Study the word list: Exploring Science 7Ab

Parts of a microscope

	focus	You have to focus the microscope to make an image clear and sharp. *
	image	To see the image you have to look down the microscope. *
	magnification	Magnification is to make something appear bigger down a microscope. *
	microscope	You use a microscope to magnify small things. *
	slide	A slide is a glass sheet that a specimen is put on. *
	specimen	You look at a specimen down a microscope. *
	stage	When using a microscope you put the slides on the stage. *
	stain	You should use stain dye to colour parts of a cell to make them easier to see. *
	lens	To see the image we look down the lens of the microscope. *

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