Our special guest teacher today was Dr. John Pui, Samantha's dad. As luck would have it, he happens to be a dermatopathologist - a skin doctor! He spends a lot of time looking through microscopes, studying skin samples to diagnose diseases. John brought in two microscopes for us to use this afternoon - a regular slide microscope and a dissecting scope. We got to look up close and personal at our own skin, fingerprints, and other interesting objects.
John also drew a diagram that showed a "map" of that amazing organ, the skin. I was impressed with how much the children had to offer about what they knew about the topic, as well as their very genuine and enthusiastic interest.
2 comments:
Another wonderful area for the children to discover and it is so awesome that there are parents like the doctor to make it more fun and interesting. You are doing such a great job with those kids.
Odie
Wow, what a great experience! Thanks to Samantha's dad!
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