What will your students learn in this virtual microscope lab?
In this virtual microscope lab, your students will learn about different types of microscopes.
Students will explore the light microscope and the electron microscopes.
Students will learn about the scanning electron microscope (SEM) and the transmission electron microscope (TEM).
Students will also “Evaluate the frontier of molecular and cellular research before and after the invention of microscopes” while completing this virtual microscope lab.
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Exploring Microscope Magnification
Students will have an opportunity to explore different microscope magnifications by using following the procedures.
Student have no idea how different specimens can look at different magnifications.
This lab is a great way to introduce your students to microscopes.
This lab will allow students to see how scientists know what many the structures they will be studying actually look like.
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Mystery Specimen Identification
One of my favorite parts of this lab is when students have to identify a mystery specimen.
How many specimens can you identify from the list below?
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Student will use the online microscope and look at different specimens until the can match them with one from the chart (pictured below).
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Virtual Microscope Lab Worksheet Download
I hope you and your students enjoy this virtual microscope lab!
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