Micro Phone Lens
You can purchase the lens from the manufacturer. You supply the smartphone or tablet. It is recommended that your device have a 5 megapixel or higher camera.
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You can buy this tool from Micro Phone Lens. The anticipated price range is $21 - $50.
| Description |
The Micro Phone Lens turns your phone or tablet into a microscope. Available in 4x, 8x, 15x, and 150x magnification. Works with any device. The Micro Phone Lens modifys your smartphone or tablet's existing camera lens to provide 4x, 8x, 15x, or 150x magnification. Image quality may depend on device camera. This tool is recommended for lending libraries. |
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| Used by these projects | Biodiversity PEEK, iNaturalist, Nature's Notebook, Volunteer Stream Monitoring Program, OPAL Soil and Earthworm Survey, Seagrass-Watch, Creek Freaks IWLA, Creek Freaks Program, Creek Freaks, Wisconsin's Water Action Volunteers, The GLOBE Program, Cyanobacteria Monitoring Collaborative (CMC) |
| Ideal Age Group | Elementary school (6 - 10 years), Middle school (11 - 13 years), High school (14 - 17 years), College, Graduate students, Adults, Families, Seniors |
| Training | Learning materials are available online. |
| Size & weight |
Small: This tool would fit in a 6 inch cube. Less than 13oz (a full soda can weighs a little less than 13oz) |
| Expected lifetime | Should last more or less forever |
| Topics | Science Policy, Food, Education, Health & Medicine, Nature & Outdoors, Animals, Geology & Earth Science, Computers & Technology, Biology, Birds, Ecology & Environment, Physics, Crowd Funding, Agriculture, Ocean, Water, Marine & Terrestrial, Archeology & Cultural, Insects & Pollinators |
| Activities | Emergency Response, In oceans, streams, rivers, lakes, While fishing, On a hike, At home, At the beach, At school |
| Tool updated | Aug. 8, 2017, 2:34 p.m. |
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