The Microscope
Sixth Grade Science Class
DTresten.Hildebrandt.2001/2Modified by TCrannie 02/03
Modified by SDillon 12/03/2007
This is the
microscope that is similar to the one we will use in our
science lab. It’s the one used in science labs all over the world.
Photo by D. Tresten, 2002
Background Information
Two types of lenses:
• Convex Lens
• Concave Lens
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Molecular Expressions: Light and Color - Bi-Concave Lenses: Interactive Java Tutorial
The Human Eye
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/anatomy/introduction.html
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Microscopes Work on the Principal of Magnification
• Looking through crystals and raindrops taught people about magnification.
• Microscopes contain convex lenses, which magnify objects.
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The Bi-Convex Lens: Interactive Java Tutorial
Objects in Which Convex Lenses are Used:
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History of the Microscope
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General
History
Famous
People
Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer: Anatomy of the Microscope - Introduction
Hooke
Leeuvenhoek
Anton Von Leeuvenhoek
• Lived during 17th century• First man to make and
use microscope• His microscope magnified
270x and looked like this:
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http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/anatomy/introduction.html
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Robert Hooke
Hooke wanted to know what something living looked like when it was strongly magnified. Since he knew that he would need to cut a really thin layer to view through his microscope, he chose to view a piece of easily-sliced cork tree…
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Cork oak (Quercus suber) with sections of cork removedEric G. Carle—Shostal/EB Inc.
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Cork Cells
NIGMS -- Inside the Cell/ Drawing of cork tissue
When Hooke
viewed the thin layer of
cork through
his micro-scope, this is
what he saw:
Credit: National Library of Medicine, NIH
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The small structures that “made up” cork reminded Hooke of the prison cells of his century…
NIGMS -- Inside the Cell/ Drawing of cork tissue
Cork Cells
Prison Cells
Credit: National Library of Medicine, NIH
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…so he named the small structures “cells.”
Prison Cells
Plant Cells
Plant Cell (viewed through a
modern microscope)
Richard Kirby, Oxford Scientific Films
Plant -- Media -- Encarta ® Online
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Why Use a Microscope?To see this…
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to see why:CELLS alive!
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CELLS alive!
And this…
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Dangerous water-born parasite. Most dangerous for persons withCompromised immune systems.
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And this…
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Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C) crystals.
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And this…
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Daphnia (water flea) found in pond water.
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CELLS alive!
And this…
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•Dust mite, found in beds, carpets, and sofas.•Eat dead skin cells and crumbs from crackers or cookies.•May cause itching if too many of them.Next
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And this…
Guess It!
http://www.mos.org/sln/SEM/gallery.html
Jump to Cells PPT
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Images Seen Through Microscopes
CELLS alive!
Click on Image Gallery to view cells through
compound scope
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Let’s learn the names of the parts of the microscope, so
that we can later learn how to use each part…
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See the Names of the Parts
Eyepiece (or Ocular) (10x)Body tube
Base (Legs)
Coarse Adjustment Knob
ArmFine Adjustment Knob
Revolving NosepieceLow Power Objective
(10x)
Disc DiaphragmIn-base
illuminator Light Source (Mirror,
not lamp)
1
2
4
5
6
9
10
8
7
Stage Opening
4
12Inclination Joint
13High Power Objective (50x)
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scope.jpg
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Stage
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Stage clips
Watch How Light Travels Through a Microscope
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Learn the Functions
Magnify 10x
Support lenses
Support microscope
Focus quickly but coarsely
Hold body tube/Carry
Slowly and finely move objectives toward/away from specimen to focus finely
To turn objectives into place over specimen
Magnify 10x
Allow more/less light
Send light up through specimen
Allow light to reach specimen
Bend eyepiece toward your eye
Magnify 50X
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Game
Magnify 10x
Support lenses
Support microscope
Focus quickly but coarsely
Hold body tube/CarrySlowly and finely
move objectives toward/away from specimen to focus finely
To turn objectives into place over specimen
Magnify 10x
Allow more/less light
Send light up through specimen
Allow light to reach specimen
Bend eyepiece toward your eye
Magnify 50X
Hold slide
Zeiss
Microscope(Ours)
Name its parts
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Care of the Microscope,Page 1 of 3
Click in each blank after you say the answer aloud:
Always carry a microscope with _______ hands, one on the ______ and the other on the ________.
