My First Lab Duo-Scope Microscope
Leaps and bounds ahead of cheap, plastic microscopes, this sturdy, heavy-duty microscope is very reasonably priced at $65.60. A scientific instrument like the ones used in high school labs, it produces clear, sharp magnifications of such materials like frog’s blood, mosquito head parts, and human skin cells. The kit also includes forceps, prepared slides, blank slides, test tube, and a petri dish. You and your budding scientist can also buy blank slides and collect your own specimens to examine up close. Advertised for children 9 and up, it’s really fine for any mature, careful child to enjoy provided there’s an adult nearby to help. We were impressed by how easy it was to set up and operate the microscope.
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Strengths
Clear, sharp magnification Great value Easy to set up 1 year limited warranty Sparks scientific curiosity in preteens Accepts slides with your own specimen to examine Works as a compound microscope and a dissecting stereo microscope, allowing you to view both microscope slides and solid objects Weaknesses Not a toy or intended for rough handling Ocular doesn’t swivel, making it hard for two people to share the microscope The upper and lower lights can’t turn on simultaneously for viewing semi-translucent specimens |
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