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Microscope Data analysis

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Look at your own hair and that of 2 other people or use the "Hair Microscope Pictures" file from page 0 of this lesson for the following questions

Questions

Please answer the questions below.

 

 Draw what you see under the microscope for at least 3 different hair colors/textures at 100x magnification.

Note: Draw your sketch in the sketchpad below

SAQ: What did you notice about the structure of your own hair or the hair that most closely resembles yours from the "Hair Microscope Pictures" file (point out at least 2 characteristics)?

Compare and contrast the structures you saw in your own hair to that of the other 2 hair colors you looked at under the microscope.

What do you think causes these structures and differences (speculate about at least 2 things and explain your reasoning)?

SAQ: Based on this analysis, what question(s) will we need to answer before we can explain how our hair is different (minimum 1)?

Optional: What do you think happens as some people get older and their hair starts to go grey/white?  Think about the structure of hair as you saw it under the microscope

Notes

These notes will appear on every page in this lesson so feel free to put anything here you'd like to keep track of.