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  Microscope Mania Mysteries     Name ___________________  Period ____

Read the directions for each station on the cards provided.  Write answers on this worksheet and drawings will be on the Microscope drawings page.  Do not make any marks on the materials at each station. 

Station 1 Solve the Mystery  How many objects can you identify?
1. ____________________   9. ____________________   17. _____________________
2. ____________________   10. ___________________   18. _____________________
3. ____________________   11. ___________________   19. _____________________
4. ____________________   12. ___________________   20. _____________________
5. ____________________   13. ___________________   21. _____________________
6. ____________________   14. ___________________   22. _____________________
7. ____________________   15. ___________________   23. _____________________
8. ____________________   16. ___________________   24. _____________________

Station 2  Make It Simple
1. Complete the chart to show what you observed (saw) using the water drop lens.

2. If you used more drops would the "e" get bigger or smaller?   ___________________

3. Use a magnifying glass to look at the "e" on the page.  How does it compare to the water drop lens?

Station 3   Cell Photographs.   Read the station card and do what it says.

Identify the cells as PLANT or ANIMAL.

       #1 ________________   #2 ________________   #3 ________________ 

      #4 _________________  #5  ________________  #6 ________________

3. Pick  any slide and draw the cell on the Microscope Drawings page for Station 3.  
    Write your name, the specimen #, circle plant or animal, and the power of your microscope.

Station 4  Pick a Slide  Read the station card and do what it says.

1. What should you remember when using a student microscope?

2. Write the title of a slide you didn't draw. ___________________________ 

Station 5  Scope Basics: Parts and Pieces  Read the Station Card and do what it says.

Use the microscope cards to fill in the microscope worksheet.


Station 6 Pick a Slide  Read the Station Card and do what it says.

1. What is the power of the eyepiece on the student microscope? _____________

2. Write a title of any slide you didn't draw. ____________________________


Station 7  Micro Slide Viewers Read the station card and do what it says.

1. Does the slide strip go in from the left or the right?  _______________

2. Is there an adjustment knob on Micro Slide Viewers?     Circle one:     Yes         No

3.  Write the title of a slide book you didn't draw a slide from?