Parts of a
Microscope
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Parts of a Microscope
Label the parts of the microscope. You can use the word bank below to fill in the blanks or cut
and paste the words at the bottom.
Created by Jolanthe @ HomeschoolCreations.net
eyepiece arm stage clips nosepiece focusing knobs
objective
illuminator stage head base
lenses
Parts of a Microscope
Label the parts of the microscope. You can use the word bank below to fill in the blanks or cut
and paste the words at the bottom.
eyepiece head
arm
nosepiece
objective
lenses stage clips
stage
illuminator
base
focusing
knob
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eyepiece arm stage clips nosepiece focusing knobs
objective
illuminator stage head base
lenses
How many parts of
True or False a microscope can you
identify? Can you
show the arm,
The lenses in a microscope stage, eyepiece, head,
make items appear smaller. objective lens, illuminator,
nosepiece, and stage clips?
Where is the Which part of the
safest place to hold microscope holds the
or carry a microscope? specimen slide in place?
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Which part of the microscope
Why do we use microscopes? do you look through to
see a specimen?
True or False
The eyepiece of a How do the focusing knobs
microscope is also called help us as we use a
the ocular lens. microscope?
Which part of the
What are the three microscope rotates so
magnification levels on a another person can look
microscope’s objective through the eyepiece without
lenses? needing to move the
microscope?
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What is the magnification What do you call the
level on the eyepiece of a organism on the slide that
microscope? is being examined?
Trivia question answers
• The lenses in a microscope make items appear smaller. False
• Where is the safest place to hold or carry a microscope? the arm
• Which part of the microscope holds the specimen slide in place? the stage clips
• Why do we use microscopes? Microscopes help us see small organisms, or specimens.
The various lenses on a microscope make the specimen appear much larger, or
magnified, much more than the human eye can observe on its own.
• Which part of the microscope do you look through to see a specimen? the eyepiece
(also called the ocular lens)
• How do the focusing knobs help us as we use a microscope? They help move the stage
up/down and bring the specimen into focus so it can be observed in detail.
• What are the three magnification levels on a microscope’s objective lenses? 4x, 10x,
and 40x. The eyepiece on a microscope magnifies at 10x, so when used together, the 4x
lens magnifies an item 40x, the 10x magnifies 100x, and the 40x magnifies 400x. (note: for
typical student microscope - other microscopes will vary)
• Which part of the microscope rotates so another person can look through the eyepiece
without needing to move the microscope? the head
• What is the magnification level on the eyepiece of a microscope?10x (see objective
lens magnification to see how these work together)
• What do you call the organism on the slide that is being examined? the specimen
