Cheek Cell Lab

Today in Science class we looked at cell slides that we made from our own cheek skin cells. I used a toothpick to scrape inside my mouth and smeared it on a slide. One drop of blue dye was enough and the cover slip spread everything out.

Medium Power

I took this photo with my smartphone. It was the medium power lens marked 10. The total magnification is 100X. The dye made the cheek cells look blue/purple.

High Power

This photo is a different section on the slide through the high power lens (40). The total magnification is 400X

It was hard to get the cells in focus in the microscope and taking pictures was hard.

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