Customer Reviews

Educational Insights MicroPro Elite Microscope Set - 98 Piece

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

We purchased this microscope for our adopted Chinese 11y son, as his first microscope ... he wants one for Xmas.

We found the built in illumination good, the optics good, the prepared slides very good, and the instructions OK. Wish they had provided more experiments, slide making instructions, etc..

We found the camera mounting accessory rather weak, but we can use strong rubber bands to assist holding the digital camera we got to use with it.

The projection accessory seems good for such an inexpensive set. We tried it in a dark bath room.

We found that one must be careful when screwing in the eyepiece lens, so one does not mess up the threads.

All in all ... we think, for the PRICE, that this will be a great first starting science learning toy/science tool for a child at age 11. Remembering back to the 1960s when we had them as kids, this is much better than what we had.

We also like that everything fits into the case and can be safely and nicely put away in a boys room, without being scattered all over the place, or in shoe boxes.

We just got this microscope for my son's 10th birthday. We finally got to view a slide provided but the image was not good at all. The eyepiece is too small. The lenses seem to be out of line with the viewing hole in the platform. The projector did not work at all. The filter wheel does not turn. My son did not have a happy birthday with this item and this is what he wanted most. We will return it.

I bought this item after reading a little reviews about it, but it was just like was reviewed. It is good to get young children excited about learning about a "micro-world". But you can also quickly loose their attention if it doesn't work really well. The lens is not very clear to make out what you are looking at. You have to keep the specimen very close and still under the scope to make out anything. Not good for kids with little patience

My Grand Daughter is 8 years old, this is the perfect gift for the budding little Scientist in your family. The only reason it doesn't get 5 stars is the case is a little hard to close. You have to really think thru the process of closing to make it work without spilling it's gutts.

This is definitely a toy. If you or your child are really interested in learning how to use a microscope and how to make slides. You may want to spend a little more money and get a quality microscope.

My 7 year old and her friends love this. It has great magnification, one lens tends to work much better than the other, so we mainly use that one, but it works great. We get to see many things up super close and in great detail. My only con is that the instruction book is a little lacking in instructions on how to use specific parts that it was a little confusing at first. I would use this for 6 (with help w/adult) to 10 year olds

My 6 year old son loves the microscope. The eyepiece screws in funny sometimes, and is plastic... but other than that, it's a lot of fun and seem s to work pretty well.

The microscope itself is nice and sturdy. The projector does not work very well but if you use the right eyepiece you can view things pretty well. There is a problem lining things up but once you get that down it is ok.
The big thing that disappointed me was the slides. They are plastic and scratched. I was expecting real slides and some specimens to dissect like the one I had when I was a kid. We will just need to catch things to dissect ourselves and then buy some better, real slides. It is a good starter microscope. I had high expectations because of the one I had as a kid but all in all it isn't all that bad. Just buy better slides.

I bought this microscope for my 8 year old on his birthday. He was really excited about using it, but when we got it open and started to play with it, we quickly realized that the light did not work. Needless to say, without the light the microscope is completely useless.

I bought this for a Christmas gift for my 14 year old grandson and he loves it! It has helped him develop an interest in science that he never had before!