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SLIDE�PREPARATION

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PREPARING

A DRY-MOUNT SLIDE

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UNDERSTANDING LIFE SYSTEMS CELLS

2.3 prepare dry- and wet-mount slides of a variety of objects for use with a microscope

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PREPARING �A WET-MOUNT SLIDE

1. Take a CLEAN microscope slide and a piece of your SPECIMEN

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2. Place specimen on microscope slide

STEP 2

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3. Add ONE small drop of water

STEP 3

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4. Slowly line up COVER SLIP on one side until it just contacts the water

STEP 4

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5. Slowly lower the cover slip over the specimen to avoid AIR BUBBLES

STEP 5

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DRY-MOUNT SLIDE

LAB

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  • Slide
  • Dry-Mount
  • Wet-Mount
  • Cover Slip
  • Specimen

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UNDERSTANDING LIFE SYSTEMS CELLS

  • 2.1 follow established safety procedures for handling apparatus and materials and use microscopes correctly and safely
  • 2.2 use a microscope correctly and safely to find and observe components of plant and animal cells and make accurate drawings of their observations
  • 2.3 prepare dry- and wet-mount slides of a variety of objects for use with a microscope
  • 2.5 use appropriate science and technology vocabulary in oral and written communication

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