Microscope Experiment Idea: The Food We Eat What’s more interesting to a child (and more useful to teach as a parent!) than about the foods we ingest? Although what you’re able to view may differ depending on what kind of microscope you have, there’s plenty to put under a microscope and show sitting right in…
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AmScope Stereo Fixed Power Microscope Review – Model “SE400-Z”
This fixed power microscope review goes out to the home hobbyists that just need a little more oomph of magnification than they can get with their loupes. Sometimes there’s a detail on your watch that’s just a little too small for a normal loupe to see–that’s where an AmScope fixed stereo microscope will solve your problem without breaking…
AmScope Dual View Microscope Review – Model “D200”
Why use a dual view microscope? Well, there are times when a parent or teacher may want to show their student a specific structure within the field of view when looking at a sample under a microscope–such as a cell wall, or a bacterium. Doing this can be difficult, as the student doesn’t know what…
AmScope High School Microscope Review – “M500”
High school is when many of us had our first experience with a microscope. For a few of us, it may be a little younger, perhaps in junior high school. But either way, almost universally, the first microscope we are required to use in our standardized education system is a compound microscope. Why is this…
Celestron Digital Handheld Microscope Review – Model “44308” 5MP USB Microscope
I usually don’t delve into the USB microscope world, but lately as technology has been improving, they’re starting to come into their own category entirely. I actually added a new category under microscopes specifically because of this Celestron digital handheld microscope, as I was thoroughly impressed by its build quality and image quality. And that’s…