SparkTM Talking Microscope

by Discovery Channel

Product Features

• Batteries: Requires 3 C batteries (not included)
• Dimensions: 7L X 9H X 5.5W inches

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000WE1TAY
• Manufacturer recommended age: 5 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,050 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #75 in Toys & Games > Learning & Education > Science > Microscopes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Product Description

DISCOVERY EXCLUSIVE! Examine specimens like a real scientist with a little help from the Spark Talking Microscope. Inspect insects, crustaceans, fossils and more at 5x magnification. All the while, the Spark Talking Microscope narrates incredible, interesting facts and offers a quiz mode, as well.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Microscope, December 28, 2008

By 

Aunt Carol - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: SparkTM Talking Microscope (Toy)

I expected better quality. This was a Christmas gift for a six year old and when unwrapped it was the perfect gift for this child until we inserted the batteries and found that the battery housing would not stay closed, which meant the microscope would not operate as it should. Thanks to the inventiveness of other family members a disaster was averted and smiles prevailed.Spark (tm) Talking Microscope

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Spark Talking Microscope, January 19, 2009

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C. Bishop (Albany, NY) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: SparkTM Talking Microscope (Toy)

This is a nice little microscope for children just beginning to understand the parts of bugs and insects. My daughter, who is five, enjoys changing out the slides to view different insects, but gets kind of grossed-out over a few of the slides and has put them aside. Because of this, she's become a little bored with this toy. It's too bad that there aren't additional slides to purchase that displayed more than just the traditional spiders and flies, such as: butterflies, dragonflies, fireflies, ladybugs...you know, the "girly" ones! For those of you with bonafide bug-loving children though, this little microscope will definitely hold their attention....The microscope has some interesting facts (though the monotonous voice does get tiresome) and the slides are very durable and come in a nice case.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good toy, January 7, 2009

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MKK "liams_mom" (Nashville, TN USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: SparkTM Talking Microscope (Toy)

We got this as a companion to the Spark telescope, which is great. This is also a very good toy, with very good images and information. There is no built in storage for the slides, however, which makes it a bit cumbersome, and the sound is not quite as good as the telescope.