Ninth graders analyze cars and particulate matter in the atmosphere. They analyze results of particulate pollutants and identify which vehicle gives off more particulates. They identify sources of particulate matter and relate to...

In this English instructional activity, students read "Fleas Have Organ-Saving Antifreeze," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

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...

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

In this science simulation, students learn how to use a microscope as they investigate bacterial contamination in a sample of yogurt.

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

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...

In this study, students will use lichens and tardigrades (water bears) to investigate their use as bioindicators of key air pollutants.

In this activity, students use a virtual biology lab to perform investigations and learn lab procedures using compound and dissecting microscopes to look at a variety of animal and plant cells.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A microscope is a tool used to make things that are too small to be seen by the human eye look bigger. Before microscopes were invented in 1595, the smallest things...

Students are asked to explain why scientists need to adjust the position of objects under a microscope.

Uses illustrations with labels to complement a detailed examination of the parts and functions of a light microscope and an electron microscope.

Learn the ins and the outs of microscopy with this reference page. Page explains the various controls that operate a microscope. Also investigates how to make a wet mount.

This is a Microscope Internet Lab that can be used as a virtual lab for a whole class or as a make-up lab. The virtual microscope is a little more complicated than the microscope that is used in the labs but it will not be difficult to...

Young scholars prepare slides of and examine three types of common microbes using a light microscope, recording what they observe. The lesson and a set of PowerPoint slides can be downloaded. An accompanying instructional video is 22...

Extensive site for teachers provides some helpful resources that pertain to plant and animal cells. Includes a microscope diagram as well as plant, animal and pond labs. Also contains links to structures and mechanisms, matter and...

Explains what a compound microscope is, the different parts, how it works, and what it is used for.

Create and use a pinhole magnifier.

A series of pages explaining how microscopes work, the parts of a microscopes, the techniques of using a microscope, and other useful information.

In this project, water fleas (Daphnia magna), a semi-transparent freshwater crustacean, are used to study the effects of caffeine on heart rate. You do not have to learn how to take a crustacean's pulse though, because you can actually...

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.

This site is a step by step instructions on how to use a microscope. Begins with the proper way to get the microscope and ends with putting the microscope. The correct way to look at slides and care for you microscope are also discussed....

Site is a brief test teachers can use to assess student knowledge of a microscope. No answers are provided.

After a free download, the Virtual Microscope simulates the experience of using an electron, light and scanning probe microscope. The microscope basics are also explained through a series of animations.