Examine and describe plant and animal cells using compound microscopes 0707.1.1

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1. Bring 'em Back Alive.
Click Image to Enlarge		A series of activities that demonstrate various techniques for capturing free-living microbes from the environment. The series is part of Living in the Microbial World , a Teacher Enhancement Workshop. SEE MORE
2. Cells and Tissues: What Is Seen Through a Microscope.
Click Image to Enlarge		Select one of the links below the title to see detailed descriptions of cells and tissues seen through a microscope  SEE MORE
3. Dissecting Microscope.
Click Image to Enlarge		Short explanation from the Science Explorations section of Scholastic.com.  SEE MORE
4. Index of Microscope Simulations.
Click Image to Enlarge		List of several simulations of microscope views. This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data. SEE MORE
5. Light Microscope.
Click Image to Enlarge		Descriptions of a variety of techniques used with light microscopes. SEE MORE
6. Magnification Module.
Click Image to Enlarge		This interactive Java tutorial explores the effect of increasing magnification (equivalent to changing microscope objectives) on the ability to resolve features in a sample. [look at the onion root mitosis sample] This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data. SEE MORE
7. Microscope Slides.
Click Image to Enlarge		Examples of three types of slides; prepared slides, fresh mounts, and stained fresh mounts. SEE MORE
8. Stereoscopic Zoom Microscope.
Click Image to Enlarge		This interactive Java tutorial explores imaging control and zoom magnification of specimens. [take a look at the fly head] This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data. SEE MORE
9. Tissues of Life.
Click Image to Enlarge		Select one of the four types of tissue to see each under a microscope This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data SEE MORE
10. Virtual Scanning Electron Microscopy.
Click Image to Enlarge		Examine fourteen different objects (most are animals) - students can change magnification and other factors. This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data. SEE MORE