South Carolina Educational Television
Know It All: Microscope | Hobby Shop
In this activity, students use a virtual biology lab to perform investigations and learn lab procedures using compound and dissecting microscopes to look at a variety of animal and plant cells.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Biology: Unit 3: Cell Structure
In this third unit of a Biology course, students learn about cells and cell structure. They compare prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and learn about the specialized structures in a cell and what their functions are. They will also learn...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Laboratories
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes a scientific laboratory, lab equipment, and lab safety.
City University of New York
Cell Biology: An Interactive Journey
This interactive website about microscopes and microbes provides students with an introduction to cellular biology.
Open Door Team
Open Door Web Site: Biology: Calculating Magnification on a Compound Microscope
Learn how to calculate the total magnification of a microscope on this concise site. Links to making a slide, questions on the use of the microscope, and other related microscope topics are included on this site.
Other
University of Western Australia: Blue Histology
An excellent, in-depth examination of the integumentary system and its components. Includes many color microscopic images of these structures and more.