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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

"Smartphone Microscope" Online Operation Tutorial & Guided Observation Activity

Author:
Yuwei Yang
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The "Smartphone Microscope" online tutorial and guided observation activity has officially begun! Due to the pandemic, many in-person learning sessions could not be held (these were casual, community-organized events held irregularly). Several enthusiastic community members have decided to switch to online teaching (via posts or videos), hoping to guide everyone from the very basics to fully mastering the smartphone microscope. There is no fixed weekly topic—you may ask questions anytime when you encounter difficulties. Passionate community members will help answer and support your learning journey.

Below is a compilation of weekly materials, including links to posts by group leaders and follow-up shares by members, as well as observations shared by members in the past, all marked for easy future reference. Only members of the main group "Science Maker" can view post content. This article is continuously updated. If there are any omissions or labeling errors, please contact us or use the comment function at the bottom.

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Week 01: First Microscope Experience

Activity Date: 110/12/06

A. Show Your Microscope (Assembly)

B. Calibration Slide Usage (Learn to Focus, Familiarize with Focal Length)

Leader's Post: Kent Li (Assembly Video)

Member Follow-up Shares: 白澤 (Fine-tuning Phone Lens), 白澤 (Advanced Assembly), 白澤 (Calibration Slide), 王小發 (Scale), 楊于葳 (Calibration Slide), 黃秋金 (Calibration Slide Magnification), 張麗娟 (Calibration Slide)

Week 02: Begin Observation (Standard Upright)

Activity Date: 110/12/13

Observation Subject: Pollen Grains

Leader's Post: 趙韻馨

Member Follow-up Shares: 白澤 (Moss), 白澤 (Tree Flower Lichen Apothecia), Ching-pei Hung (Sporangia and Spores), 黃秋金 (Hibiscus, Golden Bell Flower Pollen Grains), 張麗娟 (Crown of Thorns Lower Leaf Surface Nail Polish Transfer), Joyce Hsu (Onion Membrane, Scallion Membrane), 王拉雅 (Gecko Uric Acid (Salt)), 王拉雅 (Spirogyra), 楊于葳 (Bidens pilosa), Sarah Hsu

Week 03: Standard Upright + Polarized Light

Activity Date: 110/12/20

Observation Subject: Tape and Plastic Bag

Leader's Post: 張麗娟 (Tape), 張麗娟

Member Follow-up Shares: 白澤, Ching-pei Hung (Diplozoon), Jen-Yao Lin (Honey + Honey Crystals), Ching-pei Hung (Fingernail), 白澤 (Foraminifera), 黃秋金 (Ziploc Bag, Honey Crystals), 張麗娟 (Honey Crystals), 張麗娟 (Fish Scale), 張麗娟 (Sweetened Beverages), 張麗娟 (Ostracod 1), 張麗娟 (Ostracod 2), 陳永順 (Rock, Mineral Thin Section), 王小發 (MSG), 蔡喬木 (Zebrafish Embryo Blood Flow), Amy Hsiao整理 (Pufferfish Spine, Fish Bone), 黑小昕 (Taro Calcium Oxalate Crystals), Suchen Lin (Red Wine Crystals), 洪麗分 (Banana Flesh Cells), 張景淞 (Vitamin C), Spring Wu (Stretching Plastic Bag), Ben Pang (Sugar Crystals), St Chiu (Taro Calcium Oxalate Crystals), 張麗娟 (Mosquito Fish), 文琦 (Rotten Corn PLA Cup), Jen-Yao Lin (Paramecium), 龔亭如 (Mackerel Fish Bone), 楊于葳 (Transparent Plastic Bag), Sarah Hsu

Week 04: Standard Upright + Metallography

Activity Date: 110/12/27

Observation Subject: Insect Wings

Leader's Post: 王拉雅

Member Follow-up Shares: Ching-pei Hung (Purple Spotted Butterfly Wing), 白澤 (Metallography Light Source), 白澤 (Uninterruptible Metallography Light Source), 白澤 (Image Sensor), Jen-Yao Lin (Tiny Screw), 黃秋金 (ID Card, Credit Card), Jen-Yao Lin (DIY Metallography Light), 張麗娟 (NT$10 Coin), 張麗娟 (Printed Circuit Board), Ching-pei Hung (Papilio demoleus Wing), 楊于葳

Week 05: Standard Upright + Dark Field

Activity Date: 111/01/03

Observation Subject: Bubbles

Leader's Post: 白澤 (Bubbles), 白澤

Member Follow-up Shares: Ching-pei Hung (Butterfly Scales), 黃秋金 (Bubbles, Yellow Bladderwort Trap), 張麗娟 (Bubbles), 張麗娟 (Fish Scale), Sarah Hsu (Bubbles), 張麗娟 (Tea Bag Filter), 白澤 (Physical Principles Behind Dark Field Microscopy), 王拉雅 (Spirogyra), 楊于葳

