Orlando Science Center
March 2003
Microscope Vocabulary
• Compound light microscope – An instrument that
allows light to pass through a specimen and uses 2
lenses to form an image.
•Depth of view - vertical distance from the
specimen. When you focus on a 3 dimensional
object, you can only focus on one section at a time.
• Field of view – What you actually see when you
look through the microscope
•Total Magnification – Magnification of the ocular
lens multiplied by the magnification of the objective
used.
Orlando Science Center
March 2003
Proper Microscope
Observations
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Only 1 per side of page!
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Pencil ONLY! (May use coloring pencils)
Title of Specimen
Clear Labels
Detailed
Drawing!
Objective Used
Total Magnification
Orlando Science Center
March 2003
Lines don’t
cross
Making a Wet Mount
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Place a drop of water on a clean slide.
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Place the material in the water.
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Without touching the front of the cover slip,
place the edge in the water.
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Drop the cover slip down carefully without
adding bubbles.
Orlando Science Center
March 2003