How Does a Microscope Work? - OpticalTo be useful, a microscope must accomplish three things: it must magnify the object you are trying to view, resolve the details of the object, and make these details visible. Understanding these ideas is the first step to learning how a microscope works...
How to Make a Microscope Out of Paper in 10 MinutesGreg Miller
Make a Simple Microscope You can make a simple microscope by using magnifying glasses and paper: Get two magnifying glasses and a sheet of printed paper. Hold one magnifying glass a short distance above the paper. The image of the print will look a little bit larger. Place the second magnif...
A new microscope can be printed on a flat piece of paper and assembled in less than 10 minutes. And the parts to make it cost less than a dollar.
A microscope slide is a very thin piece of glass used to hold the object that is to be viewed. They usually have another smaller, very thin piece of glass called a coverslip which fits on top of the sample. Sometimes chemical stains are used to make sections of the cell easier to see...
A light microscope, whether a simple student microscope or a complex research microscope, has the following basic systems: Specimen control - hold and manipulate the specimen stage - where the specimen rests clips - used to hold the specimen still on the stage (Because you are looking at a ...
4. Be sure to wipe off the excess stain with a paper towel. Troubleshooting Occasionally you may have trouble with working your microscope. Here are some common problems and solutions. 1. Image is too dark! Adjust the diaphragm, make sure your light is on....
How to Make a Picoballoon: What is a picoballoon and why would I want to build it?! I hear you ask. Let me explain. You all probably know what a HAB (High Altitude Balloon) is. It's a bunch of weird electronics stuff connected to a balloon. There are soo
HOWTOUSEA MICROSCOPE Cat.No.533V DUPLICATINGMASTERS Directions:Labelthediagramofamicroscopewiththewordsatthebottomofthispage. Purpose:Tocreateasimplemagnifyinglensusingwater. Materials:1.waxedpaper 2.supplyofwater 3.medicinedropper 4.newspaper 1.Placeapieceofwaxedpaperontopofthenewspaper. 2.Usethemedicine...
How to Make a Blood Smear Slide Arindam Ghosh / Getty Images Some liquids are either too deeply colored or too thick to view using the wet mount technique. Blood and semen are prepared as smears. Evenly smearing the sample across the slide makes it possible to distinguish individual cells. ...