Microscope Powerpoint and Notes

These 27 slides will captivate your students with colorful and visually appealing photographs and images to provide an in-depth study of the microscope. This resource includes both printable and digital student notes and slides. If applicable to your teaching situation, you can have students complete their notes in a digital Google Apps format. The PowerPoint covers all the topics you would expect from the first chapter of a traditional high school biology textbook on the microscope. A detailed list of the topics covered can be found below.

This resource is perfect for traditional classroom settings, distance learning, or for students in 1:1 classrooms.

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What is included in this product?

• A 27-Slide PowerPoint Presentation (Includes traditional PowerPoint, PDF, and Google slides)
• Editable and printable 5-page set of lecture notes for the teacher
• Editable and printable 5-page guided notes outline for the student
• Paperless Digital Version for use in Google Drive, Google Classroom, and /or Microsoft OneDrive

Topics covered are:

• The Microscope: Introduction, light microscope, electron microscope, simple microscope, compound microscope.
• The History of the Microscope and Early Cell Studies: Zacharias Janssen, Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek.
• Modern Compound Microscope: Students will label the parts of the microscope and learn the function of each part.
• Magnification and Resolution: Definition, how to calculate total magnification.
• Rules for Proper Use of the Microscope.
• Preparation of a Wet Mount Slide.
• How to measure a specimen under both the 10x objective and the 40x objective.
• The Electron Microscope: Characteristics, transmission electron microscope, scanning electron microscope, advantages and disadvantages of each

This powerpoint was written with a typical biology I class in mind. It is appropriate for grades 7-12. This material is very appropriate for middle school students.

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