A complete beginner’s lesson on the light microscope. It starts with the history of the microscope and how convex lenses work, then takes students through every part of the microscope one slide at a time before covering magnification and how to carry, use and care for a microscope.
What this presentation covers
- the history of the microscope, from the Janssens to Leeuwenhoek
- how convex lenses magnify
- each part: eyepiece, objective lenses, nose piece, stage, clips, diaphragm, light source, arm and base
- coarse and fine focus
- calculating total magnification
- carrying, using and caring for a microscope
Level: KS2 / KS3
Slides: 27
Format: PowerPoint (.pptx)