THE
COMPOUND
MICROSCOPE
● PARTS AND
POEM ANALYSIS:
“MAGNIFY THE UNSEEN WORLD,
INTRICATE DETAILS UNFURLED.
CELLS AND CREATURES, BIG AND
SMALL,
REVEALED BENEATH THE LENS, WE
CALL.
OBSERVING LIFE IN ITS TINY SCOPE,
SCIENTIFIC WONDERS, GIVING HOPE.
CONCEALED MYSTERIES, NOW CLEAR,
OPTICAL MARVELS BRING THEM NEAR.
PATTERNS, STRUCTURES, COME ALIVE,
EXPLORING REALMS THAT THRIVE.”
Process Questions:
1. WHAT
SCIENTIFIC
INSTRUMENT IS
DESCRIBED IN
KWL Chart: Using the graphic organizer, the students will recall THE POEM?
their prior knowledge about the given terms. The learners will
only answer K and W at this point. 2. WHAT IS THE
SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE PHRASE
"SCIENTIFIC
WONDERS,
GIVING HOPE"?
UNLOCKING CONTENT AREA
VOCABULARY
1. MAGNIFICATION
2. RESOLUTION
3. ILLUMINATION
4. STAGE
5. OBJECTIVE LENS
6. EYEPIECE (OCULAR)
MICROSCOP
Y
PARTS OF A MICROSCOPE AND
THEIR FUNCTIONS
• EYEPIECE (OCULAR LENS): THE LENS AT THE
TOP OF THE MICROSCOPE THAT YOU LOOK
THROUGH, USUALLY WITH A MAGNIFICATION OF 10X
OR 15X.
• ARM: THE PART OF THE MICROSCOPE THAT
CONNECTS THE BASE TO THE HEAD AND THE
EYEPIECE TUBE. IT IS USED TO CARRY THE
MICROSCOPE.
• STAGE CLIPS: METAL CLIPS ON THE STAGE
THAT HOLD THE SLIDE IN PLACE.
• COARSE ADJUSTMENT KNOB: A LARGER
KNOB USED FOR FOCUSING THE MICROSCOPE. IT
MOVES THE STAGE OR THE BODY TUBE UP AND
DOWN TO BRING THE SPECIMEN INTO GENERAL
FOCUS.
• FINE ADJUSTMENT KNOB: A SMALLER KNOB
USED FOR FINE-TUNING THE FOCUS OF THE
SPECIMEN AFTER USING THE COARSE
ADJUSTMENT KNOB. IT MOVES THE STAGE
SLIGHTLY TO SHARPEN THE IMAGE.
• DRAW TUBE: THE TUBE THAT CONNECTS
THE EYEPIECE TO THE MICROSCOPE BODY.
• REVOLVING NOSEPIECE: THE PART THAT
HOLDS TWO OR MORE OBJECTIVE LENSES
AND CAN BE ROTATED TO EASILY CHANGE
POWER (MAGNIFICATION).
• OBJECTIVE: THE LENSES CLOSEST TO THE
SPECIMEN, THAT ARE TYPICALLY OF VARYING
MAGNIFICATIONS (E.G., 4X, 10X, 40X, 100X).
• STAGE: THE FLAT PLATFORM WHERE THE
SLIDE IS PLACED FOR OBSERVATION.
• DIAPHRAGM (IRIS): A ROTATING DISK
UNDER THE STAGE WITH DIFFERENT SIZED
HOLES. IT IS USED TO VARY THE INTENSITY
AND SIZE OF THE CONE OF LIGHT THAT IS
PROJECTED UPWARD INTO THE SLIDE.
• ILLUMINATOR: A LIGHT SOURCE
LOCATED AT THE BASE OF THE
MICROSCOPE.
• BASE: THE BOTTOM PART OF THE MICROSCOPE
THAT PROVIDES STABILITY AND SUPPORT. IT
HOUSES THE ILLUMINATOR AND OTHER
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS.