microscopes

microscopes

Parts of a microscope

Watch this to learn parts of a microscope

Multiple Choice

Where do you place the slide?

• eyepiece lens

• Objective lens

• Stage

• lamp

Multiple Choice

What are the lenses above the stage called?

• eyepiece lens

• Objective lens

• Stage

• lamp

Multiple Choice

What do you look through when viewing a slide

• eyepiece

• Objective lens

• Stage

• lamp

Parts of a microscope

Watch this to learn parts of a microscope

Open Ended

Type in the box what the parts labelled A, B and C are

Setting up a slide

Watch the video again. You will need to write up how to set up a slide

Multiple Choice

Why is iodine added to the specimen?

• to clean the cell

• to wash away the bacteria

• as a stain to help see the nucleus

Open Ended

Describe how you set up and onion slide.

Focusing your image

Watch this clip to learn the steps before looking through your eyepiece

Open Ended

1. Describe the steps taken before looking through the eyepiece.

2. Why are these steps important?

Focusing your image

Watch this clip to learn how to focus an image on the microscope

Open Ended

Describe how to focus an image on a microscope.