Virtual Microscope Lab

In Honors Biology students will be working extensively with microscopes in lab.  To get them started, they used technology to help them become more familiar with parts of the microscope and the steps to operate a microscope effectively.  To check out the activity for yourself,  click the link below!!

https://www.brainpop.com/games/virtuallabsusingthemicroscope/

S.T.E.M. components:

Science- Students are learning laboratory techniques

Technology- Utilizing a computer program to virtually use a microscope

Engineering- Discovering how the individual components make up the total product

Math- Calculating the magnification

Here students learn about the different lenses and how they change the magnification of a microscope. 

Students virtually move pieces of the microscope in order to perform the experiment. 

Students are introduced to the specimen they will be viewing. 

By looking at the parts of the microscope online, students can become more familiar with how it works.