(Parts of a microscope) What are organisms made of? Developing: Identify the parts of a microscope. Secure: Prepare a specimen slide. Exceeding: Write a method for preparing a slide. Entrance Activity Using yellow sticky notes, label all of the parts of your microscope. Use the image to the right to help you. Tool box – Key Words Biopsy Microscope Magnify Stain Specimen (Parts of a microscope)

Parts of a Microscope Learning Activity Complete the microscope labelling activity sheet in your booklet. Once you have labelled all of the different parts of the microscope, try and match up the parts with their function. Eye piece Objective lens Diaphragm Coarse Focus

(Parts of a microscope) What are organisms made of? Developing: Identify the parts of a microscope. Secure: Prepare a specimen slide. Exceeding: Write a method for preparing a slide. Entrance Activity Using yellow sticky notes, label all of the parts of your microscope. Use the image to the right to help you. Tool box – Key Words Biopsy Microscope Magnify Stain Specimen (Parts of a microscope)

Using a Microscope Learning Activity Open your year 7 textbook to page 16. Collect one of the slides from the front of the class room and attempt to observe it by following the method given in your text book. Health and Safety Be aware, microscope are very heavy and can easily hurt you if they fall of the table. Try to keep your microscope in the middle of your table at all times.

Preparing a slide Learning Activity Open your year 7 textbook to page 17. Collect an onion slice from the front of the classroom and follow the “preparing a specimen” method. It’s time to find out what organisms are made of. What can you see? In your notebook, draw a diagram of what you can see under the microscope. The compare work with your partner.

(Parts of a microscope) What are organisms made of? Developing: Identify the parts of a microscope. Secure: Prepare a specimen slide. Exceeding: Write a method for preparing a slide. Entrance Activity Using yellow sticky notes, label all of the parts of your microscope. Use the image to the right to help you. Tool box – Key Words Biopsy Microscope Magnify Stain Specimen (Parts of a microscope)

Student Reading Activity What are organisms made of? Onion cells Cells Cells are very small. They are the basic building blocks of all animals and plants. These photographs show cells seen through a microscope. Cells join together to form tissues and different tissues form together to make your organs. (Heart, lung and kidney) Cheek cells

Method Home learning/ Extension activity “A method is a set of scientific instructions which can be followed to perform a particular task.” Produce a method for using a microscope. The method needs to be for the experiment you previously completed and should have all of the different aspects in the success criteria. Success Criteria Clear step by step method is produced. Every step is numbered. Key pieces of equipment are identified in the method. Some aspects or health and safety are included.

(Parts of a microscope) What are organisms made of? Developing: Identify the parts of a microscope. Secure: Prepare a specimen slide. Exceeding: Write a method for preparing a slide. Entrance Activity Using yellow sticky notes, label all of the parts of your microscope. Use the image to the right to help you. Tool box – Key Words Biopsy Microscope Magnify Stain Specimen (Parts of a microscope)

Plenary True or False Check your learning by completing the true or false learning sheet. If any of the statements are incorrect, write the correct statement beneath it. Extension Activity Once you have completed the above task, try and think up 5 of your own True or false statements.