Moss Safari: inspiring interest in nature under the microscope

By Andrew Chandler-Grevatt

Issue 381 | Page 49 | Published Jun 2021

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A case study of secondary trainee teachers doing the activity 'Moss Safari' to introduce the educational potential of observing a drop of water squeezed from moss under a microscope.

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