Product Description

Vivitar's 900-power microscope with 28-piece kit is a fascinating and educational toy laboratory for children. It includes everything needed to engage young minds to explore the realm of the microscopic world. Includes: Durable, metal microscope with 3 magnifications, Tweezers, Scalpel, Prepared Slides, Blank Slides, Micro-slicer, Slide Covers and Labels, Experimental Specimens: Brine Shrimp Eggs, Sea Salt, Gum Media, Eosin dye, Color Filter, Collecting Vials, Petri Dish, Shrimp Hatchery, Needle, Stirring Rod, Graduated Cylinder, Replacement Light Bulb. Ages 8+

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #24988 in Sports & Outdoors
• Brand: Vivitar
• Model: 1607965
• Dimensions: 14.00" h x 14.00" w x 4.00" l, 4.00 pounds

Features

• Parental guidance recommended
• Comes in a durable, storage case for easy portability and clean up
• Kids will be amazed as they experiment with the specimens provided or even with materials from your own backyard!

Customer Reviews

Don't bother!
My kid got this as a present for Christmas. Within 5 minutes, both light bulbs had burnt out and it was useless. There's no contact information for the company. Their website has no information about it. After some digging, I found that this is made by a different manufacturer and the few reviews I found after searching them led me to other people who had the exact same experience. Of course, watching our son's heart break after his present broke meant that we needed to replace it. After much research, we just purchased the "My First Lab Duo" microscope and are amazed at the difference. It's a product made for kids that will last a long time and provide the type of experience we'd hoped they'd get from this one. Vivitar should be ashamed their name is associated with this.

Great starter microscope
After reading other reviews, we weren't sure about this microscope. We bought it anyway and are very pleased. We haven't had any problems with it at all and it has worked wonderfully. This was originally for our 8 year old daughter but we can't pry it away from our 14 year old son. Our whole family has been looking at cool stuff from around the yard. You have to understand that this is basically a toy (for less than $20 shipped)and not designed for a scientific medical lab! This is an inexpensive way for kids to get started. WORTH THE MONEY.

Microscope set
More like just a ctoy, very difficult to see specimens through. Was very displeased with this product. Even as a toy it should have at least magnified the specimen. The reciepiant of this gift was much less than thrilled.