Observing using a simple microscope

In this activity, students make a simple microscope with everyday materials.

Since Antonie van Leeuwenhoek first saw mysterious ‘animalcules’ (bacteria) through his simple glass lens in the late 1600s, scientists have...

In this activity, students see how increasing the power of magnification leads to much greater detail. They view the reproductive...

In this activity, students make a simple microscope with everyday materials.