Lab 1: Using a microscope

Setup time: 10 minutes
Estimated time: 1 hour
Directions (pdf)

Setup

Gather from kit:

• Goggles
• Forceps
• Ruler with mm scale

Provide these directly:

• Gloves
• Lamp or book light
• microscope and illuminator
• scissors
• Prepared slide
• Specimen: notebook or copy paper
• Specimen: snippet of color-printed paper
• A coin that fits on the illuminator for darkfield viewing

We will be going over the parts of the microscope and the safe operation of it, and looking at a few simple subjects. Should take about an hour.