LEQ: How is common lab equipment used in Life Science?
NAME: __________________
Microscope Foldable Project
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Using four (4) sheets of paper create a layered book foldable.
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Place your first and last name on the back right corner of the foldable.
 On the front cover (side with tabs); neatly draw a microscope that covers the entire
front of your foldable. Use page 859 of the Life Science textbook.
***THE COARSE ADUSTMENT AND FINE ADJUSTMENT ARE LISTED
WRONG!!
THE COARSE ADJUSTMENT IS THE LARGE DIAL AND THE
FINE ADJUSTMENT IS THE SMALL DIAL! ***
 Label the following eight (8) parts of the microscope, one for each tab: eyepiece,
revolving nosepiece, objective lenses, stage, coarse adjustment knob,
fine adjustment knob, diaphragm, and light source.
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Color code each part of the microscope to the tab. For instance, write the word eyepiece
in red and then color the eyepiece of your drawn microscope red.
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Inside each tab, describe the function of the labeled part of the microscope.
Criteria
Points Possible
Points earned
Microscope parts are neatly drawn
10
Eight parts of the foldable are color coded
8
Functions are correctly described
8
On the back of the foldable, answer the following questions or statements with complete
sentences.
1. Describe the correct way to carry a microscope. ____________________________
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2. When should you use the coarse adjustment knob AND the fine adjustment knob?
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3. Describe the function of the diaphragm. __________________________________
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4. Describe how you focus a microscope. ____________________________________
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5. Explain how to make a wet mount slide. ___________________________________
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