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Other Resources

There are a lot of great www sites and other information on how to use microscopes in the classroom. In fact, many of the ideas in this site stem from examining material in these sites and with discussion with teachers.

Here are some resources that you might wish to examine (and this represents just a subset of what is available).

Books:

Microscopic Explorations, A GEMS Festival Guide, Grades 4—8.
- A comprehensive, step-by-step guide for teachers from Lawrence Hall of Science.
- Written by Susan Brady and Carolyn Willard http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/gems/GEMmicro.html.
The World of the Microscope (Usborne Science and Experiments)
- A good book with many pictures of world as seen with a microscope.
- By Chris Oxlade and Corinne Stockley. Scholastic Press, 1995.

WWW Sites:

Details on optics of the scope:
- This is slightly out-dated because it describes the predecessor- the QX3 microscope. But largely relevant and an excellent description for the aficionado and also describes ways of improving the optics of this scope (but probably more than the average teacher wants to know).
- http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/intelplay/index.html
Cool microscope imaging at the Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA:
- http://www.exploratorium.edu/imaging_station/index.html
Powers of ten: a short tour of the universe in powers of 10 (from the universe to atoms):
- http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/
A collection of www site references on microscopy:
- http://www.sabine.k12.la.us/zes/microscopicthings/default.htm
Pond water activities:
- http://teachercenter.scps.k12.fl.us/education/staff/staff.php?sectionid=3278
- http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/index.html
Activities for QX3 or QX5:
- http://www.rmcain.com/mcama/
- http://www.teacherlink.org/content/science/microscope/frlp.htm
Optics Activities:
- http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/activities/students/index.html