Parts of a Microscope Crossword
Across
- 2. The place you look through
- 7. Holds the slide (what we’re looking at)
- 8. Connects the eyepiece to the head; holds magnifying glass
- 9. Connects the eyepiece and eyepiece tube to the nosepiece
- 11. Supports the whole microscope; one part of where we carry the microscope
- 12. Moves the stage up and down a lot; only for 4x (low) objective
- 13. Work like a magnifying glass alongside the eyepiece to see small things on slides
Down
- 1. Moves the stage up and down a little; for 10x (med) and 40x (high) objective
- 3. Holds the objective lenses and spins to magnify different levels
- 4. Provides light so we can see the specimen on the slide
- 5. Makes sure the slide doesn’t move
- 6. Wheel under the stage opening that controls how much light shines through
- 10. Supports the upper part of the microscope; one part of where we carry the microscope