2. Bringing Out Your Microscope
• Always carry with 2 hands,
one on the arm and one on
the base
• Place your microscope on
a piece of newspaper
• Only use lens paper for
cleaning the lens
• Keep liquids away!
3. Name the parts of a microscope
Eyepiece
Body Tube
Revolving Nosepiece
Arm
Objective Lens
Stage
Stage Clips
Coarse Focus
Diaphragm
Fine Focus
Light
Base
4. Getting Started
• Place the Slide on the Stage,
under the Stage Clips
• Click Nosepiece to the lowest
power (shortest) Objective
Lens
• Look into the Eyepiece
• Use the Course Focus knob to
bring close to being in focus,
then use the smaller Fine
Focus knob.
• Adjust the Iris Diaphragm.
5. Increasing Magnification
• Click the Nosepiece to a longer Objective
• Do NOT use the Coarse Focusing Knob
• Use the Fine Focus Knob to bring the slide
into focus
What can you find on your slide?
6. Putting Your Microscope Away
• Remove and return your Slides.
• Click the Nosepiece to the lowest
power Objective
• Always carry back to the cart with 2
hands, one on the arm and one on the
base
• Fold your newspaper and
place in recycle stack
7. Name the parts of a microscope
Eyepiece
Body Tube
Revolving Nosepiece
Arm
Objective Lens
Stage
Stage Clips
Coarse Focus
Diaphragm
Fine Focus
Light
Base
8. Name the parts of a microscope
Eyepiece
Body Tube
Revolving Nosepiece
Arm
Objective Lens
Stage
Stage Clips
Coarse Focus
Diaphragm
Fine Focus
Light
Base
9. Bringing Out Your Microscope
• Always carry with 2 hands,
one on the arm and one on
the base
• Place your microscope on
a piece of newspaper
• Only use lens paper for
cleaning the lens
• Keep liquids away!
10. Getting Started
• Place the Slide on the Stage,
under the Stage Clips
• Click Nosepiece to the lowest
power (shortest) Objective
Lens
• Look into the Eyepiece
• Use the Course Focus knob to
bring close to being in focus,
then use the smaller Fine
Focus knob.
• Adjust the Iris Diaphragm.
11. Increasing Magnification
• Click the Nosepiece to a longer Objective
• Do NOT use the Coarse Focusing Knob
• Use the Fine Focus Knob to bring the slide
into focus
What can you find on your slide?
12. Putting Your Microscope Away
• Remove and return your Slides.
• Click the Nosepiece to the lowest
power Objective
• Always carry back to the cart with 2
hands, one on the arm and one on the
base
• Fold your newspaper and
place in recycle stack
13. Name the parts of a microscope
Eyepiece
Body Tube
Revolving Nosepiece
Arm
Objective Lens
Stage
Stage Clips
Coarse Focus
Diaphragm
Fine Focus
Light
Base
Students will have their microscopes out, for reference as we go through each of the steps. As an introduction, students will be asked what kinds of things they can do with this tool.
Teacher demonstrates how to hold the microscope, where the lens paper is located and how to use it. Students will be invited to turn the knobs and observe the stage as it moves up and down WITHOUT A SLIDE. Teacher will demonstrate how to store the microscope.
This is the exact version of the microscope used in class. Students will be identifying the parts on the microscopes at their desks as we go along and what their functions are.
Give students a slide from the “common things” set, each student will practice focusing and changing objectives.
Have students exchange slides so they can look at different things, walk them through using the high power objective to focus slides. Emphasize not using the coarse objective during this process, as it will crack the slides.
Have students exchange slides so they can look at different things, walk them through using the high power objective to focus slides. Emphasize not using the coarse objective during this process, as it will crack the slides.
This is the exact version of the microscope used in class. Students will be identifying the parts on the microscopes at their desks as we go along and what their functions are.
This is the exact version of the microscope used in class. Students will be identifying the parts on the microscopes at their desks as we go along and what their functions are.
Teacher demonstrates how to hold the microscope, where the lens paper is located and how to use it. Students will be invited to turn the knobs and observe the stage as it moves up and down. Teacher will demonstrate how to store the microscope.
Give students a slide from the “common things” set, each student will practice focusing and changing objectives.
Have students exchange slides so they can look at different things, walk them through using the high power objective to focus slides. Emphasize not using the coarse objective during this process, as it will crack the slides.
Have students exchange slides so they can look at different things, walk them through using the high power objective to focus slides. Emphasize not using the coarse objective during this process, as it will crack the slides.
This is the exact version of the microscope used in class. Students will be identifying the parts on the microscopes at their desks as we go along and what their functions are.