Welcome to the small world tour!

It really is a small world! Microscopes can help us see many things that are invisible to the naked eye, but are all around us. The Small World Tour will show you things you are used to seeing every day - without realizing how different they look up close.

Microscopic eyes

Photo of shepherds purse
Photo Credit: Kriss Szkurlatowski

Microscopes open a whole new world to our eyes. We can see things that are always there - but remain invisible, without the proper equipment. This tour will take you as close as you can get to these microscopic items without purchasing an expensive microscope.

Join the tour!

The tour can be done in any order you'd like and you can return as often as you'd like! Some stops on the way:

Learner Description

This virtual field trip to the very small is designed for 8th grade students in a general science class. It's designed to show students things that can't normally be seen with low powered microscopes found in a typical elementary school.