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Parts of a microscope

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How to hold carry a microscope   One hand on the Arm, One hand on the Base at chest/stomach level  
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Ocular lense   10x magnification; what you look through  
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Course adjustment knob   used to focus scanning and low power objectives  
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Fine adjustment knob   used to focus high power objective  
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Stage   platform that the slide is placed on for observation  
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Light microscope   Uses lenses and light to magnify objects; limited magnificaiton  
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Electron microscope   uses electrons to magnify objects; greater magnification  
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micro-   tiny, small  
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-scope   to view or to look  
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Nosepiece   rotates objective lenses  
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High power objective   40x magnification  
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Low power objective   10x magnification  
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Scanning objective   4x magnification  
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Diaphragm   controls the amount of light passing through the micrscope  
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Stage clips   holds the slide in place  
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How to label a microscope image?   Title and magnification  
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