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Part A

How does the author of “Make Your Own Microscope” support the claim that one does not need special skills to make a smartphone microscope?


The author tells the story of going to the mall to replace a broken microscope.

She explains how much the project taught her as she researched microscopes.

She lists inexpensive materials that one needs to make a smartphone microscope.

The author describes her personal experience building a smartphone microscope.
Question 2
Part B

Which evidence from the text supports the answer to Part A?


“The only supplies I needed were a laser pointer, a bit of poster tack, a flashlight, some white paper, and clear plastic (Emerson).”

“For example, I learned that lasers were first created as 'an outgrowth of a suggestion made by Albert Einstein' more than 100 years ago (Hecht).”

“Believe me, I’m not a mechanical whiz. I can barely pump up the tires on my bike. So, if I can do this, anyone can do it.”

“But when I stopped into a store called Science Adventure, I was stunned by what I found. The microscope my sister broke costs $144.99! I’m 11 years old. I don’t have that kind of money.”