Looking at these helps you to develop skill in using the microscope. If so, it takes a little more practice to get good at moving objects under the lens. Practice drawing what you see in the microscope. Use a compass or a round object to make a circle on a piece of paper. Use this as the round area which you see in the microscope.
Most microscopes use a mirror or electric light underneath an object to light it up.
The object must be thin enough that light can pass through it. Other microscopes, usually having lower magnification, use light from the top to shine down on objects viewed. These are called dissecting microscopes and are often used to look at larger objects such as flowers which are then taken apart or dissected. Remember to use a very small piece of any object you are looking at if the light source is below the object. Things to Explore Scrape a wooden toothpick along the inside of your cheek and smear it on a slide.