The Lab Exercise Instructions are the main resource required for students to understand and complete this exercise. They provide a thorough explanation of the lab topic, as well as detailed directions on how to complete the exercise. The Lab Report Assignment is the homework that students complete and turn in.
Printing: The best way for students to print out the PowerPoint Show is to download the PDF version. Select Print, and, when the Print screen comes up, go to the Print Handling options. Under Page Scaling, select "Multiple pages per sheet", Under Pages per sheet, select "2". That uses up less paper, placing two slides on each page.
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Lab #1: Microscopy Lab Materials
This is the main page for the Microscopy Laboratory Topic of an 8-week introductory college microbiology class, part of the materials available from the Virtual Microbiology Classroom. This page contains links to documents, PPTs and videos that students need in order to prepare for this lab exercise.
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You have free access to a large collection of materials used in a college-level introductory microbiology course. The Virtual Microbiology Classroom provides a wide range of free educational resources including PowerPoint Lectures, Study Guides, Review Questions and Practice Test Questions.