Students identify magnification by first using a magnifying glass and then with photos taken through a microscope. They complete a handout that leads them through each activity stated. Finally, students use their microscope to view a...

Students examine a microscope and learn its functions.  In this microscope instructional activity students prepare a wet mount slide and complete calculations. 

Students explore magnification. In this science skills observation lesson, students make a hand lens using a wire loop and a small amount of water.

High schoolers read and discuss an article about carbon dating, then participate in a hands-on lab to discover how carbon dating works. Students also write a letter to a friend explaining the process, and how archeologists use the...