Microscopes

These two parts support the microscope and are used to carry it.

• Arm and base

• Lens and stage

• Lens and arm

• Nosepiece and stage

This small knob controls tiny details and moves the stage a SMALL AMOUNT up and down.

Draw a simple version of a microscope :)

Match the following parts to their purpose

• What you look through

• Lens

• What the slide goes on

• Stage

• To help carry/ support the microscope

• Diaphragm

• Helps control the light/lets light in

• Arm

What does a microscope do?

• Produces a magnified (bigger) image of something too small for the eye to see

• Helps us look at stars

• Produces a smaller image of something too big to see at once

• Helps us look at our teeth

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A thin flat piece of glass used to hold objects for examination is called a ___

• sheet

• slide

• cover slip

• objective

This microscope costs millions of dollars and can see internal structures.

• Electron microscope

• Scanning microscope

• Compound Light microscope

This microscope is what we have in class. It uses light and multiple lens.

• Compound light microscope

• Electron microscope

• Dissecting microscope

What are our slides made of?

• Glass

• Plastic

• Wood

• Metal

Which part of the microscope moves the stage up quickly?

• Coarse adjustment knob

• Fine adjustment knob

• Diaphragm

• Base