Learn about the different types of microscopes, and how they can help scientific investigation.

Goes through the different structural and optical parts of a compound microscope and how a compound microscope functions.

Zebrafish are used to study heart abnormalities. This lesson plan helps students understand how and why they are important scientific models. Includes handouts.

Using model organisms is very important in scientific research. This lesson plan will help students see why the zebrafish, sea urchin, and fruit fly are commonly used.

A drawing and measuring activity to give students an appreciation of magnitude in powers of ten, and of microscopes. Students draw themselves and an object life-size, and then examine smaller and smaller pieces of their picture.

How do you recognize life on another planet? What tests do scientists use to determine if something is a life form when they are many light years away from being able to observe it directly? Try your hand at interactives to create a...

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.

In this advanced simulation, students experiment with changing the ion ratios in solutions and thus the pH. The experiment can be viewed on a macroscopic or microscopic level, or customized.

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Microscopic images, detailed information, and illustrated diagrams help explain plant reproduction with a focus on fertilization.

General information about the ascaris lumbricoides, including: etiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, general gross description, general microscopic description, and clinical correlation.

"Dr. Murphy is considered one of the world authorities on viruses. He was the first one to look at the Ebola virus 'face-to-face' in the electron microscope." You will get his perspective on this terrible virus in a question and answer...

In this lesson students learn about the circulatory system and how it relates to engineering. Then in a hands-on activity they create a model of blood. Students also act out cholesterol in a blocked artery and look at blood cell in a...

The elephant is a creature of epic proportions- and yet, it owes its enormity to more than 1,000 trillion microscopic cells. And on the epically small end of things, there are likely millions of unicellular species, yet there are very...

This article discusses the life and contributions of Marcello Malpighi.

Introduction to neuron structure, function, and classification. Provides simple diagrams of neurons conducting an impulse and microscope images of nerve cells.

Evaluate the effectiveness of snails as a biological control to combat the spread of an alien alga in the Mediterranean. Grow and culture algal "mats" on microscope slides to observe the grazing behavior of pond snails.

Explore the study of all things very, very tiny. Where is nanotechnology used? How is it measured? Find out!

This site has some history of van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723 CE) with a description of his major accomplishments in the field of microbiology

This site is provided for by Zephyrus. So, who was Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1632 -1723 CE)? What else did Leeuwenhoek do? Did he achieve anything else? What honors were awarded to him? These questions are answered in this informative site.