1. Bellwork Put your stuff in the front of the room against the wall.
Take your microscope packet to your seat.
Try to finish your model-don’t forget to check every part and add color/texture. Be creative!
If you finish…Use the Snipping Tool (not in sketchup) and take about 4-6 snippets (pictures) of your microscope.
Label them Micro1, Micro2, etc. Save them in your H Drive. Work on the PPT.

2. Finish your model today!
Create a new PPT.
Save it to your H DRIVE.
1st Slide- “Microscope,” your First and Last Name, Detwiler Period #
Create a slide for each snippet.
Label and define 3-4 parts of the microscope per slide/snippet. (Total=15)
Don’t forget the 2 microscope facts and cite your resource.

3. Microscope Sketchup Project
Create a microscope in Sketchup. Do NOT use 3D warehouse. You may look at images of microscopes to make your model.
Include a PPT Heading: “The Microscope, Name, Period #” 5 pts.
Label all 15 parts-PPT (Start on second slide) pts.
Write the function of each part-PPT pts.
Research 2 interesting - fascinating facts about the
microscope, include these in your PPT pts.
Cite your references.
Must have correct spelling, color, and creativity pts.
Total Points: 80
Completed Sketchup PPT due end of period Tuesday!
We will have a class gallery walk on Thursday.
Grading will be completed during the walk.

4. Microscope Parts to Include:
Eyepiece
Body Tube
Nosepiece
Objective Lenses
Arm
Stage
Diaphragm
Stage Clips
Mirror or Lamp
Base
Legs
Aperture
Slide (Specimen)
Course Adjustment Knob
Fine Adjustment Knob

6. 1. Eyepiece
Where you look into the microscope.

7. 2. Body Tube
Light passes from the objective lens to the eyepiece.

8. 3. Rotating Nosepiece
The objective lenses are mounted in this part.

9. 4. Objective Lenses
2 or 3 mounted on the nose piece. Each one magnifies a different power.

10. 5. Arm
This part supports the entire upper portion of the microscope.

11. 6. Coarse Adjustment Knob Focus
You begin your focusing with this part of the microscope.

12. 7. Fine Adjustment Knob Focus
Once the object that you would like to view comes into focus; you use this to fine tune the image.

13. 8. Slide
A thin piece of glass where you place a specimen.

14. 9. Stage
The flat place under the objective lens where you place a slide for viewing.

15. 10. Stage Clips
These two things keep the slide from moving around on the stage.

16. 11. Aperture
The opening in the stage that allows light through.

17. 12. Diaphragm
This disk under the stage controls the amount of light that passes through the aperture.

18. 13. Mirror or Light Source
This provides light so that it is easier to see the object that you are viewing.

19. 14. Base Supports the microscope and is used to carry it.
Bottom part of the microscope.

20. 15. Legs The mirror or lamp is located between these.
Bottom part of the microscope.