Microscope

• A microscope is a tool that helps scientists examine objects that are very, very small.

• Microscopes magnify objects that the human eye cannot see by itself.

Objects Viewed through a Microscope

This is a microscopic image of a snowflake.

This is a microscopic view of a common

house-fly.

Objects Viewed through a Microscope

Objects Viewed through a Microscope

• This is a microscopic view red blood cells.

• This picture was taken with a special microscope called an “electron microscope.”

Objects Viewed through a Microscope

•This is a microscopic view of tiny bacteria on the head of a pin. Wow, now that’s small!

Objects Viewed through a Microscope

•This is a microscopic view of a spider’s foot.

Questions to think about…

• Why do scientists use microscopes?

• What other objects do you think we could see with a microscope?

• How can we practice safety rules while using microscopes in the classroom?