Inspire STEM Education is offering schools the opportunity to hire a desktop-sized scanning electron microscope (SEM), allowing students to explore the hidden details of the world around them.
When you book a visit, the Inspire STEM Education team learning lab is set up onsite for you to utilise with your students at school. Length of the visit is negotiable, however most schools keep the learning lab for 1-2 weeks depending on school size and learning goals.
What can you do with a scanning electron microscope?
Applications of Scanning Electron Microscopy include, but are not limited to, medicine, aerospace research, geology, food industry, cosmetics, industrial, archaeology, forensics, materials research, biology, oceanography, entomology, and agriculture.
The limit is only our imagination.
What is included in the Learning Lab?
- Installation of Hitachi’s TM4000 Desktop Scanning Electron Microscope – all that’s required is a secure place to set it up. The SEM can be linked to your projector/big screen for visiting classes to easily see the action.
- Stereo microscopes (Olympus and USB)
- A class set of magnifying glasses
- Access to a growing sample library, including durable resin set samples for students to handle
- Curriculum linked learning resources and supporting materials
- Inspire staff support