Week 06: Research Microscope

Activity Date: 111/01/10

A. Show Your Microscope (Assembly) (Super Objective, Commercial Objective)

B. Calibration Slide Usage (Learn to Focus, Familiarize with Focal Length)

Leader's Post: Jen-Yao Lin (Live Q&A), Jen-Yao Lin (Hand-drawn Diagram), Jen-Yao Lin (Sprayer for Observing Light Path), Jen-Yao Lin (Portable Mini Standard Hand Microscope), Jen-Yao Lin (Tips for Installing 4x Objective on Upright Research Type), Jen-Yao Lin (Reference Dimensions Between Plates), Jen-Yao Lin (Assembly Tips), Jen-Yao Lin (Spacing Dimensions), Jen-Yao Lin

Member Follow-up Shares: 白澤, 白澤 (10x, 40x, 60x, 100x Dry, 100x Water Immersion), Chloe Hsieh (Fine-tuning Stage), Sirius Lu (LED, USB Power Bank Powered), Sibe Lu (Podocarpus Pollen Observation), Wan-hsuan Kao (Super Objective: Bladderwort), 楊于葳

Week 07: Research Type (High Contrast Stage, Diffused Light Stage, None)

Activity Date: 111/01/17

Observation Subject: Plant Cells and Tissues

Leader's Post: St Chiu

Member Follow-up Shares: 白澤 (Taiwan Date Palm Leaf Section), 黃秋金 (Taiwan Date Palm Leaf Cross-section Slide), 張麗娟 (Rotifer), Peixuan Chen (Euplotes), 張麗娟 (Lacticaseibacillus paracasei), 黃秋金

Note: Those who complete 5 tasks in the first six weeks can send a stamped return envelope, and Teacher Chiu will send a slide (Taiwan Date Palm Leaf Section)

Week 08: Research Type + Polarized Light (High Contrast Stage, Diffused Light Stage, None)

Activity Date: 111/01/24

Observation Subject: Starch Grains

Leader's Post: 張麗娟

Member Follow-up Shares: Jen-Yao Lin (Polarized Light Rotation Tips), Ching-pei Hung (Muscat Grape Juice Crystals), 張麗娟 (Sweetened Beverages), Jen-Yao Lin (Wine Crystals), Chen Mona (White Hair), 蔡如昕 (Optical Rotation of Wine Crystals), 黃秋金 (Spirogyra), 黃秋金

Week 09: Research Type + Metallography

Activity Date: 111/01/31

Observation Subject: Pollen Grains

Leader's Post: Ching-pei Hung (Pollen Grains), Ching-pei Hung (Spherical Large Pollen Grains), Ching-pei Hung (Butterfly Scale Metallography vs Polarized Light Comparison), Ching-pei Hung

Member Follow-up Shares: Jen-Yao Lin (Metallography Lighting), Jen-Yao Lin (Azalea Pollen Grains), 白澤 (Easter Lily), 白澤 (Rapeseed Pollen), 白澤 (Hair Reflecting Polarization Characteristics Imaging), 楊于葳 (Butterfly Scales), Sarah Hsu (Bellflower, Basil Pollen), 白澤 (Image Sensor), Jen-Yao Lin (Image Sensor, Copper Track), 白澤 (Hair), Jen-Yao Lin (Mouse Image Sensor), 黃秋金 (Bellflower, Hibiscus Pollen Grains), 白澤 (CMOS Visual Image Sensor), 白澤 (DMD Chip), Chloe Hsieh (Pollen), 白澤 (Suspected Image Sensor), 白澤

Week 10: Research Type + Dark Field (High Contrast Stage, U-shaped Stage)

Activity Date: 111/02/07

Observation Subject:

Leader's Post: 王小發

Member Follow-up Shares: Ching-pei Hung (Ceratium), 張麗娟 (Cymbella), 白澤 (Crow Feather), 白澤 (Pieris Pollen), 白澤 (Fragilaria), 楊于葳 (Cyclops), 張麗娟 (Ceratium), 楊于葳

Week 11: Research Type + Fluorescence (Violet Light, Blue Light)

Activity Date: 111/02/14

Observation Subject: Anti-counterfeit Paper (Banknotes, Certificates), Aquatic Algae (Spirogyra, Fragilaria)

Leader's Post: 楊于葳 (Part 1: Basic Operation Methods), 楊于葳 (Part 2: Epifluorescence Height, Angle), 楊于葳 (Part 3: Operation Process Record), 楊于葳 (Part 4: Application of Three Light Source Positions), 楊于葳 (Blue Fluorescence: Spirogyra), 楊于葳 (Violet Fluorescence: Spirogyra), 楊于葳 (Fragilaria), 楊于葳 (Banknote Fluorescent Fiber), 楊于葳

Member Follow-up Shares: 白澤

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