Microscopes and Cells

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

https://youtu.be/X4KjFwAzfB8

Virtual Microscope

https://www.bionetworkapps.com/iet/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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