1. FOCUS! Hold microscope close
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Hold microscope close
Set down with handle close and 4x objective under tube
Sit down
Remove ____________________ slide from case and clip onto stage
Tilt body back carefully while holding base firmly
Open diaphragm
Level mirror (flat side up easier)
Carefully turn top of coarse knob toward tube until it STOPs
Look through eyepiece lens, down tube
Move mirror around slowly and carefully until the field of view is bright
Center specimen on slide over the hole or lens in stage
Look down tube while slowly turning coarse knob away from tube until specimen is in focus
Explain in complete statement(s) on your paper!
what are you changing when turning the knob to focus on the image?
Turning the knob towards the tube moves the…
Turning the knob away from the tube moves the…

2. FOCUS!
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While looking through tube at specimen, turn the coarse knob slowly toward and away from the tube
Observe how different threads come into focus as you move the objective lens up and down
Depth of field is the height in focus at one time
Explain in complete statement(s) on your paper!
Is the depth of field large enough to focus on all threads at the same time?
Depth of field is large enough to focus…
How wide (# twists) is your field of view with the 4x objective lens?
Field of view with the 4x objective lens is ______ wide
Magnification = eyepiece lens power * objective lens. Calculate magnification using the 10x eyepiece and 4x objective lenses.

3. FOCUS!
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Carefully touch both ends of slide and move VERY SLOWLY to see other parts of specimen
Explain in complete statement(s) on your paper!
Which way does the image move in the field of view when you move slide up?
When I move the slide up, the image moves…
Which way does the image move in the field of view when you move slide down?
When I move the slide down, the image moves…
Which way does the image move in the field of view when you move slide right?
When I move the slide right, the image moves…
Which way does the image move in the field of view when you move slide left?
When I move the slide left, the image moves…

4. FOCUS!
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Increase magnification by carefully rotating nosepiece so that 10x objective goes directly under the tube
ONLY USE FINE KNOB WITH 10X AND 40X OBEJCTIVES
Turn FINE KNOB toward and away from tube slowly, while looking through eyepiece until specimen is in focus
If you cannot get specimen in focus, rotate nosepiece so that 4x objective lens is under tube and use COARSE KNOB to focus, then rotate 10x lens back under tube.
Is the depth of field large enough to focus on all threads at the same time, or can you only focus on smaller strands?
Depth of field is large enough to focus…
What can you conclude about how the depth of field changes as you increase magnification?
As magnification increases, depth of field…
How wide (# twists) is your field of view with the 10x objective lens?
Field of view with the 10x objective lens is ______ wide
What can you conclude about how the field of view changes as you increase magnification?
As magnification increases, field of view…
14. Magnification = eyepiece lens power * objective lens. Calculate magnification using the 10x eyepiece and 10x objective lenses.

5. FOCUS!
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Increase magnification by carefully rotating nosepiece so that 40x objective goes directly under the tube
ONLY USE FINE KNOB WITH 10X AND 40X OBEJCTIVES
Turn FINE KNOB toward and away from tube slowly, while looking through eyepiece until specimen is in focus
If you cannot get specimen in focus, rotate nosepiece so that 10x objective lens is under tube and use FINE KNOB to focus, then rotate 10x lens back under tube.
Is the depth of field large enough to focus on one thread at the same time, or can you only focus on smaller strands?
Depth of field is large enough to focus…
What can you conclude about how the depth of field changes as you increase magnification?
As magnification increases, depth of field…
How wide (# twists) is your field of view with the 40x objective lens?
Field of view with the 40x objective lens is ______ wide
What can you conclude about how the field of view changes as you increase magnification?
As magnification increases, field of view…
Magnification = eyepiece lens power * objective lens. Calculate magnification using the 10x eyepiece and 40x objective lenses.