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microscope picture
Using a microscope to make observations.

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microscopeMicroscopes
are helpful
to see details
in an object
which we cannot see
with our eyes
alone.


There are many different types of microscopes. Some are electric with special lights fixed above or beneath their specimen trays, while some use just the regular light in a room or natural light from the sun.

Some have different lenses you can move to change the amount of magnification, while others have only a single lens.

eyepiece

Some microscopes even
have special eyepieces
which help to
magnify or correct
your vision!


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This is what the Mystery "Rock" looks like
on the tray beneath the microscope lens.large rock

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Describe what the
Mystery "Rock" looks like
under the microscope.

Make sure you write
your notes down
in your journal
before making more
observations.

journal picture

tape measure picture

scale picture

journal

tape measure

scale

Or, if you are done making observations,
you can continue with your investigation...

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