NAME _____________________ DATE ______________________

MICROSCOPE WEBQUEST (76 pts)

Instructions:
1. Click on each link (in blue and underlined) to complete each part of the Webquest.
2. Answer each section. Follow the instructions provided for each section.
I. History of the microscope
1. Go to Timeline for Microscope video and answer the following questions:
a. What is a microscope? (2 pts)

b. Complete the following table: (10 pts)

DATE SCIENTIST INVENTION/OBSERVATIONS
1590

1665

1674

1800

1830

1872

1903

1931

1932

1981

II. The Virtual Microscope

Go to https://www.ncbionetwork.org/iet/microscope/
A. LEARN (12 pts)
1. Click the LEARN button and click on each question mark.
2. Complete the following table:
PART FUNCTION
Eyepiece lens

Body

Arm

Nosepiece

Objective Lens

Diaphragm

Stage

Coarse Focus Knob

Fine Focus Knob

Base

3. What is the immersion oil used for? ________________________

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4. What is used to clean microscope lens? ___________

B. EXPLORE (12 pts)

1. Click the MAIN button click the EXPLORE button, then click the question mark
button, then click, sample slide
a. Click Letter E. Do the following:
1. Move the cursor for COARSE FOCUS (square at the bottom) to
adjust the focus. Once you see the letter e clearly,
2. Move the cursor for FINE FOCUS (square at the bottom) to adjust the
focus.
3. Move the cursor for LIGHT ADJUST.
4. Draw what you see in the circles below this section. REMEMBER TO
CLEAN THE OBJECTIVE LENS!
5. Repeat steps 1-4 for objective lens 10x, 40x and 100x. Use immersion
oil for 100x and DO NOT adjust the COARSE FOCUS. You can
move the FINE FOCUS and LIGHT ADJUST cursor
6. Click REMOVE SLIDE, then click question mark.
b. Click Plant Slides and click plant cells. Repeat Letter e steps 1-6.
c. Click Animal Slides and click spider. Repeat letter e steps 1-6.
d. Click Bacterial Slides and click Gram Stain Mix. Repeat letter steps 1-6.
e. Click Human and click Blood. Repeat letter e steps 1-6.
i. Click on any other human slides (only one) and repeat letter
e steps 1-6.

Letter e (4X) Plant Slide (10X)

Spider Slide (40X) Gram Stain Mix Slide (100X)

Human Slide
Blood Slide (10X) _________________ Slide (100X)
Write name of human slide

GUIDE (8 pts)
2. Click the MAIN button and then click the GUIDE button. In the Reference Guide
Section click the Objective Lenses. Answer the following questions.
a. What are the different magnifications of the eyepiece? Which is the most
common? (click the arrow). (2 pts)
b. Write the name for each objective power. (4 pts)
1. 4x ________________________
 2. 10x _______________________

3. 40x _______________________

4. 100x ______________________

c. Click the arrow two times to go to page 4 and answer the following question:
How do you calculate the total magnification of an object? (2 pts)

III. TYPES OF MICROSCOPES (12 pts)

Go to Sciencing page and complete the following table (you must scroll down to obtain all of the
information needed to complete the table).

Type of microscope Description Organisms that Total

can be seen magnification
Simple

Light Compound
microscopes

Stereoscope

Confocal

Electron TEM
microscopes

SEM

IV. MICROSCOPE QUIZ