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Procedure:
Read the directions for each section on the cards provided at each station. Write all answers on this worksheet! Do not make any marks on the materials at each station!
BE CAREFUL WITH THE MICROSCOPES! THEY ARE EXPENSIVE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT, NOT TOYS.
S TAT I O N # 1 : S O LV E T H E M Y S T E RY
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S TAT I O N # 2 - 3 : S E L E C T- A - S L I D E
a. What should you do before viewing a slide? _______________________________________ b. Which objective provides the highest magnication - short, medium, or long? ____________ c. What is the warning? _________________________________________________________
L OW P OW E R
MEDIUM POWER
H I G H P OW E R
Hint: Try to draw what you see accurately! Draw the outline of the big shapes rst, THEN add in extra details and shading if needed. Draw what you see to SCALE as best as you can!
Microscope Mania!!!
Procedure:
Read the directions for each section on the cards provided at each station. Write all answers on this worksheet! Do not make any marks on the materials at each station!
BE CAREFUL WITH THE MICROSCOPES! THEY ARE EXPENSIVE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT, NOT TOYS.
S TAT I O N # 5 :
MICROSCOPE PARTS
Label the parts of the microscope.
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Sharp supplies!
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Pucker up!
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I could be a joker!
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Keep it straight!
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Mystery Pictures Answer Key 1. Creme Saver (peach) 2. Wheel on a Hot Wheels car 3. Metal band on a pencil 4. Thumb tack 5. Seashell 6. Tab from a Soda Can 7. Safety pin 8. Nail file 9. Red checker 10. Key 11. Staples 12. Crackers 13. Wing of a monarch butterfly 14. Jolly Rancher candy (apple) 15. Crayon 16. 3.5 Floppy disk for a computer 17. Playing card 18. Die 19. Straight pins 20. Calculator buttons 21. CD 22. Chalkboard eraser 23. Quarter 24. Green golf tee
Choose one specimen and draw it as it appears in three different powers of magnication. Answer all of the questions in the Station 3 area of your worksheet.
Use the pond water guides to help you identify the organisms you see in your samples. Answer all of the questions in the Station 4 section of your worksheet.
J. COARSE ADJUSTMENT KNOB Moves the stage up and down for FOCUSING
I. FINE ADJUSTMENT KNOB Moves the stage slightly to SHARPEN the image H. DIAPHRAGM Regulates the amount of LIGHT on the specimen
F. LIGHT SOURCE G. BASE Projects light UPWARDS through the diaphragm, Supports the MICROSCOPE the SPECIMEN, and the LENSES
EYEPIECE
This part allows you to view the image on the stage and contains the ocular lens.
NOSEPIECE
This part holds the objective lenses and is able to rotate to change magnification.
OBJECTIVE LENSES
These are found on the nosepiece and range from low to high power.
STAGE CLIPS
LIGHT SOURCE
Projects light upwards through the diaphragm to allow you to see the specimen.
NOTE for the Vocab Cards: If you would like the cards to be self checking, code the back of the cards with the same letter or number. Students can check the matches easily your microscope quiz! the cards. Extra time? Work on your puzzles or study for by comparing the backs of Be sure to inform the kids that no peeking is allowed and all cards must be face up at the start of a game. T. Trimpe 2003 http://sciencespot.net/
ARM
This part on the side of the microscope is used to support it when it is carried.
This part moves the stage up and down to help you get the specimen into view.
This part moves the stage slightly to help you sharpen or fine tune your view of the specimen.
DIAPHRAGM
This part of the microscope helps you adjust the amount of light that reaches the specimen
BASE
Extra time? Work on your puzzles or study for your microscope quiz!
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Vocab Challenge Cards for Station 5 (cont d) + Labels for Microscope Diagram
STAGE
Part of the microscope that supports the slide that is being viewed
COVER SLIP
Name for the small plastic or glass piece that is used to cover a water drop on a slide.
SLIDE
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Station 5 Labels for Parts & Pieces game COARSE ADJUSTMENT KNOB
FINE OBJECTIVE Extra time? Work on your puzzles or study for your microscope quiz! ADJUSTMENT KNOB LENSES DIAPHRAGM T. Trimpe 2003 http://sciencespot.net/