Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Microscope Imaging Station: Elodea Explorations
In this activity, students will investigate plant cells and microscope measurement together by using Elodea plants.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Microscope Imaging Station: Mitosis Flipbook
Use this series of images depicting the process of mitosis in the early embryo of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster to make a mitosis flipbook. In this stage of Drosophila development, nuclei divide very rapidly without cell...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Microscope Imaging Station: Cell Fertilization
The images and videos here allow students to see on a microscopic level what happens when cells are fertilized.
Microscopy UK
Microscopy Uk: An Introduction to Microscopy
An introduction to the world of the microscope. Includes information about the instrument and the subjects you can study through the microscope.
Museum of Science
Museum of Science: Scanning Electron Microscope (Sem)
View a video or a click-through a slideshow to find out how the SEM works. In addition, find an interesting gallery of magnified images captured with an SEM, links to related sites, and a teacher resource section.
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.
Other
University of Western Australia: Blue Histology
An excellent, in-depth examination of the integumentary system and its components. Includes many color microscopic images of these structures and more.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Dna and Molecular Genetics
Microscopic images, detailed information, and illustrated diagrams help explain DNA and molecular genetics in this college-level textbook.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Neurons
Introduction to neuron structure, function, and classification. Provides simple diagrams of neurons conducting an impulse and microscope images of nerve cells.