twoarmbase
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Care of the MicroscopePage 2 of 3
Clean lenses with ______ _________ only.
lenspaper
NEVER touch _________ with finger tips.
lensesClick here to view answers
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Always keep the scope _____
from the _______ of the
_________.
Care of the MicroscopePage 3 of 3
away
edge
table
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How to Use the Microscope
How to Wake It Up
How to Focus
How to Put it to Bed
How to Make a Wet Mount
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To Use the Scope, Wake It Up:Use of the Microscope
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2. Place LOW powered (10x) objective over stage opening.
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3. Plug in scope.
4. Place wet-mounted slide on stage (only if objective is far away).
5. Turn on lamp.
1. Check: Is objective AWAY from stage?
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How to Use the Microscope
How to Wake It Up
How to Focus
How to Put it to Bed
How to Make a Wet Mount
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What does “focus” mean?
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In this site, raise and lower the “focus” knob to see how blurry and sharp the image of the specimen will appear.
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How to Focus
How to Focus on a Specimen:
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Click below to practice focusing:
Step 1: Focusing
Set Disc Diaphragm to 1,“Least Light” Setting
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Close-up of disc diaphragm(as seen from underneaththe stage)
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Set Scope to Low Power (100x)
In other words, set the 10x objective in place over the stage opening.
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Place specimen (which is on a slide) directly over the stage opening and secure it with
stage clips…
Looking from the side, use the coarse adjustment knob to raise the stageas close as possible to the objectives…
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Looking through the eyepiece for the first time (with both eyes open), use the coarse and/or fine adjustment knob/s untilthe specimenis in sharp,clearfocus. Back to
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If there is too little light, rotate the disc diaphragm to another opening.
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Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer: Electron Microscopy Interactive Java Tutorials - Virtual Scanning Electron Microscopy
Click below to practice focusing:
How to Focus on a Specimen, Cont’d:
SeeNext Step
Note: If the object is a blur or just a shadow, it is NOT in focus. Keep turning the coarse/fine adjustment knobs.
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How to Focus on a Specimen, Cont’d:
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Click below to practice focusing:
How to Use the Microscope
How to Wake It Up
How to Focus
How to Put it to Bed
How to Make a Wet Mount
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Always put our microscopes “to bed” after labs:
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1. Turn off the lamp
2. Unplug scope
3. Place 10x (LOW powered) objective over stage opening
4. Move stage away from objectives
5. Take out slide
6. Clean stage, slide and cover slip
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Click to view 6 steps for putting micro-
scope to bed
How to Use the Microscope
How to Wake It Up
How to Focus
How to Put it to Bed
How to Make a Wet Mount
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How to Prepare a Slide (How to Make a Wet Mount)
Microscope Lab - Wet Mounts
Staining Cells
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Types of Microscopes
Electron Microscopehttp://www.mos.org/sln/SEM/
Compound Light
Microscope
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See real images!
Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer: Museum of Microscopy - Siemens Elmiskop IA Transmission Electron Microscope
Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer: Anatomy of the Microscope - Introduction
Zeiss Microscope
(Ours)
This is the
microscope that we will use in our science
lab. It’s the Zeiss model
used in science labs all over the
world.
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/anatomy/introduction.html
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Other Topics
Cool Links about Microscopy
Glass-sphere microscope
http://www.uq.edu.au/nanoworld/images_1.html
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Ethical Use of the MicroscopeSetting Up a Microscope Lab
How to Safely Collect Pond Water Samples
Microscopic Life in Water
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