How to Use a Microscope

Click on the following links to the How Stuff Works website to study the Compound Light Microscope. Once you are on the website, be sure to scroll down and read about each topic as well as watch each video that appears to the right of the list of topics. Focus on topics 1,2, 3, and 6 on the website.



Introduction to How Light Microscopes Work

The Basic

Image Quality

The Parts of a Light Microscope

If you would like a study guide for the test, email me and I will forward one to you.

The following link is a picture of a microscope to label. Print it or save it to your desktop and memorize the names of each part of the microscope. Use this picture for the test.

Microscope Unlabeled Picture


MICROSCOPE USAGE PRETEST

Log on to Mygradebook.com
Choose Science class.
To the right of the class information you will see a box that is called Calendar.
In that box you will see:

Online Quizzes Due Today

No online quizzes due today.
> See all assigned online quizzes

Click on See all assigned online quizzes. Take the quiz called Microscope Usage Pretest. Your quiz will be scored immediately and the results will be sent to your teacher.

HAVE FUN AND GOOD LUCK!

Challenge Lesson on SEM Microscopes

SEM Microscopes

How do you see more detail and objects that are too small to be seen with a compund light microscope? To learn more about powerful microscopes that can see the beyond the capabilities of the compund light microscope go to:

How the SEM WORKS

Imaging Technology Groups Images from SEMs

MicroAngela SEM Antics (Animations from SEMs)

Complete one or more of the following activities:

1. Tell what SEM stands for and draw and label 3-4 images as seen through an SEM.
2. Tell what SEM stands for and draw an SEM and label the parts
3. Make a VENN diagram telling the similarities and differences between an SEM and a Compound Light Microscope (the kind we use in class).
Use the following categories in your VENN Diagram:

Magnification range
Method of magnification
Dimensions (2-D, 3-D) of images
Color of images
Sample preparation
Parts of each microscope

4. Determine how SEMs can help scientists and doctors diagnose and treat disease.

5. If you could look at something under an SEM (that is not already shown on one of the websites), what would it be? Why? Draw what you think the magnified image would look like.