Microscope Study Blog

Mr. Carrison’s Study Blog

Introduction to

Microscopes and

the Evil ‘e”

Have FUN at the dance and
good luck on the test Monday!

Yahoo! We are off to buy me my own microscope!

1. Might be a good idea to review the 4 steps of the scientific method you learned last year in 6th grade

2. Which, which is which? Concave – Convex

3. Review and know all the steps to correctly use a microscope.

4. Locate the handout of that you had to label all the parts of the microscope. Know all the parts.

5. Check out the parts of the microscope on page 196.

6. Review the metric system there are a few questions on the SI system.

7. What is the correct procedure for moving a microscope from one place to another in our classroom? One hand or two? What do you grab?

8. How do you determine COMBINED power?

9. When are each of the two different focusing knobs used?

10. There were SEVERAL instructions given for properly doing microscope drawings. Do you know them all? Pen or pencil? Should the drawing be labeled? If show what should be written?

11. Flash thinks you should review qualative and quanative measurement.

12. How many cm in a m?

13. What is the SI unit for liquid volume?

14. Which objective gives you the most magnification? Longest or shortest?

15. How many mm in a m?

16. There are several guys mentioned in the chapter that contributed to microscopes as we know them today. Might be nice to know who did what and when!

17. Wonder if reviewing your microscope crossword would be worth while?

30 questions TEST, some multiple guess,
some matching and some true false

Instructions for the Make-A-Test project due 2-27-09 at the BEGINING of class. Late work = ZERO. We will work on this in computer lab 2-13-09. Do NOT panic! You will get a 4 page packet complete with detailed instructions and an example in class Monday!

Your Mission:
Make up a test using vocabulary and concepts from the chapter on Cell Reproduction. You can make two questions for some of the words. This test can, like many of my tests, have two or 3 different types of questions. Do not make up essay questions. It must be typed! It must be very – very neat and fit onto one side of one page! Try and make it as professional looking as possible. Use TAB key to line up your multiple-choice letters. Make your margins .5 inches all the way around. You may want to use a font size of 10 or 11 in places. Space questions and different sections out or use a divider line to separate. You may have to double or 1½ pace some sections to allow the test taker room to place answers. When completed, your test should have a minimum of 16 questions. You can make any type of test, true false, matching, fill in the blank and/or multiple choice (not including essay questions!) that you think will best test someone’s knowledge. Your test should have at least 10 multiple-choice questions. You must bring in FIVE copies of your test AND an answer key or test with answers. See me ASAP if you have questions or need help. Do not wait until the last minute to start or your printer or computer will act up! This project is due February 27 at the START of class. Please remember my policy about excuses!!! Plan ahead! I have 1 computer in my room that you may use. There are also some in the media center and our local library. The use of a USB thumb drives to save your work on is not a bad idea.


You should use MOST if not all of the following words:
- Mitosis
- Meiosis
- Gametes
- Chromosomes
- Metaphase
- Prophase
- Interphase
- Anaphase
- Reproductive Cell
- Spindle Fiber
- Cytokinesis
- Centromeres
- Cell Plate
- Deoxyribonucleic Acid
- Replication

Grading Tips and Hints

No clip art –10
Margins at default –10
Clip art bossing you around! –10
A,B, C and D’s not lined up –5
Not on one page -50
Extra mega ultra neat and cool +1
Plan to succeed or plan to ???
Should you bother with peer review?
Wonder if you should use the check lists given?

This could be a VERY easy A, just follow the detailed instructions!

Cheesy Coupon -Bring in a printed page from the www showing the parts of a compound microscope similar to the ones we used this week in lab for 2 points! URL MUST BE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE! No school copier copies!!! Not valid with other offers, Void after 2-6-2009, Of course not valid for people wearing poka doted shoes or students having turtles named Albert or Agnes.

This is what happens when you
let the Typo Police Dress your dog!