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Components of
1. Get some water, paper plate and one piece of bread.
2. Place the bread on a plate and drop a little water on the bread to make it damp
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(not soaked).
3. Place the bread in a cool dark location (such as a cupboard).
Study the picture below to become familiar with the different parts of your
4. Observe the bread daily.
microscope.
Put the plate with the moldy bread under the microscope and notice the mold's
interesting shape. Fungal spores exist all around us. These spores settle on the
bread and use the water and food from the bread to grow. Mold may have different
10X Eyepiece
color and shapes.
Eyepiece tube
Head
Nosepiece
Overhead Illumination
Objectives
Insect Observation
Stage with clips
Below are some screen shots to compare the wings of several different insects.
Focusing Knob
Notice the difference in the shape and structure. Use your microscope to compare
other similar common household items.
Bottom Illuminator
Disc diaphragm
Honeybee Wing (40X)
Fly Wing (40X)
Mosquito Wing (40X)
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