Like a real microscope, the Virtual Microscope will allow you to examine slide samples more closely. You will be able to collect samples and save them for further observation.

This website gives detailed step-by-step instructions on how to use and adjust a compound microscope.

A brief overview of the features and functions of the two main types of microscopes.

This lesson will illustrate the different parts that make up a microscope, and explain how it works. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Parts of the Microscope."

This lesson will illustrate the different parts that make up a microscope, and explain how it works. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Parts of the Microscope."

An activity where students can use the interactive diagram to label the major parts of a microscope.

Goes through the different structural and optical parts of a compound microscope and how a compound microscope functions.

This interactive diagram helps students memorize the parts of a light microscope.

In this lesson, you use microscope images to show how to use scale bars to measure very small things.

In this lesson, students will investigate plant cells and microscope measurement together by using Elodea plants.

Part of an anecdotal history of optics and the study of light. Extremely thorough treatment of the scientific findings and developments which led to the invention and refinement of the microscope. Includes a short biographical sketch and...

A scanned copy of the 1873 publication of Under the Microscope by Henry Anelay, a fiction book for children.

Activities and projects that can be done with the light microscope.

Describes the structures associated with the large intestine. Gives a good illustration of the microscopic anatomy of the large intestine.

The images and videos here allow students to see on a microscopic level what happens when cells are fertilized.

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.