How to use the Light Microscope

​How to use the light microscope.

By Alison Schaffer

​1. Always start on scanning, stage down.

Multiple Choice

Which objective lense do you always start with?

• High

• Low

• Scanning

• Occular

​2. Use the course adjustment knob until you see something.

​3. Use the fine adjustment knob.

Multiple Choice

Always start with the fine adjustment knob.

• True

• False

​4. Make sure the arrow is pointing at what you're magnifying and switch to low power.

​5. Use the fine adjustment knob.

Open Ended

Once you have something in focus on scanning, with the arrow pointing at it, what's the very next thing you do?

​6. Once in perfect focus, switch to high power carefully. Never use course adjustment at this point!!!

Multiple Choice

What do we never use on high power?

• fine adjustment

• iris diaphragm

• course adjustment

• both eyes

Multiple Select

How should you leave the microscope? Pick all that apply

• stage up

• stage down

• scanning objective lense

• cleared stage