Curated OER
SEM/EDS Beach Sands
Students pose a question that can be answered using the SEM and sand they collected from beach profiles. Then, they use the SEM to answer their question or test their hypothesis. Students design a small testable project and demonstrate...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Microscopes Help Scientists Explore Hidden Worlds
This is a site full of information about various microscopes and the objects and processes scientists study with them. Includes timelines and interactive simulations.
Museum of Science
Mo S: Image Gallery of the Scanning Electron Microscope
At this resource you'll find everything from a mosquito head to a fly foot, from a dentist's drill to toilet paper! These and just about everything in between as seen through a scanning electron microscope.
Other
Dennis Kunkel Microscopy, Inc.: The Virtual Sem
These pages use JavaScript to create the illusion of controlling a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM).
Other
Dennis Kunkel Microscopy: Zoom In!
Zoom in on a black ant, a fruit fly, and a mosquito as they would look through a scanning electron microscope.