Science Struck
Science Struck: Compound Microscope: Basics, Functionality, and Uses
Explains what a compound microscope is, the different parts, how it works, and what it is used for.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Microscopes and Forensic Science
In this comprehensive interactive tutorial you will learn about the parts of a microscope and how some types of microscopes are better than others for certain types of evidence analysis within the field of Forensic Science. A...
Science Struck
Science Struck: The Compound Microscope Parts and Its Functions
Goes through the different structural and optical parts of a compound microscope and how a compound microscope functions.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: The Science of Microbes: Tools of Magnification
The invention of magnifiers that allow us to see things that are otherwise invisible to us has revolutionized science. In this lesson, students use several types of magnifiers to investigate magnification, and record their observations....
Science Struck
Science Struck: Dissecting Microscope vs. Compound Microscope
A brief overview of the features and functions of the two main types of microscopes.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Microscope Activity
Explore the parts of a compound microscope and view cells through this interactive lesson.
Science Struck
Science Struck: A Study of the Microscope and Its Functions
Uses illustrations with labels to complement a detailed examination of the parts and functions of a light microscope and an electron microscope.
Other
Microscope Master: How to Use a Microscope
This website gives detailed step-by-step instructions on how to use and adjust a compound microscope.
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.
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.