Using A Light Microscope

Question 1

What is Stage 1?

Answer 1

Take your slide with your sample on it and place it on the
microscope stage.

Question 2

What is Stage 2?

Answer 2

Set the microscope to the lowest magnification objective lens (x4). This will give a total of x40 magnification

Question 3

What is Stage 3?

Answer 3

Turn the coarse focussing knob until the cells come into focus

Question 4

What is Stage 4?

Answer 4

Turn the fine focussing knob to clearly focus the cells

Question 5

What is Stage 5?

Answer 5

Increase the magnification lof the objective lens to x10 by turning the objective lens

Question 6

What is Stage 6?

Answer 6

Refocus the cells using the fine focussing knob

Question 7

What is Stage 7?

Answer 7

Make a clear labelled drawing with pencil of some of the cells. Label and any parts of the cell. Write the total magnification under the drawing

Question 8

What is the Calculation for Magnification

Answer 8

Size of image / Actual size of object