Microbiologist under spotlight in the classroom
03/10/2007
Making a parasite picture perfect is all in a day’s work for Tim
Chance.
Capturing microscopic life through a lens is part of his role at the
Trust’s Microbiology Department, and now the keen photographer
is helping Year 7 students at Churchdown School to bridge the gap between
science and art.
Inspired by his photographs of micro-organisms including parasites, fungi and bacteria, the students are working on cross-curricular projects led by art co-ordinator Sara Rickard. Work includes models of Petri dishes and what grows inside them.
The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) will now be filming the project to promote the new curriculum later this month.
“Students love looking at the photographs and finding out more about what we do,” said Tim, Section Manager in the Microbiology Department of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Images are taken using digital equipment attached to microscopes and also with a standard digital camera.
The project follows Tim’s previous projects with Cheltenham Bournside School and Winchcombe School. Churchdown School approached his department about the project and he was delighted to help.
“We usually start off looking at the bigger picture such as a whole person or large parasite and gradually get smaller and smaller,” said Tim, who has worked for the Trust for nearly 20 years. “We also show some of the equipment we use to take samples. Working with schools is a great way of explaining how we find different organisms, and what they really are.”
The QCA, a non-departmental public body which maintains and develops the national curriculum and its assessment, will be filming Tim and the pupils on October 17.
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