microscopes

An introduction to microscopes and magnification with experiments using such easily obtained materials as comic books, leaves, hair, and potatoes.

Discover anatomical parts of the human body from hair ends to the tips of the toes as seen through a microscope.

Explains the principles of magnification, reveals the world of microbes and viruses, and looks at human cells.

Enumerates supplies, equipment, and procedures for microscopic experiments in four areas, the common, the tiny, plants, and animals.

Explains the basics of using a microscope and creating slides and includes instructions for activities which explore forensics, bugs and animals, water, food, and plants.

Simple text and photographs describe and illustrate how to use a microscope.

Describes early developments in magnification, the invention and improvement of the microscope, and the discoveries about germs, illness, and disease that the advent of the microscope made possible.

Presents a short study of the history of the telescope, and examines ancient discoveries, Galileo's refracting telescope, and the evolution of the telescope over the centuries.

Includes directions for preparing science fair projects using microscopes or magnifying lenses in biology and chemistry experiments.

Discusses the history, development, and future of the microscope, and includes a glossary, and sources for further exploration.