Microscope

• Microscopy - The use of microscope to observe objects too small to see with the naked eye.
• Stain - Coloured dye that makes parts of cells visible under the microscope.
• Magnify - To make something appear bigger.
• Objective Lens - Increases the magnification of the specimen.
• Slide - Piece of glass you put the specimen onto.
• Specimen - The sample that you are observing.
• Coarse Focus Knob - Used to adjust the focus of the microscope.
• Fine Focus Knob - Used to fine-tune the focus on the specimen.
• The total magnification is calculated by multiplying the eyepiece lens magnification with the objective lens magnification.