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100
True or False. Microorganisms can be tiny plants?
What is True.
100
To _______ means to examine or to study carefully.
What is to analyze.
100
A __________ microscope has one powerful lens and a stage that does not move.
What is a simple microscope.
100
There are four steps to making a scientific investigation great. What are the first two?
What is observe and analyze.
100
Why do scientists use magnifying tools?
What is to observe matter that is too small to be seen with our eyes along.
200
What is the part of a microscope where the object or slide is placed for viewing?
What is a stage.
200
The term that means to watch, look or notice is __________?
What is observe.
200
A _________ microscope has two or more lenses and the stage can usually be moved up or down to help you to focus on the object.
What is a compound microscope.
200
There are four steps to making a scientific investigation great. What are the last two?
What is compare and share.
200
What is the difference between "looking" and "observing?"
What is when we observe something, we study it carefully and notice details that we do not notice when we just take a look.
300
True or False. A water sample from the local lake would like not be full of microorganisms.
What is false.
300
______ are the smallest particles of an element that still have the properties of the element in its original form.
What is an atom.
300
When Leeuwenhoek looked at a drop of pound water through one of his lenses, he saw that every drop was filled with HUNDREDS of living organisms, both _______ and __________.
What is plant and animal.
300
Scratched or dirty lenses make an object look ________.
What is blurry.
300
What is "field of view"?
What is the area through a magnifying lens or microscope that contains the part of the object that is being observed.
400
What is the special drawing technique used to show a field of view in a microscope?
What is first find the microscope's circle of light and then put a solid or dotted line around the illustration to show the field of view.
400
A ______ is the smallest particle of a substance that still has the properties of that substance.
What is a molecule.
400
Why was Leeuwenhoek a "good" scientist? (Hint - think notes)
What is he always took careful notes and recorded all of his observations.
400
Safety - If you are looking at objects outside, NEVER look at the ______ through the magnifying glass.
What is the sun.
400
What would you say to someone who tells you an object gets bigger under a magnifying glass or through a microscope?
What is the fact is that the object isn't getting bigger; the lenses just make the object look bigger and closer.
500
The _______ is only one of the ways that information can be shared over the Internet.
What is the web.
500
Anton van Leeuwenkoek (1632-1723) is referred to as the "Father of ______________" as he used microscopes to study tiny organisms all around him.
What is Microbiology.
500
Name one of the six Mysteries of the Microscopic World from page 3 of the newspaper. I will get you started - pollen is one.
What is dust, blood cells, human hair, mold and tree bark.
500
Imagine that you woke up one morning with magnified vision. How would this affect your day?
What is I would have difficulty judging distance when walking or looking at things because everything would appear closer than it really is. It would be difficult to follow my regular routines such as eating, dressing, etc.