Changing gears today, it’s time to start getting ready for the holiday shopping season! Many parents, teachers, and students alike will be looking for a compound microscope to foster their learning and inquisitiveness, and Levenhuk has been kind enough to provide a sample of their most popular unit, the 2L NG, for review! Never fear–to…
Category: Microscopes
Omano Compound Microscope Package Review – Model OM118M4-XSP2
Update: Unfortunately this specific package is no longer available for purchase. Bummer Omano! All links have been updated in this article to the microscope only package. For convenience, purchasing these two items will get you a similar kit: Omano OM118M4 40x – 1000x Full Size All Metal Microscope AmScope SP-14 Microscope Slide Prep Kit w/…
Microscope Experiment Ideas for Summer Vacation (Part 2 – Food!)
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…
Microscope Experiment Ideas for Summer Vacation (Part 1 – Beach Day!)
Microscope experiment ideas for Summer? Kids learning on their break? Unheard of! At least, back in my day it was–more and more I’m hearing from parents and sometimes children (with parent supervision) that they are interested in scientific inquiry, and want microscope experiment ideas to do together. Well, we’re now sitting here at the beginning…
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…