Parts of a Microscope
- Stage
- Objective Lenses - 4x, 10x, 40x magnification
- Eyepiece - 10x magnification
- Clips
- Lamp
- Focusing Dials (moves stage up and down) - Coarse and Fine
How to View a Prepared Slide
- Place slide onto stage hold in place with clips
- Select lowest power objective lens
- Use the coarse focusing dial to adjust the stage until it nearly touches the lens
- Then look through the eyepiece and slowly turn the coarse focusing dial until cells come into focus
- The use the fine focusing dial to bring cells into a clearer focus