Microscopy

• what is The first step

  Place the slide onto the stage and use the clips to hold the slide in place
• what is the second step

  start with the lowest powered lens then move the stage up with the coarse adjustment knob
• what is the third step

  look down the eyepiece and adjust the focus with the adjustment knobs, using the coarse one first
• what is the fourth step

  to see the slide with a greater magnification swap to a high powered lens and refocus
• what to do when drawing observations

  use sharp pencil

  draw unbroken lines

  label important features

  include a magnification scale