Advertisement
Quick Links
Advertisement
Summary of Contents for Educational Insights MicroPro EI-5301
- Page 1 EI-5301 Grades 3+ Ages 8+...
- Page 2 Welcome to the Microscopic World What are all of these things for? a) Microscope – The microscope holds samples of very small things on clear slides. It shines a bright light through the small sample, and then Welcome to the hidden world of the microscope. Your new microscope is an lenses make the sample look very big.
- Page 3 Getting Acquainted with Your Microscope Learning About Your Microscope 1. Eyepiece – The eyepiece is where you look into the microscope. It is a small magnifying lens that collects the image projected up by the three objective lenses. Your microscope comes with two different eyepieces. The 10X eyepiece makes an image look 10 times larger.
-
Page 4: Getting Started
Microscope Safety Tips Getting Started Keep these safety tips in mind as you enjoy hours of fun projects and 1) Insert two AA batteries into the base of the microscope, following the experiments with your microscope. instructions on page 18. •... - Page 5 6) To change the magnifying strength, turn the rotating lens turret until you 3. Pick up your sample with the tweezers and put it on the center section of the slide. Add one drop of water. If needed, you can now add a drop of dye. hear a click.
-
Page 6: Faqs - Frequently Asked Questions
FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions PROJECT #1: Cloth Fibers You will need: microscope scissors to cut small samples 1) What can I see with my microscope? scrap pieces of cloth of different types You can see thousands of things that are difficult or impossible to see with your clean, blank slides eyes. - Page 7 PROJECT #2: Animal Fur PROJECT #3: Leaves You will need: microscope You will need: microscope 2 or more clean, blank slides 2 or more clean, blank slides samples of different types of fur and hair different types of leaves An animal’s fur is similar to the hair on your head. Like your hair, it protects Plants breathe through their leaves! Most leaves have small holes in their the skin underneath from cold, heat, and sunburn.
- Page 8 PROJECT #4: Dirt and Sand PROJECT #5: Paper You will need: microscope You will need: microscope several clean, blank slides 2 clean, blank slides several slide covers writing paper, tissue paper, newspaper samples of dirt and sand from different places paper towel specimen vials to hold the samples pipette...
- Page 9 PROJECT #6: Pond Water PROJECT #7: Friendly Bacteria You will need: microscope You will need: microscope a pail or bucket clean, blank slides an empty jar slide covers pipette pipette clean, blank slides yogurt (must say “active cultures” on the label) slide covers water petri dish...
- Page 10 PROJECT #8: Crystals More Microscope Investigations You will need: microscope Always keep your eyes open to find other ways to use your microscope. Here 2 clean, blank slides are two examples: string a drinking glass Toothbrushes—Compare the bristles of a new toothbrush to some from an very warm water (enough to almost fill the glass) old, well-used one.
- Page 11 Developed in Southern California by Educational Insights. Fabriqué en Chine. Informations à conserver. © Educational Insights, Inc., Gardena, CA (U.S.A.). All rights reserved. Learning Made in China. Bitte bewahren Sie unsere Resources Ltd., King’s Lynn, Norfolk (U.K.). Please retain this information.