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Science
Parts and Functions of
Compound Microscope

Quarter 2 - Module 1
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 2 – Module 1: Parts and Function of Compound Microscope
Second Edition, 2021

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 Science
Quarter 2 - Module 1
Parts and Functions of Compound
Microscope

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 Table of Contents

COVER PAGE
COPYRIGHT PAGE
TITLE PAGE
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Lesson 1 – Parts and function of a compound microscope

What I Need to Know 1

What I Know 1
What’s In 2
What’s New 2
What is it 2
What’s More 4
What I Have Learned 5
What I Can Do 5
Key to Answers 6
References 7
What This Module is About

Introductory Message
Welcome to the Science 7 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Parts and
Function of a Compound Microscope

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators

from public schools to assist you, the teacher or facilitator, in helping the learners
meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their personal,
social, and economic constraints in schooling.

To the facilitators:

As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module. You
also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage their
own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the learners as
they do the tasks included in the module.

To the parents:
As a vital partners in education, your support to your children’s learning at home, is
a great factor to ensure that they will become succesful in what they do. As a parents,
you are expected to monitor your children’s progress while they are accomplishing the
tasks in this module while at the same time, ensuring that they learn independently.

The objectives set for this learning material will be certainly accomplished with your
steadfast guidance and support.

To the learners:

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help
learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration their
needs and circumstances.

Furthermore, it is our objective that you will have fun while going through this material.
Take charge of your learning pace and in no time, you will successfully meet the
targets and objectives set in this module which are intended for your ultimate
development as a learner and as a person.
How to Learn from this Module
To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:
• Take your time reading the lessons carefully.
• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and exercises diligently.
• Answer all the given tests and exercises.

Icons of this Module

This part contains learning objectives that
What I Need to are set for you to learn as you go along the
Know module.

This is an assessment as to your level of

knowledge to the subject matter at hand,
What I know
meant specifically to gauge prior related
Knowledge
This part connects previous lesson with that
of the current one.
What’s In

An introduction of the new lesson through

various activities, before it will be presented
What’s New
to you

These are discussions of the activities as a

way to deepen your discovery and under-
What is It
standing of the concept.

These are follow-up activities that are in-

tended for you to practice further in order to
What’s More
master the competencies.

Activities designed to process what you

What I Have have learned from the lesson
Learned

These are tasks that are designed to show-

case your skills and knowledge gained, and
What I can do
applied into real-life concerns and situations.
 This is a task which aims to evaluate your
level of mastery in achieving the learning
Assessment
competency.

In this portion, another activity will be given

Additional to you to enrich your knowledge or skill of
Activities the lesson learned. This also tends
retention of learned concepts.
This contains answers to all activities in the
module.
Answer Key

At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in developing this

module.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the module.
Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities included
in the module.
3. Read the instructions carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
7. If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to
consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are not alone.
8. We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and gain
deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it
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LIVING THINGS AND THEIR
Q2
MODULE 1 ENVIRONMENT
Parts and Functions of a
LESSON 1
Compound Microscope

What I Need To Know

Learning Competency: Identify parts of the microscope and their functions.

Code: S7LT-lla-1

Objectives: At the end of this module, you will be able to:

1. identify the parts of a compound microscope and their functions.

What’s In

The microscope is a tool which can help you see tiny objects and small living
organisms that cannot be seen by the naked eye. It makes them look bigger. The study
of the diversity of life begins with microscopic organisms.
It comprises of three major parts based on their functions: magnifying,
illuminating and mechanical parts.

What’s New

Arrange the following jumbled letters into word/s referring to parts of a

microscope:
1. p e i c e e y e = __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
2. t n i o j n a t i o n i n c l i = __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __
3. b u t e y d o b = __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
4. m a r = __ __ __
5. t i v e s o b j e c = __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

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 What Is It

The word microscope comes from the words micro meaning “small” and scope
meaning “to see or view.” The purpose of a microscope is to magnify small objects so
that they can be seen clearly. To magnify means to increase in size of something to
look bigger. Organisms that cannot be seen by our naked eye can be seen and
observed under a microscope.
Below are the parts and functions of a compound microscope.

A. Mechanical Parts - used to support and adjust the parts of the

microscope
• Base – the bottom part that supports the whole weight of the microscope.
• Arm – the part on the side that is being held when carrying the
microscope.
• Inclination Joint – part of the microscope that is tilted to have the
desired angle for viewing.
• Body Tube – a tube part of the microscope that supports the eyepiece.
• Revolving nosepiece – this holds the objective lenses and is able to
rotate to change magnification.
• Stage – part of the microscope where the slide containing the
specimen to be viewed is placed.
• Coarse Adjustment Knob – this part moves the body tube up and
down to help get the specimen into view.

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 • Fine Adjustment Knob – this part moves the body tube slightly to help
sharpen or “fine” tune the view of the specimen.
• Stage clips - hold the specimen in place
B. Illuminating Parts – part of the microscope which supplies light and regulate
light towards the focus specimen.
• Diaphragm – this part helps adjust the amount of light that reaches
the specimen.
• Mirror - reflects or shines light up through the diaphragm

C. Magnifying Parts - used to enlarge the specimen

• Eyepiece – this part is also called ocular, where you look through to
see the image of the specimen.
• Objective lenses - gather light from the specimen, magnifies the image of
the specimen, and projects the magnified image into the body tube.
The following are the types of objective lenses:
• High Power Objective Lens – it usually has 40x magnification
and is used to locate those areas which need closer study.
• Low Power Objective Lens - it has a magnification of 10x and
allows you to quickly scan a large area of the specimen
• Scanner – it has a 4x magnification, the lowest magnification
of all the objective lenses.
• Oil Immersion Objective - a microscope objective of high resolving
power in which the space between the front lens and the cover glass
is filled with an oil

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 What’s More
Label the parts of the microscope.

What I Have Learned

Match column A with column B by writing the letter on the space provided before each
number.
A B
_____1. Supports the whole weight of the microscope A. Arm
_____2. Holds the specimen in place B. Stage clip
_____3. Tube part the support the eyepiece C. Body tube
_____4. This part helps adjust the amount of light that reaches D. Eyepiece
the specimen. E. Base
_____5. The part where you look through to see the image F. Diaphragm
of the specimen. G. Low Power Objective
_____6. Part of the microscope that is tilted to have H. Revolving Nosepiece
the desired angle for viewing. I. High Power Objective
_____7. Holds the objective lenses and is able to J. Mirror

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 rotate to change magnification. K. Fine Adjustment Knob
_____8. Reflects or shines light up through the diaphragm L. Inclination Joint
_____9. This part moves the body tube slightly to help sharpen M. Scanner
or “fine” tune the view of the specimen.
_____10. It has a magnification of 10x

What I Can Do

In today’s pandemic situation, how important is the microscope?

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REFERENCES
EASE MODULE BIOLOGY
Basic Education Assistance for Mindanao Learning Guide, April 2009

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