Lessonup 20/06/2024

• Science
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Lessonup 20/06/2024

Microscopes

<div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(78, 127, 255)">Eyepiece </span>= an ocular lens, magnifies 10x<br></div>

<div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(78, 127, 255)">Tube </span>= eyepiece holder<br></div>

<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(78, 127, 255)">Nosepiece </span>= rotating magazine (also known as a nosepiece or turret) for the objective lenses

<div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(78, 127, 255)">Objective lens</span> = lens in the nosepiece. Magnifies 4x, 10x, and 40x<br></div>

<div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(78, 127, 255)">Stage </span>= the surface on which the specimen lies<br></div>

<div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(78, 127, 255)">Stand </span>= this is what you hold the microscope with when transporting it<br></div>

<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(78, 127, 255)">Focusing knob</span> = used to adjust the focus of the image. There is a coarse focus knob and a fine focus knob

<div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(78, 127, 255)">Lamp</span> = light source<br></div>

<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(78, 127, 255)">Diaphragm </span>= used to control the amount of light

<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(78, 127, 255)">Base </span>= the part on which the microscope stands

Click on the hotspots to learn more about how a microscope works.