Activity
Arizona State University

Arizona State University/spm Home Activity

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate a SPM image at home with this activity of the week. Links back to more info about SPM's.
Interactive
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Imaging Technology Group: Virtual Microscope

For Students 9th - 10th
After a free download, the Virtual Microscope simulates the experience of using an electron, light and scanning probe microscope. The microscope basics are also explained through a series of animations.
Website
Other

Scanning Probe Microscopy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a fairly in depth description of Scanning Probe Microscopes as well as links and images. This site is designed for those with a strong understanding of this field.
Website
Other

University of Muenchen: Scanning Probe Microscopy Group

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll down to research to find images of scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopes.
Website
University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: Nano Manipulator

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of North Carolina takes you through the research being done at Univ. of North Carolina with SPM. Includes an introduction to scanning probe microscope.
Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

For Students 9th - 10th
Use a virtual scanning tunneling microscope (STM) to observe electron behavior in an atomic-scale world. Walk through the principles of this technology step-by-step.