Introduction to the relative size of different fields of view-
Interactive Scale Of The Universe- http://htwins.net/scale2/
Use this chart to list and cut & paste images of three things that fit in each of the different fields of vie
10^-9 meters (Nanometers)
1.Buckyball
2.Phospholipid
3.DNA
10^ -8 meters
1.Transistor Gate
2.HIV
3.Hepatitis B Virus
10^-7 meters
1.Mimivirus
2.Largest Virus
3.Bacteriophage
10^-6 meters
1.Red blood cell
2.Clay Particle
3.E. coli
10^-5 meters
1.White blood cell
2.Mist droplet
3.Width of silk fiber
10^-4 meters
1.Dust mite
2.paramecium
3.Amoeba
10^-3 meters
1.sleet
2.Ant
3.Sunflower Seed
10^-2 meters
1.Coffee Bean
2.Glass Marble
3.Quail Egg
10^-1 meters
1.Beach Ball
2.Shrew
3.Inch Rules
10^0 meters
1.Human
2.Bodo Bird
3.Rafflesia
10^1 meters
1.Blue whale
2.Boeing 747
3.Saguaro Cactus
10^2 meters
1.Redwood Tree
2.football field
3.Titanic
10^3 meters
1.Cruithne
2.Palm Jebel Ali
3.Mount Everest
10^4 meters
1.Deimos
2.Phobos
3.Marathon
10^5 meters
1.Hydra
2.Brunei
3.Grand Canyon
10^6 meters
1.Italy
2.California
3.Pluto
10^7 meters
1.Venus
2.Earth
3.Neptune
Virtual Microscope Lab- https://www.brainpop.com/games/virtuallabsusingthemicroscope/
Real World Lab-http://www.middleschoolscience.com/scope.gif
A. The Compound Microscope:
Obtain a compound microscope from the cabinet and bring it back to the bench where you are seated. This is the type of microscope you will use most often in this laboratory and throughout the semester. The term compound refers to the fact that it uses a two magnifying lenses in addition to your eye to form images. The magnifying lens that you look through is called the ocular (“eyepiece” in the above diagram). Your microscope may have either one or two oculars.
NOTE: Always use special lens paper to dust off or clean the ocular or objectives of your compound microscope.
Real World Lab-
Use what you have learned about microscopes to-
1. View and sketch the Letter “e” slide at all three levels of magnification-
· be sure to label your sketches according to total magnification
· take an image of your sketches and post it here:
2. View the Colored Threads Slide:
· Describe how/why turning the fine adjustment allows you to observe the threads at different depths.
(Think about how the stage moves up and down into different planes of view as you focus the slide)
Pond Organisms- (Single-celled Eukaryotes)
3. Look at a drop of the pond organism Paramecium using the well slides.
· What are the protrusions coming out of the paramecium?
Add some yeast stained with Congo Red solution- and observe.
· Describe how the Paramecium eats the yeast cells
Paramecium eating pigmented yeast- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9ymaSzcsdY
How a Paramecium Eats- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn3MTYNe8mM
4. Look at a drop of “mixed algae” sample
Use Google Image “Algae” : to identify some of the organisms you observe-
· What is a major characteristic of these organisms-
5. Look at a drop of the “mixed protozoa” sample
· What is a major characteristic of these organisms?
6. Look at a drop of the “volvox” sample
· Use Google to draw an image of a Volvox colony.
7. Use the following videos to assemble a descriptive list of 20 kids of microscopic life
The Diversity of Protists- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln69k7LyTsU
Quick Pond Water Video- https://youtu.be/mXqyCNAYrH4?t=38
Elodea in freshwater vs saltwater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtPaPbVBMbM
Real time video when Elodea Cells in saltwater- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTQhaCvlWeo
Descriptive list of 20 microbes
Eukaryote/
Name Prokaryote Interesting Characteristic Mode of Transportation