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    Microscope Webquest

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    The document provides instructions for a microscope webquest involving 4 sections: 1) The history of the microscope from 1590 to 1981, 2) Learning the parts and functions of a virtual microscope, 3) Exploring samples under different magnifications of the virtual microscope, 4) Types of microscopes including simple, light, stereoscope, confocal, TEM, and SEM microscopes. The webquest involves clicking links, completing tables, observing samples at different magnifications, and answering questions about microscope parts, functions, and calculations.

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    The document provides instructions for a microscope webquest involving 4 sections: 1) The history of the microscope from 1590 to 1981, 2) Learning the parts and functions of a virtual microscope, 3) Exploring samples under different magnifications of the virtual microscope, 4) Types of microscopes including simple, light, stereoscope, confocal, TEM, and SEM microscopes. The webquest involves clicking links, completing tables, observing samples at different magnifications, and answering questions about microscope parts, functions, and calculations.

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    The document provides instructions for a microscope webquest involving 4 sections: 1) The history of the microscope from 1590 to 1981, 2) Learning the parts and functions of a virtual microscope, 3) Exploring samples under different magnifications of the virtual microscope, 4) Types of microscopes including simple, light, stereoscope, confocal, TEM, and SEM microscopes. The webquest involves clicking links, completing tables, observing samples at different magnifications, and answering questions about microscope parts, functions, and calculations.

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    NAME _____________________ DATE ______________________

    MICROSCOPE WEBQUEST (76 pts)


    Instructions:
    1. Click on each link (in blue and underlined) to complete each part of the Webquest.
    2. Answer each section. Follow the instructions provided for each section.
    I. History of the microscope
    1. Go to Timeline for Microscope video and answer the following questions:
    a. What is a microscope? (2 pts)

    b. Complete the following table: (10 pts)


    DATE SCIENTIST INVENTION/OBSERVATIONS
    1590

    1665

    1674

    1800

    1830

    1872

    1903

    1931

    1932

    1981

    II. The Virtual Microscope


    Go to https://www.ncbionetwork.org/iet/microscope/
    A. LEARN (12 pts)
    1. Click the LEARN button and click on each question mark.
    2. Complete the following table:
    PART FUNCTION
    Eyepiece lens

    Body

    Arm

    Nosepiece

    Objective Lens

    Diaphragm

    Stage

    Coarse Focus Knob

    Fine Focus Knob

    Base

    3. What is the immersion oil used for? ________________________


    _____________________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________________
    4. What is used to clean microscope lens? ___________

    B. EXPLORE (12 pts)


    1. Click the MAIN button click the EXPLORE button, then click the question mark
    button, then click, sample slide
    a. Click Letter E. Do the following:
    1. Move the cursor for COARSE FOCUS (square at the bottom) to
    adjust the focus. Once you see the letter e clearly,
    2. Move the cursor for FINE FOCUS (square at the bottom) to adjust the
    focus.
    3. Move the cursor for LIGHT ADJUST.
    4. Draw what you see in the circles below this section. REMEMBER TO
    CLEAN THE OBJECTIVE LENS!
    5. Repeat steps 1-4 for objective lens 10x, 40x and 100x. Use immersion
    oil for 100x and DO NOT adjust the COARSE FOCUS. You can
    move the FINE FOCUS and LIGHT ADJUST cursor
    6. Click REMOVE SLIDE, then click question mark.
    b. Click Plant Slides and click plant cells. Repeat Letter e steps 1-6.
    c. Click Animal Slides and click spider. Repeat letter e steps 1-6.
    d. Click Bacterial Slides and click Gram Stain Mix. Repeat letter steps 1-6.
    e. Click Human and click Blood. Repeat letter e steps 1-6.
    i. Click on any other human slides (only one) and repeat letter
    e steps 1-6.

    Letter e (4X) Plant Slide (10X)


    Spider Slide (40X) Gram Stain Mix Slide (100X)

    Human Slide
    Blood Slide (10X) _________________ Slide (100X)
    Write name of human slide

    GUIDE (8 pts)
    2. Click the MAIN button and then click the GUIDE button. In the Reference Guide
    Section click the Objective Lenses. Answer the following questions.
    a. What are the different magnifications of the eyepiece? Which is the most
    common? (click the arrow). (2 pts)
    b. Write the name for each objective power. (4 pts)
    1. 4x ________________________
    2. 10x _______________________

    3. 40x _______________________

    4. 100x ______________________

    c. Click the arrow two times to go to page 4 and answer the following question:
    How do you calculate the total magnification of an object? (2 pts)

    III. TYPES OF MICROSCOPES (12 pts)


    Go to Sciencing page and complete the following table (you must scroll down to obtain all of the
    information needed to complete the table).

    Type of microscope Description Organisms that Total


    can be seen magnification
    Simple

    Light Compound
    microscopes

    Stereoscope

    Confocal

    Electron TEM
    microscopes

    SEM

    IV. MICROSCOPE QUIZ

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