Parts of the Microscope - http://www.middleschoolscience.com/scope.htm

History of the Microscope - http://www.southwestschools.org/juniorschool/jsfaculty/Microscopes/index.html
Types of Microscopes - http://www.southwestschools.org/juniorschool/jsfaculty/Microscopes/types.html
Compound Light Microscopes - http://www.southwestschools.org/juniorschool/jsfaculty/Microscopes/compoundscope.html
Microscope Activities - http://www.southwestschools.org/juniorschool/jsfaculty/Microscopes/activites.html

 An Introduction to Microscopy - http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html

Use the Virtual Scanning Electron Microscope online
        Check out jellyfish or sand or diatoms. Change the focus or brightness.
      http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/electronmicroscopy/magnify1/index.html
        Photo Gallery of all kinds of things as seen under the microscope
       http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/micro/gallery.html

CyberSleuth on Microscopes - http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/Science/Microscopes/

Microbe World - http://www.microbeworld.org/

Anatomy and Cell Biology - animal, plant, bacteria, brain cells-
        click on the pin and match with the definition
       http://research.nmsu.edu/molbio/cellgame/pin.html

Microworld - Internet Guide to Microscopy
        Suggested websites http://www.mwrn.com/microscopy/guide.aspx

101 Science - Microscopes - Interesting pages
   http://www.101science.com/Microscope.htm

Marly Cain's Microscopy for Kids - ideas and activities
   http://www.rmcain.com/mcama/adv/advidxkids.mv
   Web Microscope!! - http://www.rmcain.com/pageserver.mv?MCAMAWebScope

        Project Micro Page with Ask a Scientist (Mike Roscope),
          Images, Projects and Links
        http://www.mnmicroscopy.org/ProjectMicro/Welcome.html

      Exploration of the Month from U. Minnesota
         http://www.mnmicroscopy.org/ProjectMicro/Explorations/Contents.html
         http://www.mnmicroscopy.org/ProjectMicro/Welcome.html#Projects

Virtual Plant Cell - see the various parts in  pictures and in microscopy
   http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/cell/

Plant Cell
  http://www.ultranet.com/~jkimball/BiologyPages/P/PlantCell.html

Virtual Microscopy Library from the University of Oklahoma (More for teachers than kids)
   http://www.ou.edu/research/electron/www-vl/

History of the Microscope with stuff about Leeuwenhoek including
replicas of his original microscope
  http://www.sciences.demon.co.uk/whistmic.htm

Observations of Pond Creatures - lesson plan
    http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?BenchmarkID=5&DocID=77
    http://www.sciencenetlinks.org/lessons_printable.cfm?DocID=378
    http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/index.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/ponddip/

Resources from the Exploratorium - http://www.exploratorium.edu/imaging_station/
              http://www.exploratorium.edu/imaging_station/gallery.php?Section=Introduction

Microscope Activities - http://www.greatscopes.com/activity.htm
                    http://www.cas.muohio.edu/mbi-ws/microscopes/activites.html
                    http://www.ipse.psu.edu/activities/paper/paper3_microscope_activity.asp

Microscope Lab Activity - http://www.middleschoolscience.com/microscope.pdf

Build the Pond Viewer for your classroom -
   http://www.exploratorium.edu/ifi/resources/classroom/connect/pond_viewer.html
   http://synergylearning.org/cf/DisplayArticle.cfm?selectedarticle=457

You may want to check Mrs. Mitchell's  CELLS web page which has web sites that offer
ways to make various cell models with fun materials.

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This page was developed by Kathi Mitchell
and was last updated on September 12, 2010