What do blood cells look like? Launch Lab LESSON 3: 10 minutes

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LESSON 3: 10 minutes
What do blood cells look like?
Like every tissue in your body, blood is a tissue made of different cells. Take a look in the
microscope to see the different types of blood cells.
Procedure
1. Read and complete a lab safety form.
2. Observe a prepared blood smear
slide under low power on a
microscope.
3. Switch to high power and observe the
Data and Oberservations section below,
draw one example of each type of cell
you see.
4. Return to low power, and remove the
slide.
different cell types on the slide. In the
Data and Observations
1. How many kinds of cells did you observe? How did their appearances differ?
2.
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Key Concept Why do you think there are different kinds of blood cells?
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