Which microscope is best?

Specialised microscopes allow us to view an object’s surface and its internal structures to build up 3D images from thin 2D slices and to look much more closely than we ever have before. In this activity, students use the Which microscope? interactive to learn about various types of microscopes and answer questions to determine which microscope is best for a specific sample type.

By the end of this activity, students should be able to:

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