose to study bugs?
- GuestDo you like observing the specimens?
- GuestThanks SCot:)
- GuestHOW MANY BUGS HAVE YOU SEEN UNDER SEM?
- 1:11 pm
- Guestcate do you like being a scientist if you do why ?
- Guestwhy more right now?
- Guesthow high can the magnification on the SEM and the light microscope go?
- GuestHOW MANY BUGS HAVE YOU SEEN UNDER SEM?
- GuestHey CATE! what are you stuying right now
- GuestIs there going to be another microscope and what it planed to do?
- GuestDo you like using the SEM?
- GuestCATE,WHAT IS THE OLDEST BUG AROUND?
- GuestSCOT WHERE YOU GOING TO ANSWER ME?
Bugscope TeamI am sorry it has been busy and I am sorry if I missed your message.
- GuestScot have you ever examined a fire ants? please answer
Bugscope TeamI don't think we have, not that I recall
- GuestIF YOU COULD NUMBER THE SEM FROM 1-10 WAT WOULD IT BE??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
- TeacherMy students want to know if you could magnify a toenail of their's or a hair off their head?
- GuestHI
- GuestCate, what got you inerested in microscopes?
- GuestSOMEONE ANSWER ME HAVE U EVER LOOKED AT A LIVE SPECIMEN PLEASE ANSWER ME I NEED AN ANSWER PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ANSWER ME!!!!! :(
- Guestcate or scott do you like being a scientist????
- GuestWhat made you want to do what you do?
- Guestwhat is the highest objective you have on the sem
Bugscope Teamthey don't have objectives like a light microscope; they are really different
- GuestSCOT DO YOU LIKE BEING A SCIENTIST
- GuestIs there going to be another microscope and what it planed to do?
- GuestHow long have you been doing this job?
- Guesthow high can the magnification on the SEM and the light microscope go?
- GuestScot or Cate, what's your favorite thing about being a scientist?
- Guestdo you like using the SEM?
- GuestWhy do you like working with microscopes?!
- Guestwhat is the mangafacation
- GuestHI
- GuestWhats the highest MAG you can zoom into on a SEM
- GuestHOW MANY BUGS HAVE YOU SEEN UNDER SEM?
- GuestWhat is the machines lowest mag.?\
- GuestWhat is the highest and lowest objective you ever looked at?
- Guestdo you like using the sem?
- GuestScot, What got you inerested in microscopes?
Bugscope Teamit was kind of an accident, but maybe it was my uncle who was a pathologist
- Teacher00000000000000000000000000000000000000000.
- GuestIs the SEM hard to use, and why?
- Guestdo you like using the sem?
- Guestwhat is the hardest part about using the SEM?
- GuestWhat got you interested in this job?
- GuestCATE OR SCOT, WHY DO YOU LIKE BUGS?
- GuestHOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU WORKED WITY BUGS? PLEASE ANSWER ME!!!!!:) THANK YOU
- Guestwhat happened to sj
Bugscope Teamthat is me as well, on the computer in my office. I am by the 'scope now
- GuestSJ WHAT IS YUOR FAVORITE MS
- GuestHow big can the speiciman be?!
- GuestWhats your favorite thing about the SEM
- GuestDo you like using the SEM?
- GuestScot how do you prepare a bug for examination if it's poisonous?
- GuestWHAT INSPIRED YOUTO BE A SCIENTIST..??
- TeacherThis is the caterpillar's head.
- GuestWhy do you like working with microscopes?!
- GuestIs there going to be another microscope and what it planed to do?
- GuestWhats your favorite part of your job?
- Guesthow high can the magnification on the SEM and the light microscope go?
- GuestI MENT TRAINING SORRY
- Guestdo you like using the sem?
- TeacherSorry about these zeros. My computer was adding them by itself, so I logged out.
- GuestThanks S
- GuestWhat we looking at right now
Bugscope Teamthis is a caterpillar head
- GuestWhat would you say is the most exciting part of being a scientist?
Bugscope Teambeing able to see all of the cutting edge research
- GuestMrs. H-T what are we viewing now?
- GuestThanks Scot.
- GuestCate or Scot Have you found any different species of bugs recently?
- GuestCate, why did you choose to study science??
- GuestWhat is the job like?
