StationsofLife

and
Microscopes

Review for Learning Cycle One

Microscope Use - Test Thurs/Fri!

Station1:Living,Nonlivingor
Dead

Please correctly identify the images as Living, Nonliving or

Dead.
Mark which Characteristics of Life are present
Check with your group to see if you agree.
Provide 2 important pieces of evidence that helped you make
your decision from the C of Life. 1 piece should be about cells
because its the most important characteristic of life
Computer
Volvox
This is an algae and its offspring are
the smaller green circles that grow
inside the parent.
Table
Station2:MicroscopePartsand
Functions

Identify the Microscope Parts

Answer the questions about the function (All the
functions could show up on your Test, they will
be in this question style)
Check your answers
 MicroscopeFunctionQuestions

1. What is the part of the 2. What holds the 3. Your image is fuzzy, how do you
microscopes that rotates the slide in place? focus an image to see it clearly?
objective lenses?
a) Stage Clips
a) Low Power Objective
b) Base
b) Coarse Adjustment Knob
c) Stage
c) Eyepiece
d) Eyepiece
d) Nosepiece
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4. Which 2 part of the microscope 5. What do you 6. If you want to increase the
focuses the image. look through, that magnification, what do you do?
a) Eyepiece also magnifies your
image?
b) Coarse Adjustment Knob
a) Objective
c) Nosepiece
lens
d) High Power Objective
b) Base
e) Stage
c) Stage
f) Fine Adjustment Knob
d) Eyepiece
Station3:MicroscopeUse

Each partner needs to do the following on their own. Your

group should be holding the Steps. They need to check to see if
you are following the correct steps.
Choose a sample to look at.
Follow the correct steps to use microscope. You should focus
the image on low (red) and high (blue) power.
Reset your microscope and take the slide off.
Switch partners.
 MicroscopeStepsUsetheseto
checkyourpartnerswork

1.
Turn on the light
2.
Rotate the nosepiece to the 10x low-objective until it clicks into place
3.
Secure the slide to the stage by using the stage clips.
4.
Start focusing by turning the coarse adjustment knob. As you turn it look through
the eyepiece to bring the image into focus.
5.
To make the image as sharp as possible twist the fine adjustment knob carefully
6.
Make sure the area you want to magnify is centered for the best view
7.
Switch to the 40x high-objective lens by rotating the nosepiece.
8.
To make the image as sharp as possible twist the fine adjustment knob carefully
9.
Make sure the area you want to magnify is centered for the best view
Station4:Cells

Answer the questions on the cell theory

Decide if the 6 organisms are Uni/Multicellular
Write down 1 piece of evidence you used to help
you make your decision.
CellTheoryQuestions
1. This scientist discovered bacteria
and called them animalcules
A. Zacharias Jansen
B. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
C. Robert Hooke
D. Charles Darwin
2. This scientist discovered cells
looking at cork.
A. Zacharias Jansen
B. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
C. Robert Hooke
D. Charles Darwin
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Sample L, NL, or D Characteristics of Life 2 Sample Pieces of Supporting Evidence

NL
Computer N Cells Computers use energy, but they
N Reproduction arent made of cells. They arent
Y Metabolism dead if they were never made of
N Homeostasis cells.

L
Volvox Y Cells Volvox is made of cells and it is
Y Reproduction reproducing offspring inside of it.
Y Metabolism
Y Homeostasis

Table
D Y
N
N
Cells
Reproduction
Metabolism
The table is dead because it has cells,
but those cells are no longer using
energy, reproducing or adapting to
N Homeostasis the environment
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Label the Parts Function Questions

5 1. D
2. A
10 3. First, you turn the
coarse adjustment
9 6 knob to focus the
image.
12 7 4. B and F
3 8 5. D
6. You rotate the
N/A 2 nosepiece to the
high power
4 objective.
11 1
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Sample Uni or Evidence:

Multi?
Paramecium Uni You need a microscope to see them and the cells live independently
Seedling Multi You can see it without a microscope
Muscle Cells Multi Under a microscope, they are long and skinny and are organized together for
a specialized function
Dog Multi You can see it without a microscope
Euglena Uni You need a microscope to see them and the cells live independently
Elodea Multi Under a microscope, the cells are very organized to work together