Microscope Set 23-pc

I purchased this for my sister as as a Christmas gift to her son. It is a nice little microscope . her son is 7 so it's perfect. It comes with several slides and one of those have a slide already ready to look under the scope. They loved it.

I bought this for my 8 yrs old son for Christmas as it was the best price I found, but you get what you pay for. It does not come with a light or anything so you have to sit next to a window to use it. I wish I had paid the extra 20 dollars and got him a sturdy one that would not have been so flimsy and not worked great. They say this product is for children over eight because if you have anyone with little hands it falls apart immediatly.

We bought this for our niece for Christmas. Her grandfather bought her a more expensive set as well. To no avail, she and her grandfather (who is a science teacher) sat up till 2am trying to figure how to use the expensive set while she was able to start viewing slides and bugs within 15 minutes of opening this one. Nothing extravagant but a good buy for the price!

I guess I missed the description on this- it is quite small. There is no light source. Your child needs to be able to manipulate a refractory glass just right to put the specimen in view. My son is happy with it, but I was a little disappointed. He is 7 and quite capable, but he struggles to line it all up and has to move all over the house to find the right sunlight. Also, if he just nudges it while trying to look, he has to re-adjust. I would have returned it, but he did not want to wait for another.

This is not a microscope. This is a cheap plastic toy that looks like a microscope. I was VERY disappointed. I read some reviews and they were mixed, so I decided to chance it because it was all I could afford. What a mistake! I knew it wasn't going to be terrific quality, but I thought it would at least be passable - so the kids and I could use it for homeschool, and they could play with it like I did with mine when I was a kid. IF you play with the mirror and don't accidentally bump it...or breathe on it...with the right light you can see a blob, then a magnified blob, then a more magnified blob. You can't make anything out at all. OH, and the slides that come with it aren't even labeled!!! I find that ridiculous. Save your money!

Fast shipping and my 7 yr old daughter found it very easy to use. Thank you so much.

Poor quality. Got as a starter for a 6 year old. Very cheaply made of plastic, parts dissemble easily. Very hard to see anything unless you hold a flashlight next to it, and even then, the quality is fair, at best. If you don't expect much, you'll be fine. We tried to look at a piece of thread, some dirt and a leaf, but you could not tell what you were looking at.

This little microscope is so cheaply made I'm surprised it arrived intact. The focus adjustment is weak, lenses are clouded and the light source mirror won't stay where you put it. The only redeeming quality it has is the slides that come with it are ok but there weren't very many. Do not waste your money on this, it just may break by looking at it.