USING A MICROSCOPE

MICROSCOPE – TOOL USED TO MAGNIFY OR ENLARGE OBJECTS

• MAYBE MONOCULAR(1) OR BINOCULAR(2) EYEPIECES (MAGNIFIES 10 x)

• LOW-POWER OBJECTIVES = 10x OR 100x

EXAMPLE: 10x X 10x = 100x• HIGH-POWER OBJECTIVES = 40x OR 400x• EXAMPLE: 10x X 40x = 400x• OIL-IMMERSION OBJECTIVES=100x OR 1000x

EXAMPLE: 10x X 100x = 1000x

• BASE – STAND OF THE MICROSCOPE• ARM – STEM; USED TO CARRY

MICROSCOPE• EYEPIECE-OCULAR(S), VIEWING

STRUCTURE(10X)• REVOLVING NOSEPIECE-OBJECTIVES

ATTACHED• STAGE – FLAT PLATFORM FOR SLIDE• SLIDE CLIPS – HOLDS THE SLIDE IN

PLACE

MICROSCOPE PARTS:

MICROSCOPE CONTINUTED…

• COURSE ADJUSTMENT- LARGE KNOB ON ARM

(MOVES OBJECTIVES UP & DOWN)• FINE ADJUSTMENT- FOR PRECISE FOCUSING• IRIS DIAPHRAGM-CONTROLS AMOUNT OF LIGHT• LIGHT – PROVIDES THE ILLUMINATING SOURCE

• BODY TUBE – CONNECTS THE EYEPIECE & THE OBJECTIVES

Microscope - LABEL THE PARTS

BODY TUBE

REVOLVING NOSE PIECE

OBJECTIVE 10X

OBJECTIVE 40x

OBJECTIVE 100X

SLIDE CLIPS

IRIS DIAPHRAGM

LIGHT SOURCE

EYEPIECE

BASE

ARM

FINE ADJUSTMENT

COURSE ADJUSTMENT

STAGE

MICROSCOPE PARTS