Microscopes

There are many ways you can approach learning about magnification, microscopes and their uses.

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Here are some resources that may help your understanding as an educator and develop your students' curiosity and knowledge about this field of science.

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Starting with the role of observation in science, linking to the tools that help us with our observations, and developing this science capability provides another connection to the NZC.

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Learn about:

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Light microscopes, which use a glass lens (or lenses) to magnify small objects that are illuminated with visible light.

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Electron microscopes, which use a focused beam of electrons, rather than visible light, to magnify objects.

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Traditional light microscopes magnify images 1000-2000 times, electron microscopes can magnify 300,000 times or more.

The following resources are excellent for exploring the nature of science.

Following are key science ideas and concepts that underpin understanding about microscopy.

The following resources show how scientists in Aotearoa use microscopes.

There are lots of things that students can observe with a light microscope. The following resources provide background information.