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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region X – Northern Mindanao
Schools Division of Cagayan de Oro City
CAGAYAN DE ORO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-JUNIOR HIGH
28th St., Nazareth, Cagayan de Oro City

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET (LAS)

GRADE 7
Name: Date: Score:
Subject : SCIENCE 7
Lesson Title : MICROSCOPY: Parts of Microscope
Learning Competency : Identify parts of the microscope and their functions
Reference: : Science 7 Learner’s Material; LAS No.: 2.3
Concept Notes:
MICROSCOPE is a tool which can help you see tiny objects and living organisms. It makes them look bigger.
This ability of the microscope is called its magnifying power or magnification. The microscope also has the
capacity to distinguish small gaps between two separate points which humans cannot distinguish. It is called its
resolving power or resolution.
Study the definitions below.
Parts of the Microscope
A compound microscope consists of structural and optical components.
STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
The three basic, structural components of a compound microscope are the head/Body tube, base and arm.
Body Tube: Connects the eyepiece to the objective lenses
Arm: Supports the tube and connects it to the base
Base: The bottom of the microscope, used for support

OPTICAL COMPONENTS
There are two optical systems in a compound microscope: Eyepiece Lenses and Objective Lenses.
Eyepiece Lens: the lens at the top that you look through. They are usually 10X or 15X power.
Objective Lenses: Usually you will find 3 or 4 objective lenses on a microscope. They almost always consist of
4X, 10X, 40X and 100X powers. When coupled with a 10X (most common) eyepiece lens, we get total
magnifications of 40X (4X times 10X), 100X , 400X and 1000X.
Illuminator: A steady light source used in place of a mirror.
Stage: The flat platform where you place your slides. Stage clips hold the slides in place.
Revolving Nosepiece or Turret: This is the part that holds two or more objective lenses and can be rotated to
easily change power.
Condenser is used to collect and focus the light from the illuminator on to the specimen. It is located under the
stage often in conjunction with an iris diaphragm.
Diaphragm or Iris: Many microscopes have a rotating disk under the stage. This diaphragm has different
sized holes and is used to vary the intensity and size of the cone of light that is projected upward into the
slide.
Coarse Adjustment Knob is a large knob located on the arm of the microscope moves the stage up and down to
bring the specimen into focus
Fine Adjustment Knob is a small knob built on the arms which use to focus the microscope using HPO
Inclination joint is located at the bottom of the instrument, where the base connects to the arm

EXERCISE: Identify the numbered parts of the microscope

1. Ex: eyepiece lens
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