1. Lab Equipment

2. Chromatography
Separate organic and inorganic substances from one another.
Never let your substance go below the water level.

3. Simple Microscope
Hand lenses or magnifying glasses

4. Compound Microscope Uses two lenses
Has an optical system (objective and ocular lens)
Has a mechanical system (moving parts)
Has a light system (light source)

5. Phase contrast microscope
Allows you to view specimens without killing them.
Uses depression slides

6. Dissecting Microscope
Has two lenses.
Acts as a more user friendly magnifying glass.

7. Electron Microscope
Shoots electrons at an object to capture the image.
Magnifies by 100,000 times.
Specimens must be thin.

8. Gel Electrophoresis
Separates DNA based on the size of the DNA fragments.
DNA is cut by chemicals.

9. Preparing a Wet mount Place drop of water on a slide
Add specimen to the water
Drop coverslip at a 45 degree angle (prevents bubbles)