MW2006 BoW Nomination: Education: The Microscope Imaging Station [http://www.exploratorium.edu/imaging_station]

Site: The Microscope Imaging Station
URL: http://www.exploratorium.edu/imaging_station
Institution: The Exploratorium
Designer[s]: The Exploratorium (in-house)
Category: Education
Explanation: This site offers an excellent collection of beautiful high resolution imagery and movies of current biomedical reserach topics. The images and movies are archived by topic to make them accessible to teachers, students and others interested in learning about these important organisms and systems. The site also includes image-based hands-on activities that can be downloaded and done at home or in the classroom.


Nominated by:
Kristina Yu
Life Sciences Exhibit & Project Developer
Life Sciences
Exploratorium
USA
www: http://


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All sites are reviewed by the Best of the Web judges. Nominating a
site multiple times does NOT improve its chances of winning an award.


Jennifer Trant and David Bearman, Archives & Museum Informatics
MW2006 Conference Co-Chairs
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/