- GuestIs there going to be another microscope and what it planed to do? THANK YOU?
- Guesthow high can the magnification on the SEM and the light microscope go? please please answer
- GuestCatie why do you like working with microscopes?!
- GuestCATE OR SCOT, DO YOU LIKE BUGS?
- 1:16 pm
- GuestWHAT ARE THOSE HARIY THINGS? SCOT
- GuestCate what speciman do you like studying the most?
- Guestdo you enjoy usin the sem
- GuestWhat's the highest MAG?
Bugscope Teamover 800,000x
- GuestCate, w
- GuestSCOT OR CATE, WHAT IS THE LOWEST MAGNIFICATION FOR THE MICROSCOPE?
- GuesttHATS OK SCOT.
- GuestHave you always wanted to be a scientist?
Bugscope Teamonly since college, really
- GuestThanks Scot! What was the most interesting specimen you have ever looked at?
- Guestscot please answer what is the biggest specimen you can look at
Bugscope Team50 mm in diameter
- Guesthow many bug specimen do you have
- GuestIs there going to be another microscope and what it planed to do?
- Guesthow high can the magnification on the SEM and the light microscope go? please please answer
- Guestwhat is the hardest part about using the SEM?
- GuestHave you always wanted to be a scientist?
- GuestWhat is that
- GuestIs there going to be another microscope and what it planed to do?
- GuestDo you enjoy using the SEM?
- Guestwhat is that
- GuestHi Scott
- GuestWhat is that
- GuestWhat are you looking at right now
- GuestHow long did it take to make the SEM?
- Guesthow does the image from the sem apear on the computer screen ?please and thankyou
Bugscope Teamthere is a screen capture card that lets us get the image from the microscope
- GuestScot Or Cate, why did you choose to study science???\
- Guestbye people!!
- GuestI LOVE MICROSCOPES YAYAYAYAYA
- GuestIs there going to be another microscope and what it planed to do?
- GuestDO YOU
- GuestThanks guys
- GuestBye Scott and Cate!!!!!
- Guestwhat is a sem
- GuestIs there going to be another microscope and what it planed to do?
- GuestHi scot. How does the electron microscope work diffrenttly then a normal microscope
Bugscope Teamit uses electrons rather than light, and it uses metals to give contrast, and it uses electromagnetic lenses rather than glass
- Guestbye it was nice to meet you
- Guestbye
- TeacherOkay Scot, unfortunately, we have to log off now. Thanks so much for letting us use the SEM and for answering our millions of questions!
- Bugscope Teamhave a great thanksgiving!
- Guestbye EVERYONE(:
- Guestwhats the smallest spesimen you ever looked at?
- Guesthave a good thanksgiving cate:) and scot
- Bugscope TeamThank You!
- Bugscope TeamThis was really a lot of fun for us.
- Guesthave a great thanksgiving \
- GuestCate why do you like working with microscopes?!
Bugscope Teamyou get to see a whole world that you couldn't see before
- Guesthave a wonderful day!
- Bugscope TeamYou have a great Thanksgiving as well!
- TeacherScot, why did they change the format of the controls?
Bugscope Teamwe wanted to improve it, using what we have learned, and at the same time provide for more people to be able to get on at one time. this was a big test today.
- TeacherI had trouble centering and maneuvering more this year than last.
- 1:21 pm
- Bugscope Teamin a way Chas wanted to make changes just for something different, and I am sorry - we had some lag this year in being able to control, and also to get to questions
- TeacherI like the format of the chat better, but not the controls.
Bugscope Teamwe are still working the kinks out, hopefully the next time you use it, we will have everything under control better
- Bugscope Teamfill out the feedback and let us know how you want it changed so we know!
- TeacherThere's no question I'll still sign up for next year. The kids LOVE it! Thanks again for answering all the rapid fire questions!
- Bugscope Teamwe also wanted to have fewer people driving off the stage....
- TeacherI will lfill it out...oh yeah, I remember driving off the stage! Ha!
- Bugscope TeamAs Cate says we should have some of the problems with this interface ironed out soon.
- TeacherOkay, I must go back to my class...have a great Thanksgiving!
- Bugscope TeamThis was really a lot of fun. Please let the kids know we were not trying to ignore anyone.
- Bugscope TeamYou Too!
