GREETINGS
ATTENDANCE CHECK
Pre-test
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1. When using a compound microscope,
you should look through the_______
a. Mirror
b. Objective lens
c. Ocular lens
d. Stage
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2. You should always carry the microscope
by the ___________
a. Arm and base
b. Arm and body tube
c. Arm only
d. The objectives
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3. What power do you start with when
using a microscope?
a. High power
b. Medium power
c. Low power
d. Extra high power
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4. The total magnification of an object
when using high power, assuming the
ocular lens power is 10X, is _______
a. 1000x
b. 400x
c. 100x
d. 40x
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5. The higher the magnification, the ____
you see of the specimen.
a. More
b. Less
c. Higher
d. Lower
OBJECTIVES
1. Familiarize with the basic features and function of
a compound microscope;
2. Define microscope
3. Identify the parts of light microscope and describe
its function;
4. Calculate the total magnification of the sample
specimen; and
5. Learn how to properly use the light microscope
LOOKING BACK TO YOUR LESSON
Unscramble the letter by placing the correct letter
sequence in the boxes to come up with the correct
answer for each number. Use the number boxes to
answer the riddle below.
Riddle: Although I’m not a playground
I am something with a slide
I can be found in a lab
I help small things like bacteria be magnified
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1. Spiral shaped bacteria with flagella at
each end.
P M S I R L L I U
1 2 4
SPIRILLUM
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2. Rod-shaped bacteria that form spores
and grow in the presence of oxygen
A L B C L S U I
BACILLUS
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3. Bacteria that have a spherical shape.
Can occur as a single, in group or cluster.
O C S C C U
5 6 7
COCCUS
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4. Comma-shaped curved rods and derive their
name from their characteristics vibratory motility
B S V I R O I
VIBRIOS
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5. Flexuous-spiral form of bacteria from speira
meaning coil and chaite meaning hair.
E S C H R P T I E O S
9 10
SPIROCHETES
LOOKING BACK TO YOUR LESSON
Riddle: Although I’m not a playground
I am something with a slide
I can be found in a lab
I help small things like bacteria be magnified
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LOOKING BACK TO YOUR LESSON
Riddle: Although I’m not a playground
I am something with a slide
I can be found in a lab
I help small things like bacteria be magnified
M I C R O S C O P E
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BRIEF INTRODUCTION
• Having been constructed in the 16th Century,
Microscopes have revolutionized science with
their ability to magnify small objects such as
microbial cells, producing images with
definitive structures that are identifiable and
characterizable.
BRIEF INTRODUCTION
• So, what are microscopes? Microscopes are instruments
that are used in science laboratories, to visualize very
minute objects such as cells, microorganisms, giving a
contrasting image, that is magnified.
• Microscopes are made up of lenses for magnification,
each with their own magnification powers. Depending
on the type of lens, it will magnify the specimen
according to its focal strength.
BRIEF INTRODUCTION
• Their ability to function is because they have been
constructed with special components that enable them
to achieve high magnification levels.
• They can view very small specimens and distinguish
their structural differences, for example, the view of
animal and plant cells, viewing of microscopic bacterial
cells.
BRIEF INTRODUCTION
• Microscopes are generally made up of structural parts
for holding and supporting the microscope and its
components and the optical parts which are used for
magnification and viewing of the specimen images.
• This description defines the parts of a microscope and
the functions they perform to enable visualization of
specimens.
BRIEF INTRODUCTION
• The hand-crafted, leather and gold-
tooled microscope Robert Hooke
used to make the observations for
Micrographia (1865), was originally
constructed by Christopher White in
London.
• The microscope shared several
common features with telescopes of
the period: an eyecup to maintain the
correct distance between the eye and
the eyepiece, separate draw tubes for
focusing, and a ball and socket joint
for inclining the body.
HISTORY OF THE MICROSCOPE
• Compound microscopes are made
up of several lenses that magnify an
object that cannot usually be seen
by our naked eye.
• It is called a compound microscope
because it has more than one lens.
• Galileo Galilei is credited with
inventing one of the first compound
microscopes in the year 1625.
HISTORY OF THE MICROSCOPE
• Leuwenhoek’s early microscope was called a
simple microscope because it on used one
lens.
• This kind of simple microscope was much
like a magnifying glass that you might use to
look at an insect or picture.
• This way of looking at things is limited and is
what enticed people to create the compound
microscope, which uses more lenses.
• The word microscope is the combination of
two words: “micro” meaning small and
“scope” meaning view.
HISTORY OF THE MICROSCOPE
• Leeuwenhoek was not the first person was
not the first person to build a microscope, but
the microscopes that he did build were the
best ones for that period.
• Leeuwenhoek was the first person to
describe bacteria and helped to prove the
theory of blood circulation.
• He gained much of his inspiration from
reading Robert Hooke’s book, Micrographia.
• Hooke was the person who discovered the
cell.
ACTIVITY 1
ASSIGNMENT