Department of Biological Sciences
Microscopy Pre-lab Activities
Instructional
Video:
Let Joelle introduce you to the microscope in this 7
minute video. [Quicktime] [Flash Video]
Virtual
microscope: (requires the Flash 6 plugin 
)
Test your skill. Practice what you have learned. The
virtual scope has all the same controls found on the real thing.
Microscope controls:
- turn knobs (click and hold on upper or lower portion of knob)
- throw switches (click and drag)
- turn dials (click and drag)
- move levers (click and drag)
- changes lenses (click and drag on objective housing)
- select a specimen (click on a slide)
- adjust oculars (in "through" view, with the light on, click and
drag to move oculars closer or further apart)
Designed and Developed by:
- Margie Barrett
- Joelle Cona
- Paul Hyde
- Bob Ketcham
- Becky Kinney
- Justin Schakelman