A prepared microscope slide could be one of the smallest things that a scientist gets to hold but it is definitely not insignificant.  An ordinary slide is about 3 inches by 1 inch in measurement and its thickness is about 1 millimeter.  A prepared microscope slide is a type of microscope slide that has been […]

Before delving into the details of the different kinds of microscope slides, it is imperative for each observer to learn how to make one in the first place.  Be armed with the materials that are needed to set up a slide that would provide the best observation possible.  What are these materials?  The basic microscope […]

In the basic microbiology, zoology, or botany laboratories, students are handed a microscope, slides, cover slips, dissection kits, and instructions on what they should be seeing under the microscope. These students should know where to get their specimens, how to slice their specimens thinly and in what direction or orientation, how to stain these specimens […]

Prepared slides, as the name implies, refers to specimens that have already been mounted onto slides, stained, covered with a cover slip, sealed in, and labeled. These prepared slides are ready for use, and all you need in your laboratory or classroom is a compound microscope. Professors use prepared slides regularly in order to first, […]

Teaching laboratory classes, and even appreciating the life sciences, are difficult without the help of a microscope. Moreover, learning how to use the microscope is difficult without the use of prepared slides. There are many different kinds of prepared slides on the market: some slides will contain whole mounts of animals, bacteria, or plant parts, […]