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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Compound Microscope: Basics, Functionality, and Uses

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what a compound microscope is, the different parts, how it works, and what it is used for.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Microscope Activity

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the parts of a compound microscope and view cells through this interactive lesson.
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Interactive
Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Science Games: The Parts of the Microscope

For Students 3rd - 8th
Look closely and see if you can identify the various parts of the microscope.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Parts of the Microscope

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Following the lesson, students will be able to identify the different parts of a microscope.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Parts of the Microscope: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will illustrate the different parts that make up a microscope, and explain how it works. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Parts of the Microscope."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Parts of the Microscope: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will illustrate the different parts that make up a microscope, and explain how it works. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Parts of the Microscope."
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Interactive
What2Learn

What2 Learn: The Parts of a Microscope

For Students 6th - 8th
An activity where students can use the interactive diagram to label the major parts of a microscope.
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Website
University of Maryland

Optics Highlights: The Microscope

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of an anecdotal history of optics and the study of light. Extremely thorough treatment of the scientific findings and developments which led to the invention and refinement of the microscope. Includes a short biographical sketch and...
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Reading Passages: Disecting and Compound Microscopes

For Students 9th - 10th
Read and fill in the blanks on these pictures of microscopes with the correct part names. Each blank has a dropdown menu with choices. When you finish, click CHECK MY ANSWERS. If you pick a wrong answer, the right answer will be...
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Website
Other

Scimat: Foods Under the Microscope

For Students 9th - 10th
A technical site that describes different types of microscopes and delves into the chemical makeup of milk, yogurt, various various types of microorganisms. Impressive pictures supplement the text. Links to images of microorganisms.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Microscope

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces the microscope. It focuses on the parts of the microscope and their functions.
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Handout
Florida State University

Florida State University: Introduction to Microscopy

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough introduction to the structure and function of microscopes. Identify types and parts of the scientific tool. Utilize interactives to strengthen understanding.
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Activity
My Science Site

Bj's Science: Microscope Diagram [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Site is simply a picture of a microscope that has numbers that correspond with each part of it. No answers are provided. A good reproducible if you are looking for a detailed view of the different microscope parts.
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eBook
Other

Southern Microscope Service's Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of pages explaining how microscopes work, the parts of a microscopes, the techniques of using a microscope, and other useful information.
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Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Investigation: Pollen Collection [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
After learning about what pollen is, its health effects, as well as how it benefits humans, students take part in a lab activity. For this, they collect schoolyard pollen on slides, stain it, and then examine it under a microscope.
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Graphic
Other

National Institute for Basic Biology: The Plant Organelles World

For Students 9th - 10th
This web resource provides basic information about structure and function of plant organelles through a large interactive cell drawing, as well as many opportunities to explore further. Links lead the learner to several short movies of...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Imaging Dna Structure

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to the latest imaging methods used to visualize molecular structures and the method of electrophoresis that is used to identify and compare genetic code (DNA). Students should already have basic knowledge of...
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Handout
Other

Iris Pigmentation Research Info

For Students 9th - 10th
The focus of this site is the anatomy of the eye. The site include diagrams and slides showing details at the light microscope and electron microscope level.
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Interactive
National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: A Tour of the Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
Imagine having a microscopic camera so small that you could travel inside a cell. This interactive site allows you to do just that. Click on any one of eight individual parts of the cell--cell membrane, nucleus, DNA, RNA, ribosome,...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Activity: Is There Really Life on Mars?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) activity explores the controversy over whether or not there is life on Mars. Part of the Mysteries of Deep Space Program that originally aired in April 1997, the activity includes instructional...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Comparing the Simple Structure of Plant and Animal Cells

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use guided scientific observation using a collection of models, visual material, and microscope slides to identify cell organelles. Then they demonstrate their understanding of the parts/characteristics of cells by identifying...

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