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Activity
Arizona State University

Arizona State University/spm Home Activity

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate a SPM image at home with this activity of the week. Links back to more info about SPM's.
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Interactive
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Imaging Technology Group: Virtual Microscope

For Students 9th - 10th
After a free download, the Virtual Microscope simulates the experience of using an electron, light and scanning probe microscope. The microscope basics are also explained through a series of animations.
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Website
Other

Scanning Probe Microscopy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a fairly in depth description of Scanning Probe Microscopes as well as links and images. This site is designed for those with a strong understanding of this field.
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Website
Other

University of Muenchen: Scanning Probe Microscopy Group

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll down to research to find images of scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopes.
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Website
University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: Nano Manipulator

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of North Carolina takes you through the research being done at Univ. of North Carolina with SPM. Includes an introduction to scanning probe microscope.
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Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

For Students 9th - 10th
Use a virtual scanning tunneling microscope (STM) to observe electron behavior in an atomic-scale world. Walk through the principles of this technology step-by-step.