Lesson Plan
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Microscope Imaging Station: What's the Size of What You See?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, you use microscope images to show how to use scale bars to measure very small things.
Lesson Plan
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Microscope Imaging Station: Model Organisms

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using model organisms is very important in scientific research. This lesson plan will help students see why the zebrafish, sea urchin, and fruit fly are commonly used.
Lesson Plan
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Microscope Imaging Station: Elodea Explorations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students will investigate plant cells and microscope measurement together by using Elodea plants.
Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Microscope Imaging Station: Mitosis Flipbook

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this series of images depicting the process of mitosis in the early embryo of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster to make a mitosis flipbook. In this stage of Drosophila development, nuclei divide very rapidly without cell...
Graphic
Hunkins Experiments

Hunkin's Experiments: Mites

For Students 9th - 10th
Hunkin's Experiments is a group of simple cartoon illustrations of scientific principles. Some would work well in the classroom, but others have little value beyond entertaining students. All of the projects are easy to do. In this one,...
Activity
Bio Topics

Bio Topics: Direct Observation of Yeast Population Growth

For Students 9th - 10th
In this classroom lab experiment, students mimic optimal growth conditions for yeast, and with the help of a microscope, observe and record results using a cell counting method.