USING A MICROSCOPE

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USING A MICROSCOPE
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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 OBJECTIVES100x OR 1000x
• EXAMPLE 10x X 100x 1000x

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MICROSCOPE PARTS

• 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

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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

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Microscope -
LABEL THE PARTS
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MICROSCOPE PARTS
EYEPIECE
BODY TUBE
REVOLVING NOSE PIECE
ARM
OBJECTIVE 10X
OBJECTIVE 40x
STAGE
OBJECTIVE 100X
SLIDE CLIPS
COURSE ADJUSTMENT
IRIS DIAPHRAGM
FINE ADJUSTMENT
LIGHT SOURCE
BASE