KS3 Y7 Using Microscopes

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   coverslip      drying      eyepiece      glass slide      hold      lenses      magnify      microscope      objective      power of magnification      product      specimen   
To look at very small objects we use the . The microscope can things which means make them look a lot larger.

The object that we look at with a microscope is called the . The specimen is placed on a and a placed over it to the specimen in position and also to prevent it from .

When looking through a microscope two are used. One is called the lens positoned right above the specimen. The other is called the lens that a scientist will look through.

When using a microscope we usually need to know the . It gives us an idea of how small an object is.

The total magnification viewed is the of the magnification of the eyepiece lens and the magnification of the objective lens.

 

 

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