Origins: Earth is Born

Setup Photographs

The Hunt for Micrometeorites

The following photographs illustrate some of steps involved in the "The Hunt for Micrometeorites" classroom activity that accompanies NOVA's Origins: Earth Is Born program.

Final assembled filter

Taping collector to pool

Folding collector for storage

Positioning collector for washing down

Washing particulate matter from collector

Draining water and particulate matter into filter

Placing wet filter on cardboard

Cutting center strip from wet filter

Spreading thin film of diluted glue on slides

Placing cut-out filter strip on slides coated with glue