Project MICRO (Microscopy in Curriculum - Research Outreach) is the Microscopy Society of America's educational outreach program for middle schools. The idea began in 1993, but has taken a lot of time and effort to implement. MSA's early decision to collaborate with experienced science educators at the Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS) of the University of California at Berkeley was a wise one as their educational materials have a well-earned national reputation for excellence. The first phase of MICRO has just been completed, with the publication of a LHS teacher's manual that will support the MSA/MICRO effort to get microscopist-volunteers into classrooms nationwide.