This lab-quality 9" microscope has precisely ground optical glass lenses checked for clarity and sharpness. Comes with battery-powered light source, light mirror, and a 3-lens rotating turret. Features powers from 100x to 900x zoom. Set comes complete with slides, tweezers, vials, test tubes, revolving color filters, and much more. A fine microscope crafted from durable die-cast metal. For ages 8 years and up.
The brilliant up-close photo-illustrations in this book create intense interest in learning to use your own microscope. What a breathtaking introduction to an extra-ordinary new world! Fantastic photographs, a thousand or even a million times larger than life, reveal the secrets of the micro world, from algae to atoms, dust to DNA and flies' eyes to flu viruses. Step-by-step project ideas to help you get the most from your microscope. Practical information on buying and taking care of microscopes. Internet websites are included (and kept up-to-date by Usborne) for further study. Paperback, 96 pages, for ages 8 to 14 years. Award winning!
Both the Microscope plus the Complete Book of the Microscope!
Microscope
This lab quality 9" microscope has precisely ground optical glass lenses checked for clarity and sharpness. Comes with battery powered light source, light mirror and a 3 lens rotating turret. Features powers from 100x to 900x zoom. Set comes complete with slides, tweezers, vials, test tubes, revolving color filters and much more. A fine microscope crafted from durable die cast metal. For ages 8 years and up.
Complete Book of the Microscope
There is an unseen world just waiting to be explored with your microscope, and this book is the best one to accompany you on your journey! Step-by-step project ideas help you learn to use your microscope to discover amazing things! The brilliant up-close photo-illustrations in this book create intense interest in learning to use your own microscope. Internet websites are included (and kept up-to-date by Usborne) for further study. Paperback, 96 pages, for ages 8 to 14 years.
I remember my fascination, as a child, with a pair of binoculars. They make the world look so very different! We used ours from the living room window to follow the progress of a mother robin and her babies in the tree in our backyard. We also took them to the symphony! These durable, lightweight plastic binoculars collapse to make them small and easy to tuck into a pocket. Durable, lightweight plastic with 4x magnification and easy focus adjustment makes them just right for children.
Here is a great tool for examining things closely! Nearly 5 inches in diameter, this magnifier will enlarge things to at least three times their normal size. For ages 5 and up.
Using a bug viewer is an excellent way for students of nature to study live insects. Includes magnifying lid, sizing grid and air holes for bugs too interesting to let go immediately. 3" bug viewer.
Discover the forces of nature—magnetism, light refraction, and gravity—with this discovery pack. Includes a gyroscope, prism and "floating" magnetic rings. Comes complete with instructions.
LED flashlights are long lasting and extra bright, making them great for emergency kits. With a price this low, you can get one for everyone in your family or group! Long lasting LEDs virtually never need replacing, making this a light that will last for years to come. Compact size, just 4" long! Uses 3 "AAA" batteries (not included). Runs 30 or more hours on just one set of batteries.
Just shake this flashlight back and forth and it magically generates light! The secret is an electromagnetic coil of wire that creates electricity as it shakes. Never be stuck with dead or corroded batteries. Ideal for emergency situations!
This classic wooden toy is also a fun science experiment! Blow up the balloon, place the boat in water and watch the boat putt around, air-propelled. Fascinating for kids 4-11 years.
Here's one crazy science toy. Hold the gyrowheel at any angle and watch it climb up and down its track. How does this work?! Entertaining and educational.
Since 1917, the gyroscope has been a classic educational toy, fascinating young and old with its gravity defying force. Comes with pull string to send it spinning, a pedestal for balancing on, and instructions for several amazing experiments. A great science toy! Metal, made in Italy.
All of the toys we tested for our holiday offerings, this 3-D Mirascope got the most "oohs" and "aahs"! Two parabolic mirrors facing each other create a 3-D hologram image! Put the toy frog (included) inside the bowl, and suddenly a frog seems to be sitting up on top. You can't believe your eyes though . . . even if it looks completely real . . . because you can't touch it!
We found a piece of round "wagon wheel" pasta to be the most entertaining. It looked absolutely real and everyone tried to pick it up! Try a coin and no one can resist.
Another great trick is to drop popcorn kernels or blueberries through the opening into the bowl. Instead of disappearing from view, they seem to bounce and "hop" right up on top.
If you have someone to buy for that stumps you, especially a pre-teen or teen, this is just the thing! It's amazing!
