Quia
Quia: Light Microscope
This site provides a list of terms associated with the light microscope and a basic definition.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Contributors to the Study of Light
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is intended to give a brief description of 4 people who contributed to the understanding of light through the use of microscopes and telescopes: Leeuwenhoek, Hooke, Galilei, and Newton.
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Science Stock Photography
This site has numerous pictures of microscopic images. It also has a search engine so you can find specific objects. Images were captured with light microscopes, as well as electron microscopes.
University of Arizona
The Biology Project: Studying Cells Tutorial: Size and Biology
Get an overview of light microscopes, scanning electron microscopes and transmission electron microscopes. There is also a brief description of sizes for several microscopic objects.
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Southern Microscope Service's Home Page
A series of pages explaining how microscopes work, the parts of a microscopes, the techniques of using a microscope, and other useful information.
Cells Alive
Cells Alive!: Enhancing the Microscope Image
See how an enhancement of a microscopic image can change and improve its appearance.
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Nikon: Nikon Small World: Photomicrography Competition
Nikon has, for years, sponsored a competition to showcase the work of photographers who take pictures of microscopic subjects. View galleries of winning images for past competitions as you learn about the art and science of microscopy.
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.
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Scimat: Foods Under the Microscope
A technical site that describes different types of microscopes and delves into the chemical makeup of milk, yogurt, various various types of microorganisms. Impressive pictures supplement the text. Links to images of microorganisms.
TOPS Learning Systems
Tops Learning Systems: Top Science: Pinhole Microscope [Pdf]
Create and use a pinhole magnifier.
Florida State University
Florida State University: Molecular Expressions: Basic Concepts in Optical Microscopy
This site explores the microscope in great detail. Content includes a focus on the microscope's basic functions (including a general diagram), the history of the microscope, each feature of the microscope, differing objectives,...
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Thin Lens Equation
This is an informative site from Georgia State University. It gives a discussion of the thin lens equation and an illustration of its use in determining the image distance based upon the object distance and the focal length.
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Dennis Kunkel Microscopy: Microscopy
A description of the three different types of microscopy: light, transmission electron, and scanning electron
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: The Particle Adventure: Wavelength, the Cave
This analogy story explains the manner in which the wavelength of light affects the maximum resolution of a microscope.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Laboratories
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes a scientific laboratory, lab equipment, and lab safety.
My Science Site
Bj's Science: Microscope Word Search [Pdf]
Site provides a helpful word search teachers can use to help their students familiarize themselves with a microscope and have some fun at the same time.
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Space Science Institute: Alien Earths: Search for Life
How do you recognize life on another planet? What tests do scientists use to determine if something is a life form when they are many light years away from being able to observe it directly? Try your hand at interactives to create a...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Biology: Unit 3: Cell Structure
In this third unit of a Biology course, students learn about cells and cell structure. They compare prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and learn about the specialized structures in a cell and what their functions are. They will also learn...
Curated OER
Ntnu Virtual Physics Lab: Thin Lens Combination
A Java applet which allows the user to emulate a refracting telescope and a light microscope. This is a great site to get information on the subject and better understand it through diagrams and charts.
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Iris Pigmentation Research Info
The focus of this site is the anatomy of the eye. The site include diagrams and slides showing details at the light microscope and electron microscope level.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Using Laser Pointer to Measure Data Track Spacing on C Ds, Dv Ds
You've probably noticed the colorful patterns "reflecting" from the shiny surface of a CD disk. What you are seeing is actually diffraction of white light, and the rainbows of color are diffraction patterns. In this project you'll learn...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Optical Tweezers and Applications
Did you ever imagine that you can use light to move a microscopic plastic bead? Explore the forces on the bead or slow time to see the interaction with the laser's electric field. Use the optical tweezers to manipulate a single strand of...
Curated OER
Ntnu Virtual Physics Lab: Thin Lens Combination
A Java applet which allows the user to emulate a refracting telescope and a light microscope. This is a great site to get information on the subject and better understand it through diagrams and charts.