Seeing small
Microscopes help scientists to see tiny things that you can’t see with your eyes.
Microscopes can make things look a million times bigger than they really are!
When we want to find out how something works, we need to look at it really closely.
Our scientists want to understand how things inside our bodies work. But lots of them are too small to see with just your eyes.
This is why we have very powerful microscopes that let us see the tiniest things. Almost all our scientists use microscopes in their experiments.
We have microscopes that are small enough to fit in your hand, all the way up to microscopes that are bigger than fridges.
Activities
Spend some time with tiny, microscopic things.