The hand lens and the microscope
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Draw the microscope in your notebook and name its nine parts.
Eyepiece, coarse screw, fine screw, stand, stage, mirror, clip, objective, tube.
2
With eyepiece 15 and objective 40, how many times does the microscope magnify?
600
3
At home look at grains of salt or sugar and a leaf surface with a hand lens (or phone-camera zoom) and write what you notice.
Free answer; the shapes and structures seen should be described.
4
Write five rules for working with a microscope in order.
For example: place it on the table; set the light; clip the specimen; look with the small objective; draw the image and put it away.