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Prepared slides “Textile“ (material/fabric), “Dry Shrimp” and “Butterfly
Wings”
Different prepared slides that you can investigate using your microscope.
Empty vial
You can keep a sample in the empty vial (e.g. leaves, and, etc.)
Slide covers
You use the slide covers to cover specimens that you have placed on a
slide in order to observe with a microscope.
Adhesive labels
You can use these labels to identify your permanent prepared specimens.
You can also use them to label the empty vials.
Slides
You place the specimen on a slide. After you have covered it with some water
or gum media, you can place a cover slip on top. Then you place the slide under
the clips on the microscope.
Scalpel
The scalpel is a sharp knife that you can use to slice specimens/samples.
Tweezers
These are a type of pincers that you can use to pick up smaller objects.
Dissecting needle
A dissecting needle can be used for many things. You can use it to scratch
the surface of a specimen to fix ob ects in place or to stir liquids.
Pipette
You can use this instrument to soak up liquids in small amounts and squirt
them out again. To soak up liquids, push the upper part (head) of the pipette
together and put the opening on the lower part in the liquid. Let the head go
and the pipette will fill with the liquid.
When you want to release some of the liquid, simply push the head together
again. The more carefully you press, the less liquid will come out of the
opening.
Magnifying glass
With the magnifying glass, you can observe objects with 2 times the mag-
nification.
Stones
12 stones and QR Code. Read the QR codes with your smartphone to learn
more about the stones.
o view the stones ou need a re ected light microscope.
How do I make my own specimens?
Take the object that you want to observe and place it on a glass slide.
Then, add a few drops of distilled water on the object using a pipette.
Now, place a cover slip vertically at the edge of the drop of water, so that
the water runs along the edge of the cover slip. Then, slowly lower the
cover slip over the water drops.
