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

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

In this instructional activity, you use microscope images to show how to use scale bars to measure very small things.

The invention of magnifiers that allow us to see things that are otherwise invisible to us has revolutionized science. In this lesson, students use several types of magnifiers to investigate magnification, and record their observations....