What are the instructions for preparing a microscope slide?

Answer 1

• 1

  Make sure your slide, cover slip and medicine dropper are all clean, dry and dust-free.

• 2

  Place your flat slide on a clean, dry surface.

• 3

  Use your medicine dropper to suck up a few drops of your liquid sample.

• 4

  Squeeze one drop of your liquid sample out onto the direct center of the flat slide.

• 5

  Gently lower your cover slip onto the flat slide. Put one edge of the cover slip down first, before lowering the rest of it. Do not press down on the cover slip once it is in place.

• 6

  Pick up the slide and cover slip combination and gently place it in the viewing tray of your microscope.