Science
Organisms & Life Processes
Procedural
11–12 yrs
Using a Microscope
显微镜的使用
Description
Use a light microscope correctly to prepare, focus, and examine biological specimens, including making accurate labelled drawings at an appropriate magnification
Mastery Evidence
- Sets up a light microscope safely and correctly (course focus then fine focus)
- Prepares a wet mount slide with a biological specimen (e.g. onion skin)
- Calculates the magnification of an image (magnification = image size ÷ actual size)
- Draws an accurate labelled diagram of observed cells with a scale
Assessment Prompt
If your child had to use a school microscope to study a biological specimen, could they set it up correctly, find what they're looking for, and produce a labelled scientific drawing of what they see?
Prerequisites 1
Cells Under the Microscope
显微镜操作技术是在观察细胞的情境中学习的
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