Microscope Intro Honors Bio

Making a wet mount slide Obtain a clean slide and coverslip Obtain a specimen and place it on the slide Add a drop of water on top of the specimen Place the coverslip on top of the slide as shown in the diagram. This will help reduce air bubbles.

Wet Mount Slide

Diagram

FIRST Obtain a microscope and carry it to your lab station using one hand on the arm and one hand on the base. That’s __________ HANDS!

THEN… Make sure the _______ power objective is the one in position for viewing. That is, it is the one pointing straight down at the stage. Also make sure that the __________ is __________ as far as it can go.

Don’t forget the obvious… Plug the microscope in and turn it on.

Begin observing… Place the slide on the stage. You do NOT need to use the clips. Observe the slide as needed always using the low power objective first, then medium and high. Use _____________ focus ONLY with __________ and __________ power. Use _________ focus with __________ power.

When you are done observing, make sure that you do the following: return the _______ power objective to the viewing position, __________ the stage as far as it will go, ____________ the slide, clean it and put it away turn _________ the microscope unplug the microscope and _________ the cord around the arm of the microscope. put the microscope back in the prep room!