How do you use a Light Microscope? A step-by-step guide!

A step-by-step guide to using a light microscope is presented by Brandi Doston.
0:00 Introduction
0:34 Step 1: Carry the microscope
0:56 Step 2: Plug it in and turn it on
1:09 Step 3: Put the slide on the stage
1:50 Step 4: Turn objectives to lowest magnification
2:34 Step 5: Focus on your sample!
3:35 Step 6: Increase the magnification
4:54 Step 7: Clean up
5:16 Summary
Brandi Doston produced this video while she was a student at Durham Technical Community College. This video is copyright 2021 Durham Technical Community College, posted with permission. Funding for this video was generously provided by the Durham Tech Foundation.
The paper referenced in this video about mosquitos fighting off fungal infections is here: Wang, Y., Cui, C., Wang, G., Li, Y., & Wang, S. (2021). Insects defend against fungal infection by employing microRNAs to silence virulence-related genes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(19). doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2023802118
Image and audio credits:
Mosquito by DataBase Center for Life Science (DBCLS) CC-BY 4.0
Hero In Peril music by Audionautix CC-BY 4.0

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Thank you for your help, I've been struggling in my MicroBiology class 😄😅

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Iʻve been watching so many of these instructional videos to try and find one for the class I teach. Your video is by far the best one. Thank you!

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thank you and wish me luck in my next pathology exam

[@angelicab9016]

Thank you! My science teacher gave us an old video to watch about using light microscopes, and the quality and audio were very hard to understand. This helped a lot, and now I feel ready to use a light microscope in class!

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Yay! Glad this was helpful

[@mijang3394]

I'm testing a microscope for the first time in my life. On the lower 10x and 20x settings I can see the preparation, but at 40x nothing helps. All I see is light and no adjustments help. I haven't tested 100x with oil yet. However, I'm more interested in 40x. Everything white on two different preparations could be a faulty microscope? When I take out the glasses at the top, I can see the samples in the distance, but when I put the glasses on, there is only light. There is also light at the 10x and 20x settings, but it can be adjusted by zooming out. However, in the case of 40x, nothing helps. Please give me some advice - SW380T microscope.

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[@BritishBeachcomber]

You missed a trick. When focusing, always start with the objective low down. Look at the gap, not down the eyepiece. Then look down the tube and focus up.

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[@nicolejones3686]

Thank you for your help, I've been struggling in my MicroBiology class 😄😅