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VIRTUAL SCIENCE TEACHERS
Microscope Lab
How it works
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Choose a slide
More specimens
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Cheek
Animal
Onion
Plant
Leaf
Plant
Paramecium
One cell
Bacteria
Tiny cells
Optional specimens to explore
Amoeba
One cell
Euglena
One cell
Algae
Spirogyra
Tardigrade
Tiny animal
Water flea
Moina
Volvox
Colonial algae
LOOK THROUGH THE EYEPIECE
Cheek cells
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Watch it move
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Check understanding
Choose a slide. Make it clear. Look closely.
Microscope
Parts of a compound microscope
Eyepiece: the lens at the top that you look through. Objective: the lens above the slide. Stage: the platform that holds the slide. This microscope uses a mirror beneath the stage to direct light upward.
Eyepiece
Objective
Stage
Cell parts
About this sample
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Watch it move
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