Watch Ants Sip Grenadine, Spheres of Algae Spin, and Other Small-Scale Spectacles in These Movies. Virtual Museum of Bacteria. MicrobeLibrary: premier visual resources and protocols used in teaching microbiological and biological sciences. Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer: Interactive Java Tutorials - Virtual Microscopy: Magnification. Interactive Java Tutorials Magnification Module This interactive Java tutorial explores the effect of increasing magnification (equivalent to changing microscope objectives) on the ability to resolve features in a sample.
To operate the tutorial, first use the pull-down menu to select a sample for viewing. Next, use the radio buttons to rotate magnifications between 25X and 1000X to discover how increasing the magnification allows the microscopist to explore the details of minute features in the sample.