Celestron 44410 Prepared Microscope Slides (25-Piece Set)

by Celestron

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 4.9 x 2.2 inches ; 11.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000Q74GV6
• Item model number: 44410
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
  • #4 in Camera & Photo > Binoculars, Telescopes & Optics > Microscopes
  • #9 in Industrial & Scientific > Measurement & Inspection Products
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

You can sort slides from all sectors of the scientific world with the Celestron® 25 Assorted Prepared Slides. The slides cover insect parts, plant parts, and animal parts and come in a wooden case.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

91 of 92 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not too bad, December 1, 2007

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J. Darling (NY, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celestron 44410 Prepared Microscope Slides (25-Piece Set) (Electronics)

I bought this for my 8 year old who had received a microscope for her birthday. This is a nice set of slides, and she found them interesting (and it brought make memories of 7th grade biology for me, lol). If I were to suggest any changes they would be to find more specimens that are common objects that kids are likely to be familiar with (she was much less interested in the slides if she didn't know what the thing was to start with). Also, the wooden box is a great idea, but it's a little too large, so the slides slip out of their slots and get jumbled/scratched up.

51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful prepared slides- great for elementary teachers or homeschoolers, January 18, 2009

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B. Manning (Pleasant Hill, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celestron 44410 Prepared Microscope Slides (25-Piece Set) (Electronics)

My mom got these slides along with the duo-scope for my daughter about a year ago. She has loved looking at all the different structures which are easily visible with the stains used. I am a scientist myself and have been helping her 4th grade teacher with science each week. These slides have been wonderful to demonstrate many of the topics we have covered. There are both longitudinal and cross sections of plants which nicely demonstrate tubules in plant stems, there is one of pollen. All of these have helped the topics "come alive" to students as they can actually see in the microscope what we are talking about, not just a picture in a book. Human body is covered in 5th grade and I'm sure I'll be using these next year to assist in teaching that as well. If you are a teacher or homeschooling parent you may want to consider these for your class!

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Set of Starter Slides, August 16, 2009

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Fredrick P. Lackey (Orlando, Florida USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celestron 44410 Prepared Microscope Slides (25-Piece Set) (Electronics)

I purchased this set of slides for my daughter's eighth birthday. They were great! It is now a year later and she still looks at them. How many kids... heck, how many ADULTS can say that they've seen what a dog intestine looks like!?!? Each slide is clearly labeled with what it is and there is an index card that you can browse instead of taking out each slide. The box is a nice quality and feels somewhat like the quality used in high school and college chem sets.

If I had to think of a drawback, I would have to say that it is the cost versus selection. Now, I do understand that each slide is made by hand, one by one. There is no way to construct something like this mechanically. So, that WILL increase the cost. However, with only 25 slides, they may get a bit boring for an adult after seeing them a few times with the same microscope. And, although Celestron makes other sets, as well as a larger "combo set," the cost of buying every one of them is a bit daunting.

Overall, they are a great starter set with the quality you would hope for. I am not disappointed at all and will eventually purchase all of the remaining sets.