Microscope Exploration
Explore the parts of a microscope and how it helps us see tiny things.
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Microscope Exploration
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use the image of the microscope to help you.
Look at the diagram of the microscope above. It shows the different parts that help us see tiny things.
1. A microscope helps us see things that are too to see with our eyes alone.
2. The part of the microscope you look through is called the .
3. The holds the slide in place.
1. Which part of the microscope do you turn to make the image clear?
Stage
Eyepiece
Focus knob
Light source
2. What do we place on the stage of the microscope?
A book
A slide with a specimen
Our hand
A toy car
1. The light source helps us see the specimen on the slide.
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False
2. We can use a microscope to see things that are far away, like planets.
True
False
1. Name two things you might want to look at under a microscope.
2. How does a microscope help scientists and doctors?
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