Write numbers in scientific notation and convert scientific notation back to standard numbers
- Do metric conversions (know base units, prefixes, and how to convert from one unit to another)
- Use the basic tools that we learned about last week - including determining liquid volume and temperature
- Know what the meniscus is and how it may affect your volume reading
- Identify parts of a microcope and know the function of each
- Understand the magnification of our compound light microscope with each of the objective lenses
- Know what both resolution and magnification refer to
- Know what working distance is
- What happens to the orientation of your specimen when you view it through the microscope?
- Recognize a human cheek cell and be able to identify the nucleus and plasma membrane