Museum of Science
Mo S: Image Gallery of the Scanning Electron Microscope
At this resource you'll find everything from a mosquito head to a fly foot, from a dentist's drill to toilet paper! These and just about everything in between as seen through a scanning electron microscope.
Iowa State University
Iowa State University: Scanning Electron Microscopy
Information on the scanning electron microscope and how it works, accompanied by a library of images.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Electron Microscope Invention
The microscopes covered in depth at this site include the phase-contrast microscope, the electron microscope, and the scanning tunneling microscope. This site includes in-depth information on the microscopes, microscope simulators,...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
A learning module with built-in interactive features where students can observe how electrons behave. Using a virtual scanning tunneling microscope (STM), they experiment with moving the electrons inside an atom around. The STM has two...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Microscopes Help Scientists Explore Hidden Worlds
This is a site full of information about various microscopes and the objects and processes scientists study with them. Includes timelines and interactive simulations.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Microscopes and Forensic Science
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...
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.
Other
Dennis Kunkel Microscopy, Inc.: The Virtual Sem
These pages use JavaScript to create the illusion of controlling a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM).
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Microscopes
[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...
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Types of Microscopes
A program will help students determine differences and similarities of the structure and function of compound light microscopes, dissecting microscopes, scanning electron microscopes and transmitting electron microscopes.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Imaging Technology Group: Virtual Microscope
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.
Florida State University
Florida State University: Virtual Scanning Electron Microscopy
An interactive Java tutorial that allows you to view several animals using electron microscopy. You are able to adjust the focus, contrast, brightness, and magnification to optimize specimen appearance.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Visualizing Hidden Worlds Inside Your Body
How do we see things too small to be detected by the human eye? What about things inside our own bodies? Dee Breger uses a scanning electron microscope to give us a glimpse of images including blood clots, thyroid glands, and lungs with...
Other
Dennis Kunkel Microscopy: Zoom In!
Zoom in on a black ant, a fruit fly, and a mosquito as they would look through a scanning electron microscope.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
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.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: Ncem: Electron Micrographs
This site contains a gallery of scanning electron micrographs of non living substance.
Other
Dennis Kunkel Microscopy: Microscopy
A description of the three different types of microscopy: light, transmission electron, and scanning electron
University of Arizona
The Biology Project: Studying Cells Tutorial: Size and Biology
Get an overview of light microscopes, scanning electron microscopes and transmission electron microscopes. There is also a brief description of sizes for several microscopic objects.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase:scanning Tunneling Microscopy
A learning module that investigates a powerful tool to observe and manipulate atoms called the scanning tunneling microscope.
Other
Science Stock Photography
This site has numerous pictures of microscopic images. It also has a search engine so you can find specific objects. Images were captured with light microscopes, as well as electron microscopes.
Other
Scimat: Foods Under the Microscope
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity: Biodiversity Analyses and Unknowns
An activity to show how microscopes are used to reveal biodiversity.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Gerd Binnig
Gerd Binnig co-developed the scanning tunneling microscope (STM) with Heinrich Rohrer. The STM allowed scientists entry into the atomic world in a new way and was a major advance in the field of nanotechnology. For their achievement,...
Florida State University
Florida State University: Virtual Microscopy
These interactive tutorials allow you to adjust the magnification and focus of the object. Requires Java.