Divine Davis
Introduction
On September 19th, 204 the class learned about microscopes, basically how to use one and their functions. The Professor demonstrated to the class how to properly use a microscope and how to be careful when holding a lens without getting it dirty. In addition to what the class learned was the many properties of a microscopy, the objective lens, the eyepieces, the stages, and a fine focus. Also, it was important to understand the magnification and know how to calculate the ratio. For example, if the microscope says 10x, it is actually telling us that it is 100x. The lab that was performed was to learn how to see cells through the microscope lens as well as examine the wet mount techniques of living or non-living specimens. It was shown that each organism was completely different by its looks, structure, and form.
Materials
Microscope
Slides
Paper towels
Methods
The group had to obtain their own microscopes to examine the living and non-living specimens. The groups had to get 4 non-living specimens, which were the letter E, amoeba, and spirogyra. (REMEMBER TO DO)
Discussion
Concluding with results simply means that the group found what the reason to why they were looking for in the microscopes in the first place. After using the microscope the group has proven that they were using the microscope properly and that they clearly know how to function a microscope in order to get the correct lab that was performed. Each and every slide had to be seen through the microscope and it’s lens making it easy for the group to identify every specimen. During the learning process we encountered a few problems. Problems such as, having to keep switching microscopes when one was not functioning properly. In addition to that many of the lens were dirty so a lot of the slides had to be done over. Many of the specimens were unable to be found so the process to identify a specimen had to be repeated.
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