Coach Lesson 2 Choosing Tools & Procedures
August 24, 2011 GLE 0707.Inq.2 Use appropriate tools & techniques to gather, organize, analyze, & interpret data SPI 0707.Inq.2 Select tools & procedures needed to conduct a moderately complex experiment.
Microscopes Organisms – living things Microorganism – small living thing Compound Light Microscope – use a pair of images much larger than the object being studied Electron Microscope – uses electrons instead of light to view small objects.
Parts of a Microscope Name Parts of Microscope Number 1 – 10 Label the microscope 1 – 10 using page 19 in coach. Turn into box…….
Ruler Measures length or distance
Thermometer Measures temperatures
Graduated Cylinder & Beakers Measures volume
Pan Balance Measures mass
Spring scale Measures weight
Stopwatch Measures time
Microscopes & Hand Lenses Magnify small objects
Telescopes & Binoculars Magnify small objects & objects far away
Calculators & Computers Organize data & make graphs
Density = Mass/Volume