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Light Microscope
A light microscope (LM) is an instrument that uses visible light and magnifying lenses to examine small objects not visible to the naked eye, or in finer detail than the naked eye allows. Light microscopes date at least to 1595, when Zacharias Jansen (1580–1638) of Holland invented a compound light microscope, one that used two lenses, with the second lens further magnifying the image produced by the first.
Material
Day 1 – Introduction
- Student Work Packet – Topic 28
Day 2 – Virtual Textbook
- Read Biology 28 – Light microscope
- Read Biology 28 – Make a simple microscope
- Read Biology Textbook – pages R8-R10
- Launch cK-12 – Eukariotic Cell Division (pdf)
Enrichment
- Perform Lab 22 – Grow mold / Use microscope
- Write a letter – Use of a Light Microscope (pdf)
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4:23 BIOLOGY 10 – Basic Microscope Setup and Use
2:26 Parts of a Microscope | Mocomi Kids
Instructor Resources
Standard Daily Material
- Day 1 – Standard material – introduction day
- Day 2 – Standard material – reading day
- Day 3 – Standard material – make a presentation
- Day 4 – Standard material – give a presentation
- Extra! – Enrichment and remediation options
Other Topic Specific Resources
- Perform Lab 22 – Grow mold / Use microscope
- Write a letter – Use of a Light Microscope (pdf)
- Launch cK-12 – Eukariotic Cell Division (pdf)
- Distribute LS28 Making_Multiples.tns
Instructor Emphasis:
- Science & Engineering Practice: Plan and conduct investigations.
- Cross-Cutting Concept: Systems and System Models.
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