Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of how to use microscopes including knowing the names of the parts and how to use them by taking notes while reading and watching a demonstration.

S.IP.07.13 Use tools and equipment (microscopes) appropriate to scientific investigations.

Language Objective
Students will write to describe which parts of a microscope are used for magnification and which parts are used for focusing by completing the following sentence frames.

“To focus a microscope you first use the ___ then you use the ___.

“To increase the magnification while using the microscope you first use the ___, then the ___ and sometimes (with the teachers approval) you use the ___.”

“If you cannot get enough light through the scope you should check the ___, the ___ or the ___”

“ One thing you should not do with the microscope is ________________________,”

HOMEWORK – None