Resources

This page is for sharing useful resources, including lessons, photos and videos on the web as well as class activities developed at your school.

Below are some links about microscopy to get you and your school started.

Microscope Activities:
http://www.microscope-microscope.org/activities/school/microscope-school.htm

Identifying Microbes in Pond Water:
http://www.microscope-microscope.org/applications/pond-critters/pond-critters.htm
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/index.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/pond/index.html

An Introduction to Cell and Virus Structure:
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/cells/index.html

Amazing animations of cells:
http://multimedia.mcb.harvard.edu/

CellCraft – a state of the art game that invites students to delve into the world of the cell, learning about how a cell functions while helping it survive in hostile environments:
http://www.carolina.com/category/teacher+resources/interactive+science+games+and+simulations/cellcraft.do?KickerID=int_t_hom_cellcraftgamelink

A timeline of discoveries in microscope technology:
http://nobelprize.org/educational/physics/microscopes/timeline/index.html

Information on optical microscopes:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_Microscope