1. T. Trimpe 2008 http://sciencespot.net/ Challenge #4 What do you know about microscopes?

2. Answer these questions based on your knowledge of microscopes. 1. Where should you hold on to the microscope when you carry it? 2. What is the scientific term for the eyepiece? 3. If the ocular lens has a power of 4X and the objective you are using has a power of 10X, what is your power of magnification? 4. What is the function of the diaphragm?

3. The answers are … 1. Where should you hold on to the microscope when you carry it? 2. What is the scientific term for the eyepiece? 3. If the ocular lens has a power of 4X and the objective you are using has a power of 10X, what is your power of magnification? 4. What is the function of the diaphragm? Arm & Base Ocular Lens 4X x 10X = 40X It regulates the amount of slide that passes through the specimen.