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5. After 3–24 hours, remove excess water from the petri dish.
6. Prepare a wet mount slide by squeezing water from your sample onto a slide. Place your coverslip over the water and observe
your findings using a microscope!
7. 7. Record your observations:
8. Sketch your findings at low (40x) and high power (100x):
Post Lab Extension:
1. Create a tardigrade multimedia infographic. (Include pictures of tardigrades from the lab.)
2. Design an experiment to test tardigrade viability with variables such as salinity, pH, oxygen debt, light, temperature, etc. Upon
completion, CER the experiment and share!
Bear Trap: Finding Tardigrades Pre- and Post Lab Questions
