A short lab to expose students to the use of both compound light microscopes and how scientists first learned about cells
After watching the above Videos, acquire a box of prepared slides from your teacher.
Then, use the traditional light microscope to observe 5 slides. Draw what you see in the questions below. Make sure to provide the specimens name.
Feel free to draw what you see on a peace of paper then take a picture and upload the image.
Specimen 1
Specimen 2
Specimen 3
Specimen 4
Specimen 5
Specimen 1
Specimen 6
Specimen 7
Specimen 8
Specimen 9
Did your observations support the cell theory? Explain
1pt) 3 parts of cell theory are stated
1pt) Observations are clearly connected to either supporting or invalidating the cell theory
Make a table that lists the names of each of your 9 specimens in one column. Then is the second Colum state weather or not they are Prokaryotes or Eukaryotic. Paste a picture of your table below.
1pt) the table is organized
1pt) all 9 specimens are listed
1pt) all 9 specimens are correctly classified