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How to Properly Use a Microscope

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1 How to Properly Use a Microscope

2 Parts of Microscope eye piece lens eye piece tube arm stage
revolving nosepiece arm low power objective Parts of Microscope medium power objective high power objective stage course focus adjustment stage clips fine focus adjustment diaphragm light source base

3 Function of Parts magnifies 10x holds eyepiece hold to carry
selects objectives hold to carry wider angle magnifies 4x Function of Parts medium angle magnifies 10x smallest angle magnifies 40x slide lays on holds slide to stage focus on low power adjusts amount of light through stage focus on high power light goes up through specimen to your eye hold to carry

4 Steps to Properly Use Microscope
1. Use course adjustment to lower stage all the way to the bottom. DO IT SLOWLY!!! 2. Use nosepiece to turn to low power objective. 3. Lay slide onto stage. Use the stage clips to make sure slide doesn’t move greatly. Make sure specimen is over the light hole. 4. While looking trough the eyepiece slowly use the course adjustment to focus specimen.

5 Steps to Properly Use Microscope
5. Once it is focus you can switch to the medium objective. You shouldn’t have to adjust the focus. If you need to move slide be careful and keep clips on the slide. Do it slowly! 6. You can switch to high power. Use the fine adjustment to focus. DO IT SLOWLY! NEVER LET THE OBJECTIVE TOUCH THE SLIDE! YOU WILL BREAK THE OBJECTIVES LENS!


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