Name ______

Virtual Microscope Online Exploration

Site One:

Review the different parts of the microscope by clicking on each part and reading the information in the box in the upper right hand corner of the screen. When you are reading some parts information you might have to scroll down, you can scroll by clicking on the up and down arrows on the right side of the information box. Click on each part and write the description (in your own words):

  1. Base –
  1. Eyepiece-
  1. Arm-
  1. Fine Focus Knob-
  1. Coarse Focus Knob-
  1. Aperture-
  1. Objective lenses-
  1. Stage-
  1. Diaphragm-
  1. Light-

Site Two:

Label the microscope below:

Site Three:

In the right side of the screen, under “Getting Stared” click on start tour. **make sure volume is on **

You will review the proper procedures for using a microscope. Listen to the tutorial and go through each step, the tutorial will prompt you to do certain things, make sure to pay close attention and answer the following as you go through the tutorial:

  1. Is this a compound light or electron microscope? ______
  2. What is the very first thing you need to do when trying to look at a specimen with a compound light microscope? ______
  3. What is the iris diaphragm lever used for? ______
  4. Which slide did you choose to look at? ______
  5. What objective power should you always start at? ______
  6. Which knob moves the stage rapidly? ______Which knob moves the stage slowly? _____
  7. Which knob do you move first? ______
  8. True or False. Only use the coarse focus knob when using the low objective lens.
  9. Which knob do you use to improve clarity of the image? ______
  10. What do you use the diaphragm form? ______

On the LEFT side of the screen, click on the “Try This Tab”. Read each challenge or “puzzle” and click on each puzzle. Once you have fixed or solved the problem describe each slide (what does it look like under the microscope, or what are you looking at). Don’t forget you can switch views at anytime to make sure your specimen is in the right position.

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P2-

P3-

P4-

P5-

P6-

Site Four:

Click and drag each specimen to the virtual microscope. Write the correct specimen number next to the name below. Write one interesting description about the specimen shown.

Specimen # / Specimen Name / Specimen Description
Daisy Anther
Mold
Bone Cell
House Spider Eyes
Immune System Cells
Human Hair
Skeletal Muscle
Red Blood Cell
Housefly Mouth
Insect Spiracle