Customer Reviews

Learning Resources - Elite Microscope

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We bought this for our child. It is terrible. The light doesn't work. The extra bulb is faulty. It is made of extremely cheap plastic. This is basically just a toy/prop but not really for viewing anything meaningfully. I wish we had spent more and gotten something of better quality and a useful learning tool.

I would not recommend this for anyone. It is terrible. Money out the window, basically.

I purchased this for my 8 year old 2nd grader. Its very lightweight and doesnt seem of very good quality materials. I should have went for a bit more expensive one. 2 of the slides were broken also. Thats no fun, especially when only a few came with it and the other set of 15 that we ordered didnt arrive until over one month later.

a good beginner's microscope (you get what you pay for). My only complaint is that the light does not work very well, but my son is still able to use the microscope and for the most part enjoys it.

My daughter, 11, decided she wanted this microscope because it looked functional and wasn't that expensive. She loves it. However, it's tricky to use and requires an experienced microscope user to adjust the light, because the lamp isn't properly focused. The little slides are poorly made and have so many bubbles that it's difficult to tell what's in the field, much less learn anything about it. We had much more fun making our own samples and viewing them on real slides (it is powerful enough to see red blood cells, but not much stronger).

It serves its purpose, and I love to hear "can I have a sample of that?" It's a good learning tool for a careful child. My 5-year-old likes this microscope too, but he gets a little too excited around it and the light doesn't stay put well enough for all that bouncing.

I bought this for my seven year old daughter. My father, who spent 41 years of his life working in a laboratory, had trouble getting the device set up so we could see anything. It really is a toy - and very difficult to maneuver. I wish I had saved the money and bought a higher quality microscope from The Discovery Store.

My grandson was beside himself when he opened this gift at Christmas. I got him ready-made slides and blank slides to go with it. He couldn't wait to use it. The microscope is small (which is great since my grandson is only 8), but works well. I highly recommend this for any little scientist-to-be.

This is an okay product for a child's first microscope. It needs a better storage set up for all the little bits. The lenses could be a better quality. It would benefit from the inclusion of a sample gathering project guide. My son was happy with it. He's already talking about what better features he wants in his "next microscope."

Don't buy this piece of garbage. Terrible quality. Not fun. Not educational. Just poorly made and worthless. It is a waste of money. I regret buying it.

I purchased this microscope for my 8 year old daughter. It is very nice, and sturdy but the magnification is really not that great. A lot of slides come with the microscope which is nice but because the magnification is mediocre, they are virtually useless without proper lighting. I wished I would've have purchased a more expensive model.

My grandson loves this microscope. He is really into bugs and this has allowed
him to see the bugs up close. He is making his own slides and examining everything.
I highly recommend this instrument for the beginner.