| A | B |
| Lens | Curved Piece of Glass |
| Magnification | To increase from original size |
| Leeuwenhoek | Created 1st Scope in early 1600's |
| Robert Hooke | Created fancy compound scope |
| Simple Microscope | Has one lens |
| Compound Microscope | Has two lenses |
| Dissecting Microscope | Magnifies Large Objects w/out slides |
| Electron Microscope | Magnifies using charged particles |
| Eyepiece | Lens at top of scope 10X |
| Bodytube | Holds the eyepiece |
| Coarse Adjustment | Large knob that moves stage for focusing |
| Fine Adjustment | Small knob for fine tuning |
| Arm | Connects body tube to base |
| Base | Holds the entire microscope |
| Lamp | Light source for microscope |
| Diaphragm | Controls the amount of light going through aperture |
| Aperture | Hole in the stage |
| Stage | Where the slide action takes place |
| Stage Clips | Wimpy Scientists hold their slides with these |
| Objective Lenses | High, Medium, and Low Power |
| Nosepiece | Holds objective lenses |
| Lens paper | Used to clean lenses and slides |
| Slide | Rectangular piece of glass that holds specimens |
| Coverslip | Covers specimen on slide |
| Low Power Lens | 4X |
| Medium Power Lens | 10X |
| High Power Lens | 40X |
| Power of Magnification | Eyepiece x Objective Lens |
| 40X | POM on Low Power |
| 100X | POM on Medium Power |
| 400X | POM on High Power |
| Prepared Slide | Slide that is already created |
| Wet Mount | Slide + Specimen + Water + Cover Slip |
| Field of View | Circle of light seen through the eyepiece |
| Look,Draw,Look | How to Draw Specimens |
| Detail | Needed when drawing objects |
| Colored Pencils | Used to draw objects |
| Cracked Slides | Coarse Adjustment on High Power |
| Arm and Base | Used to Carry Microscope |
| 85 | Needed to get Microscope License |