Bugscope



[|The Bugscope] project provides free interactive access to a [|scanning electron microscope (SEM)] so that students anywhere in the world can explore the microscopic world of insects. This educational outreach program from the [|Beckman Institute's] [|Imaging Technology Group] at the [|University of Illinois] supports K-16 classrooms worldwide. Bugscope allows teachers [|everywhere] to provide students with the opportunity to become microscopists themselves—the kids propose experiments, explore insect specimens at high-magnification, and discuss what they see with our scientists—all from a regular web browser over a standard broadband internet connection.