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.
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: 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.