BY ANTOINETTE RAHN
Many years ago, my elementary school teacher said something about the use of magnification that I’ll never forget. He said, “The ability to inspect nature using magnification is like opening the door to a spectacular world we suspected may exist but could never truly see on our own.”
While it is a memorable comment, it’s quite lengthy for a child to remember. However, writing the sentence on the chalkboard 100 times, as a reprimand for talking in class, helped me commit it to memory.