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The Microscope

The document provides an overview of microscopes, including their history, parts, and functions. It outlines key vocabulary, success criteria for learning, and instructions for using a microscope effectively. Additionally, it explains how to calculate magnification and includes guidelines for drawing specimens observed under a microscope.

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The Microscope

The document provides an overview of microscopes, including their history, parts, and functions. It outlines key vocabulary, success criteria for learning, and instructions for using a microscope effectively. Additionally, it explains how to calculate magnification and includes guidelines for drawing specimens observed under a microscope.

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What do all the things below have in

common?
Microscope
LO:
Describe different parts of the microscope

Key Vocabulary:
Eye piece
Objective
Stage
coarse adjustment
Specimen
Success criteria
 Identify different parts of microscope
 Recognize the function of each part of
microscope
 Record observation using microscope
 Calculate different magnification
Microscopy
• Microscopy is the use
of or investigation with
a microscope.
• The microscope uses
glass lenses to magnify
objects we are not able
to see clearly with the
naked eye.
 Since the 1st Century the Roman's, were
investigating the use of glass and how to magnify
objects. Nero (reigned 54–68 AD) is also said to
have watched the gladiatorial games using an
emerald as a corrective lens!

 In the 13th Salvino D'Armate from Italy, made the


first eye glass.

 The earliest simple forms of magnifying glasses


were used for inspecting tiny insects such as fleas,
hence these early magnifiers called "flea glasses".

 These magnifiers only had 1 CONVEX lens.


• In the 1590's, two Dutch spectacle makers, Zacharias
Jansen and his father Hans started experimenting
with these lenses. They put several lenses in a tube
and made a very important discovery. The object
near the end of the tube appeared to be greatly
enlarged, much larger than any simple magnifying
glass could achieve by itself. This was the first
compound microscope.

• It was Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), a Dutch


draper and scientist, and one of the pioneers of
microscopy who in the late 17th century became the
first man to make and use a real microscope.

• Van Leeuwenhoek achieved greater success than his


contemporaries by developing ways to make
superior lenses, grinding and polishing five hundred
and fifty lenses to make his new lens tube that had a
magnifying power over 200 times better than any
one else at the time
Timeline
• Create your own time line.

1st Century
Romans using
glass to magnify
Different
types of
• Light
microscopes
• A
compound
The Light Microscope
microscop
has 1 compound lens
e uses
more than
one lenses
• Electron The Electron
microscop Microscope has 2+
e uses compound lenses
Microscopes
Microscopes have been used for
years, to observe objects that are
too small to see with the naked eye.

Over time the magnification of


microscopes has significantly
improved due to developments in
technology. We now have
microscopes that can examine
specimens at an atomic level.

We have made many important


scientific discoveries thanks to using
microscopes.
Now, let’s take a look at the
parts of a microscope.
Parts of a Microscope
Task 1

Identify different parts of microscope.

Station 1: Station 2:

Virtual Lab Manual Lab

(10 Minutes)
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Share your findings
Eyepiece This is the lens closest to your eye. It
Lens usually has a magnification of x10

The Light Microscope Objective


Lens
There are three lenses of different
strengths which can be used to magnify
the image more clearly.

Stage This is the place where you put a


microscope slide. Clips hold the slide in
place
Diaphragm Controls the amount of light that goes
onto the microscope slide.

Light The light source projects light onto the


microscope slide. It can be a mirror or an
electric bulb.

Base This is very heavy to keep the microscope


from falling over

Arm This holds the eyepiece lens above the


stage.
Fine Focus This is used to focus the image so it is
Knob very sharp and clear.

Coarse This is used to focus the image so that


Focus you can see it clearly.
Knob
Using the Microscope
1. Always carry the microscope by the base
and the arm.
2. Use the lowest objective power lens first.
3. Angle the mirror or adjust your light to
let in plenty of light.
4. Place the slide you want to look at on the
stage.
5. Turn the course focusing wheel until you
can see your slide clearly.
6. Then adjust your image with the fine
course focusing wheel
7. You may now use the higher objective
lens, taking care to move the stage slowly
so as to avoid the slide touching the lens.
How to work out magnification!

Magnification = Eyepiece Lens x Objective lens

If the eye piece lens has a magnification of


10x and the objective lens has a
magnification of 40x then the image will be
magnified 400x!
10x x 40x =400x
Eyepiece Objective Total
Magnification Magnification Magnification

10x 4x 40x
10x 5x 500x
5x 40x 200x
5x 120x 600x
5x 100x 500x
10x 125x 1250x
Total magnification = magnification of eye piece lens x magnification of objective lens

1. If the eye piece always has a magnification x 10


a) What is the total magnification of the red objective lens? x40
b) What is the total magnification of the white lens? x1000

2. If the eye piece has a magnification of x 5


What is the total magnification of
c) the blue lens x200
d) the yellow lens x50
Match the part with its function!
Part Function

Eyepiece Controls the amount of light that goes onto the


Lens microscope slide.
Objective This is the lens closest to your eye. It usually has a
Lens magnification of x10
Stage This is used to focus the image so it is very sharp
and clear.
Diaphragm This is used to focus the image so that you can
see it clearly.
Light This holds the eyepiece lens above the stage.

Base There are three lenses of different strengths which


can be used to magnify the image more clearly.
Arm This is the place where you put a microscope slide.
Clips hold the slide in place
Fine Focus The light source projects light onto the microscope
Knob slide. It can be a mirror or an electric bulb.
Coarse This is very heavy to keep the microscope from
Focus Knob falling over
Drawing Microscope Slides / Specimens:
• Use a pencil
• Draw only the lines you see. No shading or colouring
• Each circular diagram (field of view) should be about
a 3rd of a page in size
• If the cells you are viewing are similar/repetitive it’s
useful to draw about 4-5 only

Always record the:


 magnification
 name of specimen
 and the date of the
observation

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