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View scanning electron microscope pictures of interesting creatures and household items. Offers a simulation of using an electron microscope.
www.denniskunkel.com
MicroAngela's Electron Microscope Image Gallery
Colorized photographs of insects and microbes taken from an electron microscope at the University of Hawaii.
www.pbrc.hawaii.edu
Choose samples and prepare them for viewing with the electron microscope
school.discovery.com
A-Z Microscope: History of the Microscope
Images and a brief history of developments in the microscope over time.
www.az-microscope.on.ca
Offers a definition, history, types, and pictures. The site was put together as a class project.
www.southwestschools.org
Includes sections on the history of the microscope, and various creatures you can see with one, including: tree, insects, and microscopic pond life.
www.microscopy-uk.org.uk
Introduction to research on history of the microscope.
www.brianjford.com
The MicroScape Virtual Laboratory
View samples from one of these categories: nature, word around your house, and the world of science and technology.
www.microscopy.org
Synchrotron FAQs: A Racetrack for Electrons
Offers a look at the Canadian Light Source Synchrotron. Contains how it works, and applications.
www.cbc.ca
The Paper Project - History of the Microscope
Definitions and types of microscopes, along with connections to telescopes and lenses. Includes names of inventor's contributions and illustrative images.
lifesciences.asu.edu
Includes a photo, the parts, how it works, magnification, resolution, and activities.
www.southwestschools.org