Kids will love this National Geographic Microscope Science Lab designed just for them. We studied what worked with other microscopes and what didn’t, and developed one of the easiest microscopes for kids to use. The soft-touch eyepiece is gentle on skin and the large focus knobs are easy for little hands to turn. When focusing, the slide platform moves up and down to help keep the entire microscope more stable and to ensure the specimen remains in the perfect viewing position. The slide storage case integrates into the base of the microscope and a wide-footed base helps keep the microscope firmly in place. Kids can choose from 40x, 100x, or 400x magnification by moving the adjustment lever, and they can switch between an upper light and lower light with the flip of a switch on the back.
Evaluation comments:
“As someone whose spouse runs a laboratory, we were all very excited to try out this microscope. The kit comes with a microscope with 100x and 400x zoom, plant slides, extra slides, rocks, tweezers, a pipette, a pencil, and two guides. One guide is a Lab Guide which is a great learning resource. The other guide is how to use the microscope.”
“I think the Lab Guide is a great tool. It gives detailed pictures and explanations of what you can see in the microscope.”
“The microscope itself is a bit challenging to use. The 100x zoom was much easier to use than the 400x zoom. The side dials glide easily up and down. The slides that are included are fascinating to look at.”
“My kids liked looking at the included rocks and slides under the microscope.”