Parts of the Microscope
What do you look in to see the specimen?
Eyepiece
What is a microscope used for?
Seeing very small things
What part of the microscope is the slide placed on?
Stage
How many hands should be used to carry a microscope?
Two (2)
Moves the stage up and down to focus the image.
Course Focus Wheel
How much does the eyepiece magnify a sample
x10
Used to "sharpen" the microscope slide image.
Fine focus wheel
How much does the medium objective lens magnify's a sample by?
x10
How may objective lenses are on a light microscope
3
When using the medium objective lens and the high objective lens, what focus wheel should you use?
Fine focus wheel