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1. What are the parts? Label the parts of a microscope on the diagram
below.
Eyepiece
Body tube
Nosepiece
Arm
Low power
Med. Power
Stage
High power
Light source
Base
WORD BANK
Arm Eyepiece Nosepiece
Base Fine adjustment Stage
Body tube High power objective Stage clips
Coarse adjustment Light source Med. Power objective
Diaphragm Low power objective
4. Letter “e” Observe the letter “e” with your naked eye and the
microscope. Draw only what you see through the eyepiece. Include the
correct magnification.
Naked eye _______ X
What do you observe about the orientation and direction of the image?
___In the eyepiece, the “e” appears to be upside-down
and backwards.__
5. Comic strip Observe the colored comic strip with your naked eye and the
microscope. Draw only what you see through the eyepiece. Include the
correct magnification.
Comic strip: Cut out small pieces of colored newspaper comic strips. Have
students place them on a slide with a cover slip when viewing under
the microscope.
Cheek cells: Have each student scrape the inside of their cheek using a
cotton swab. Smear the swab on a clean slide to dislodge the cells. Add
a drop of bromothymol blue stain and cover with a cover slip. Disinfect
used slides with bleach. Only allow students to handle their own cheek
cell slides.