Making a Good Microscope Drawing'

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Making a Good Microscope Drawing.

• Lorin Moore-Somerlot

9/10/09
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Types of Microscopes

• Compound Light Microscope
• Binocular Microscope/ Stereoscopic
  Microscope/Dissection Microscope
• Electron Microscope
• Other High Tech Devices

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Magnification

• The degree to which a microscope or lens makes an
  object seem larger than it is.
• The amount of detail visible increases with
  increased magnification.

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High Magnification

• Snowflake

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High Magnification

• Do you know what this is?

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Field of View

• The diameter of the view will decrease as the
  magnification increases.

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Magnification and Field of View
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Lab Drawing Tips

• Draw in PENCIL ALWAYS!
• Drawings should be about 1/4 page in size or kept
  in the circular field of view frame that was
  provided in lab.
• Specimen labels should be titled in the upper
  left corner of drawing above circular frame.
• Magnification should be recorded below circular
  frame of drawing
• Labels should be written horizontally (and
  straight) on the right hand side of drawing.
• Arrow lines to labels should be straight and go
  from label to drawing.
• Do not cross label arrow lines.
• Draw what you see to scale.

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What is this picture describing?
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How about now?
Plasma membrane
vacuole
nucleus
mitochondria
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How about now?
Shoreline
Green Island
Sunken Shipwreck
Rattlesnake Island
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Parts of a Stereoscope

• Rules-----gt
• Always carry microscope with 2 hands.
• Only clean microscope with lens cloth.
• If your microscope is not working ask your
  teacher for help.
• Do not use microscopes if have an active eye
  infection.