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    7 Ac-2 Microscopes and slides

    Name Class Date

    1 What is a microscope used for? Tick one box.

     to make things appear smaller  to look at things attached to a computer

     to make things appear larger  to look at things that are far away

    2 Draw lines to match each part of the microscope with its name and what it is used for. One has
    been done for you.

    I can…
    ● state the use of a microscope
    ● identify the parts of a microscope and their uses.

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    7 Ac-4 Microscope card sort

    Cut out the boxes and arrange them so that they show the instructions for using a microscope.

    I can…
    ● use a microscope to examine slides
    ● organise information in a list in a suitable way.

    Place a slide under the clips Never point the mirror


    on the stage. The slide directly at the Sun.
    contains what you want to This can permanently
    look at (your specimen). damage your
    eyesight.

    Use the fine focusing wheel to get your image to focus


    again. Do not use the coarse focusing wheel. You can break
    your slide and damage the microscope if you do. If you can’t
    see anything, go back to a lower magnification.

    Place the smallest objective


    lens (the lowest
    Look into the eyepiece lens.
    magnification) over the hole
    in the stage.

    Turn the coarse focusing Adjust the light source so


    wheel slowly until what you that light goes up through
    see is clear (in focus). the hole in the stage.

    Turn the coarse focusing


    To see a bigger image,
    wheel to make the gap
    place the next largest
    between the stage and
    objective lens over
    the objective lens as small
    your specimen.
    as possible.

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    7 Ac-6 Using microscopes

    Name Class Date

    1 Read the instructions for using a microscope below. Number the steps in the order that you
    should do them.

    ______ Look into the eyepiece lens. ______ Place the slide on the stage.

    ______ Place the smallest objective lens over ______ Turn the coarse focusing wheel until
    the hole in the stage. what you see is clear.

    ______ Turn the coarse focusing wheel until the ______ Adjust the light source.
    objective lens and the stage are as
    close as possible.

    2 a The drawings show a slide being made. Number the steps in the correct order.

     

     
    b On the drawings, label one of each item in the box below.

    coverslip pipette slide specimen

    3 Why do we use coverslips? Tick two reasons.

    to squash thick specimens to hold the specimen in place


    to stain the specimen to stop the specimen drying out
    to magnify the specimen to heat up the specimen
    I can…
    ● describe how to use a microscope
    ● describe how to make a slide
    ● organise information in a list in a suitable way.

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    7 Ac-8 Microscope problems

    Name Class Date


    1 Look carefully at the pictures showing Jackie using a microscope and preparing slides.
    Explain what she is doing wrong in each case.
    a

    2 Fill in the correct microscope magnification in 3 What does a stain do? Tick the best
    the table. answer.

    Magnification of Magnification of Total


    makes parts of a specimen stand
    out
    eyepiece lens objective lens magnification
    holds the specimen in place
    5 10
    makes the specimen a pretty
    5 40 colour
    10 150 stops the specimen drying out
    I can…
    ● describe how to use a microscope
    ● explain the use of different parts of a slide
    ● calculate microscope magnifications.

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    7 Ac-3 Looking at tissues

    Name Class Date

    Look at your slide using a microscope. Examine your slide at three magnifications.

    Results
    Low power Medium power High power

    Name of tissue: Name of tissue: Name of tissue:

    The microscope magnification: The microscope magnification: The microscope magnification:

    Drawing of what you see: Drawing of what you see: Drawing of what you see:

    Description: Description: Description:

    I can…
    ● record observations using words and drawings
    ● calculate the magnification of a microscope.

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