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Microscopes and Cells
Lab completion checklist:
· Watch the Intro to the Microscope video
· On the next page, label the parts of the microscope. If you are unable to type in the boxes, then simply make a numbered list and write the names of each part.
· Use the “Virtual Microscope” application to take screen shots of cells
· Watch the videos of plant cells and cheek cells
Intro – Microscope
Virtual Microscope
Open the program and click on the Explore Tab. In the slide box, you will need to find particular slides; get them in focus and take a screenshot of the image in the microscope. Insert screenshots for credit.
Plant Cells: Zoom using the level of magnification that allows you to see chloroplasts.
Animal Cells: Choose the spider or spider leg if spiders creep you out. Zoom until the image is clear.
Bacteria: Choose any slide and zoom with 100X.
Human: Choose the slide that interests you most.
Now check out what a plant cell really looks like under the microscope:
Elodea Under the Microscope
Here is a video on how to make a cheek cell wet mount and what the cells of your mouth look like under the microscope:
Cheek Cells Video
Nikon Eclipse 100 Compound Light Microscope
Use the video to label the microscope model.
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