Welcome to our unit on microscopes! We’re going to learn how to use our microscope to make things appear larger so we can study them more easily. Think about all the things that are too small to study just with your naked eyeballs: how many can you name?


Let’s start from the inside out – before you haul out your own microscope, we’re going to have a look at what it can do. I’ve already prepared a set of slides for you below.  Take out a sheet of paper and jot down your guesses – here’s how you do it:


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6 Responses to “Microwhat?”

  1. mrsjorgenson224 says:

    Wanted you to know that it does work on my Mac (answers appear)! And I’m supper happy with your resources :).

  2. Aurora Lipper says:

    Try clicking on any of the images first. Then put your mouse directly over one of the pictures and allow the cursor to sit still for a moment. The word should then appear.

  3. jenescobar84 says:

    hello. I can’t view the answers. What can I do to be able to know what they are ?

  4. Aurora Lipper says:

    The answers should still appear when using a Mac. Try clicking on any of the images first. Then put your mouse directly over one of the pictures and allow the cursor to sit still for a moment. The word should then appear.

  5. mrsjorgenson224 says:

    I hovered my mouse over the slides to see the answers, but I don’t see the title. Is it because I’m on a Mac?

  6. racheldidyk says:

    I didn’t quite know how to answer the last question, since I just want to learn about microscopes in general. I just put: I wanna. Learn about. Microscopes in general.