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5th grade science -microworlds

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microscope   a device for viewing things that are too small  
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microscopic   too small to be seen without a microscope  
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lens   a piece of curved glass or other clear material tht bends light rays  
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lenses   can help make things bigger, clearer, and closer  
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convex lens   curved or rounded on the outside like a bowl  
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concave lens   curved inward like the inside surface of a spoon  
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magnify   to make an object larger so you can see objects better  
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cell   a microscopic structure that is the basic unit of plant and animal life  
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colony   a population of one species of organisms living in a particular place  
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coverslip   a piece of glass or clear plastic that is placed over the specimen on a microscopic slide  
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field of view   the maximum area that is visible through the lens of a microscope  
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organism   a living creature  
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wet mount   holds in place easiest  
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flat slide   would be used for flat objects  
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well slide   would be used to look at different angles or round objects  
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volvox   die with no light  
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volvox   die with birth/adult  
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volvox   lives in colonies  
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eels   live birth  
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eels   six lips  
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eels   heat can kill  
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eels   used as fish bait  
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bleph   pear shaped  
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bleph   found in bodies of water  
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eyepiece   where you look in the microscope to see the object  
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body   to be able to hold onto when looking through the microscope  
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clip   what holds the slide in place  
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stage   where you place the slide  
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mirror   to reflect light so you can see the object better  
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knob   used to move mirror  
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wet mount, flat slide, well slide   types of slides  
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