Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Parts of the Microscope: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will illustrate the different parts that make up a microscope, and explain how it works. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Parts of the Microscope."
Interactive
Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Science Games: The Parts of the Microscope

For Students 3rd - 8th
Look closely and see if you can identify the various parts of the microscope.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Microscopes and Forensic Science

For Students 9th - 10th
In this comprehensive interactive tutorial you will learn about the parts of a microscope and how some types of microscopes are better than others for certain types of evidence analysis within the field of Forensic Science. A...
Interactive
What2Learn

What2 Learn: The Parts of a Microscope

For Students 6th - 8th
An activity where students can use the interactive diagram to label the major parts of a microscope.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Parts of the Microscope: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
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."
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Parts of the Microscope: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
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."
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Parts of the Microscope

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Following the lesson, students will be able to identify the different parts of a microscope.
Interactive
Other

University of Delaware: Virtual Compound Microscope

For Students 9th - 10th
This virtual microscope is ideal for learning how to properly use a microscope. Users can turn knobs and dials, throw switches, move levers, change lenses, select a specimen, and adjust oculars. Watch the seven minute video for an...
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Microscope Activity

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the parts of a compound microscope and view cells through this interactive lesson.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Microscope

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces the microscope. It focuses on the parts of the microscope and their functions.
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Reading Passages: Disecting and Compound Microscopes

For Students 9th - 10th
Read and fill in the blanks on these pictures of microscopes with the correct part names. Each blank has a dropdown menu with choices. When you finish, click CHECK MY ANSWERS. If you pick a wrong answer, the right answer will be...
Website
Other

Scimat: Foods Under the Microscope

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Biology Corner

Biology Corner: Microscope Parts Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive diagram helps students memorize the parts of a light microscope.
Website
University of Maryland

Optics Highlights: The Microscope

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Activity
My Science Site

Bj's Science: Microscope Diagram [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Site is simply a picture of a microscope that has numbers that correspond with each part of it. No answers are provided. A good reproducible if you are looking for a detailed view of the different microscope parts.
Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Investigation: Pollen Collection [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
After learning about what pollen is, its health effects, as well as how it benefits humans, middle schoolers take part in a lab activity. For this, they collect schoolyard pollen on slides, stain it, and then examine it under a microscope.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Imaging Dna Structure

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to the latest imaging methods used to visualize molecular structures and the method of electrophoresis that is used to identify and compare genetic code (DNA). Students should already have basic knowledge of...
Interactive
National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: A Tour of the Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
Imagine having a microscopic camera so small that you could travel inside a cell. This interactive site allows you to do just that. Click on any one of eight individual parts of the cell--cell membrane, nucleus, DNA, RNA, ribosome,...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Comparing the Simple Structure of Plant and Animal Cells

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use guided scientific observation using a collection of models, visual material, and microscope slides to identify cell organelles. Then they demonstrate their understanding of the parts/characteristics of cells by identifying...

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