CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Microscopes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A microscope is a tool used to make things that are too small to be seen by the human eye look bigger. Before microscopes were invented in 1595, the smallest things...
Science Struck
Science Struck: Dissecting Microscope vs. Compound Microscope
A brief overview of the features and functions of the two main types of microscopes.