Microscope for Kids Beginners Children Student, 40X- 1000X Compound Microscopes with 52 pcs Educational Kits

Very detailed, well made and beautiful!

This is very well made and has quality features for a reasonable priced device. Great for learning how to use and operate a microscope. Don't see it breaking from kid use. My eight year old Grandson loves it

Three kids microscopes compared.1) AmScope 120X-1200X 52-pcs Kids Beginner Microscope2) Swift Compound Monocular Microscope 60X-200X3) EMARTH Microscope for Kids Beginners Children Student, 40X- 1000XNote: The prices of these microscopes vary from time to time. When I purchased them they were all within about a $20 price range.Amscope:This microscope is basically useless. The optics are terrible. Even on the lowest magnification level nothing interesting can be distinguished. At the highest mag you will be lucky if you can even find the "focal" plane.It also lacks a "light from above". That would be a useful feature for an inquisitive child.It does have two things going for it: It comes with a case, and the frame of the microscope is made of metal. Both of the other two microscopes have plastic frames and neither comes with a case. It is also the cheapest of the three, but saving $20 and getting a worthless microscope doesn't really seem like a great deal.Swift:Nice bright and large field of view. Best of the three in these regards. But the magnifications does not go that high. Smaller details are visible on the EMARTH. Theoretically they would be visible on the AmScope if the image quality was anything better than terrible.Lights both above and below the sample. Intensities are independently adjustable (nice).The stage on this scope is more difficult to adjust. Get the image in focus and let go of the knob and the stage "relaxes" to a new position, and the image goes out of focus. A bit of tweaking will get a focused image, but shouldn't be necessary, and may frustrate a child.I am unsure of the total magnifications of the Swift. The objectives are labeled 60X, 120X, and 200X. Actual magnifications seem higher, although not nearly as high as the other two.I can see an argument being made that this microscope is the best of the three.because of the larger and brighter field of view, but the highest magnification level on the Swift is not enough.Frame is plastic. No case.EMARTH:Reasonably bright images. Decent sized field of view. The objective lens housings are made of metal - the other two have plastic lens housings. This microscope also come with two eye pieces, one 10X and the other 25X. Very quick to swap them for a different view.Switch for (1) Light from below, (2) Light from above, (3) Both. Intensity is adjustable, but not independently Above/Below.Frame is plastic. No case. Instructions say to "Use the dust cover provided by the microscope manufacturer...." to protect the eye piece, but no dust cover was included.This is the best of the three. Even at the highest magnification level the image is clear and bright enough. It is also the most expensive of the three.

My son got this as a gift for Christmas, he is still loving it, I was surprised at the amount of things that came with it, he is still very excited about it. Good quality, looks better in person, fun to use,

It's a nice first microscope. Comes with some pretty cool slides. Doesn't come with a hard plastic case but I chose this one already knowing that. I read the reviews of other ones with the case and decided functionality over storage. You will need 3 AA batteries. I played around with it for around an hour just to make sure everything was working good before I gave it to my grandson. I definitely recommend this product.

I bought this for my 15 year old son for Christmas but returned it as soon as I saw the packaging. While I'm sure this is a great microscope (according to the reviews), I could NOT bring myself to gift it to him because the box looked like it was made for a preschooler. In big letters on the box it said something like, "microscope for kids" and had a preschooler on the front. I was looking for something more mature for him. I think people should know this before buying. I wish they had shown a picture of the box.

For the price, the microscope does what it is supposed to do. At first, I couldn't see anything, but I just had to adjust the stage slowly. I bought this to prove that i have tinea capitis, and this microscope helped me prove it. This basic microscope that is marketed to children is capable of this. I only looked at it on the lowest magnification as it was too uncomfortable to deal with.

This is a great tool for opening up the eyes to the microscopic world. Try different specimens like blood, flower pollen, aquarium water, etc. Those expecting laboratory grade quality have to be realistic, but the most notable difference between this and much more expensive microscopes is the weight and stability. The plastic makes for a shaky experience, but you can see almost everything you can with a high end scope of the same magnitude. For those puchasing this, buy some extra glass slides as well. the included plastic ones are limiting and you want multiples to put your samples between and not contaminate the lenses.