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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Be a Scanning Probe Microscope

For Teachers 3rd - 9th Standards
Extensive reading is done in order to learn about scanning probe microscopy and nanoscale. Afterward, individuals use a pencil to probe an unidentified object that is inside of a box so that they cannot see it. Using only what they could...
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Other

Scanning Probe Microscopy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a fairly in depth description of Scanning Probe Microscopes as well as links and images. This site is designed for those with a strong understanding of this field.
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University of Muenchen: Scanning Probe Microscopy Group

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll down to research to find images of scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopes.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

For Students 9th - 10th
Use a virtual scanning tunneling microscope (STM) to observe electron behavior in an atomic-scale world. Walk through the principles of this technology step-by-step.
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University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: Nano Manipulator

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of North Carolina takes you through the research being done at Univ. of North Carolina with SPM. Includes an introduction to scanning probe microscope.