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TOPIC: Microscope AIM: How do we use a microscope?
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Eyepiece lens magnification x objective lens magnification
Total magnification
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Total magnification=4 x10= 40
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100x 400x
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Rules when using a microscope 1. Carrying microscope = 1 hand on arm, other hand under base close to body
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2. DO NOT use coarse adjustment under high power
bc it can break the lens or the slide
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3. Always start off with low power bc it gives you a greater field of view.
HIGH
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4. Before switching to high power you must:
a. focus your image b. center your image
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5. Adjust the diaphragm (When switching from low to high, amount of light decreases)
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6. Use LENS PAPER to clean lens
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Treating specimen with solutions of different colors
What is staining? Treating specimen with solutions of different colors Make cell parts more visible
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Unstained cheek cells Stained cheek cells
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Examples: 1. Lugol’s Iodine (plant cells)
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Onion Cells stained with Lugol’s Iodine
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2. Methylene blue (animal cells)
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Cheek Cells Unstained Stained
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Skin Cells stained with Methylene Blue
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Wet mount 1. Place a drop of water on the slide
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2. Place object on the slide.
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3. Slowly lower cover slip onto specimen on an angle to avoid AIR BUBBLES.
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4. Absorbed excess water with a paper towel.
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F Upside down & backwards How do images appear? On the slide
Seen through lens F
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Image moves in opposite direction
What happens when you move the slide?
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