The goal of this activity is to practice the test ahead of time so that you earn 100%. In order to do that, you need to be honest with your partner when a mistake is made and correct him/her right away. Practice as many times as you need to.
These are the directions that will be hanging in the lab when you take your practicum.
Microscope Practicum
Read all directions before starting.
Get a microscope and set it up properly for use. Create a wet mount slide of any one letter out of the newspaper. Be sure I am watching when you put on your coverslip. Show me the process for looking at the letter under low power. Be careful to show each step. Now, properly clean up your slide.
(Use the checklist below to 'grade' your partner as he/she follows the directions above and look for things which need to be corrected.)
During the practicum, you will be checked off on the following skills with the grading rubric below.
(You will not see this checklist the day of the practicum. It is assumed that you have learned these skills during the course of completing the lab.)