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MICROSCOPE

A microscope is an instrument that is used to magnify small objects. As a students, we


value microscopes because they allowed us to learn about microbes, analyze cell
structure, and view the tiniest components of plants, animals, and fungi. Students are
taught about the structure of objects too small to be seen with the naked eye in the
classroom using microscopes. As a science enthusiast,we place a lot of importance on
the microscope.

A student microscope is a low power, dependable optical microscope that is


frequently purchased in large quantities for use in educational science classrooms.
Despite the fact that microscopes are used by university scientific students, the phrase
primarily refers to the kind of equipment utilized in primary and secondary schools.
Most non-scientists have only ever used a microscope in a science lesson at school,
therefore this is often what they envision when they think of a microscope.

We use microscopes to examine items more closely and see details that aren't visible
to the naked eye. We wouldn't know about the existence of cells, how plants breathe,
or how rocks evolve over time without them.

Microscopes Provide Hands-on Learning

Learning through doing is often much more beneficial for students than learning
through reading, writing, or watching. Giving young children the chance to use
microscopes for real-world projects illustrates to them that science is not just
something that is found in textbooks. Instead, it is a proactive quest for knowledge
and comprehension.

Some high school students believe that instruction in STEM fields is passive and is
only learned from a textbook or an instructor. This is primarily why microscopes are
important for increasing student involvement. Exposing young students to them
improves their comprehension of the wonder of tiny structures that the human eye
cannot see.

There are many types of microscopes, The most common microscope is the optical
microscope, which uses lenses to refract visible light that passed through a thinly
sectioned sample to produce an observable image. Other major types
of microscopes are the fluorescence microscope, electron microscope (both the
transmission electron microscope and the scanning electron microscope), and various
types of scanning probe microscopes.

Microscope parts include:

 eyepiece (10x)

 objective lenses (4x, 10x, 40x, 100x)


 fine and coarse focus

 slide holder

 condenser

 iris diaphragm

 Illuminator

 specimen stage.

Although there are many other types and powers of microscopes, the most popular
kind magnifies an image using a number of lenses. You can thus see objects that are
otherwise invisible to the naked eye. Only a few materials are required if you want to
construct your own microscope. Simple steps include:
- positioning the lens
- creating an eyepiece, and
- fastening everything to a reliable base.

How is reflection and refraction used in microscopes?

Optical or light microscopy involves passing visible light, which is refracted through
or reflected from the sample, through a single or multiple lenses to allow a magnified
view of the sample. The resulting image can be detected directly by the eye, or
captured digitally.

What reflects light to the lens of the microscope?


Light is often reflected by one or more plane (or flat) mirrors within the microscope to
direct the light path through lenses that form the virtual images we see in the oculars
(eyepieces).

What tool reflects light off the surface of a specimen?


The microscope that uses reflected light to view an image is the b. Dissecting
microscope. A dissecting microscope relies on light reflecting off the surface of the
object being dissected in order to make it visible.

GROUP 3
LORIEFER A. PALOGAN MICHAFLOR VILLACASTION

MARILYN TUMBALI PRINCESS JHOANNA RODIEL

LORAINE ANGELA CARINO CYRIA RICA GUIYAB

JENNIFER ACENAS JOY MASIDDO

RUFO BINALAY
MARILYN D. TUMBALI

PRINCESS JHOANNA RODIEL

JENNIFER ACENAS

CYRIA RICA GUIYAB

MICHAFLOR VILLACASTION

JOY MASIDDO

LORAINE ANGELA CARINO

RUFO BINALAY
Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education

Region II – Cagayan Valley

Schools Division of Isabela

305942-TUMAUINI STAND-ALONE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Annafunan, Tumauini, Isabela

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