Learning Resources Prepared Slides Combination Set (Pack of 12 Slides)

by Learning Resources

Product Features

• Four well-labeled specimens per slide for a total of 48 preserved specimens
• It contains 12 standard-size slides
• Comes with animal, plant, insect, textile, pollen and spore specimens
• Grades 3 and up.
• Also includes our homonymic favorite, hare hair

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 3.5 x 2 inches ; 4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0006PJ11I
• Item model number: LER2041
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 - 12 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,051 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #9 in Toys & Games > Learning & Education > Science > Biology
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Contains 48 individual specimens.

Product Description

Grades K - 6. Set contains 12 slides with a total of 48 specimens including pollens/spores, textiles, insects, tiny creatures, animals, and plants.

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153 of 156 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Frustrating and Disappointing, June 15, 2007

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Uibird - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Learning Resources Prepared Slides Combination Set (Pack of 12 Slides) (Toy)

Couldn't wait to get these, but my daughter and I were very disappointed with them.They're dusty and don't have enough variety.

Who wants to see camel hair, dog hair, cat hair, sheep hair, mouse hair, etc., if there's no real distinction between them?

Also the insect slides consisted of bugs that weren't flattened properly, so what you get to see is a lump that's supposed to be an ant, another lump that's a fruitfly, and so on.

How hard is it to lay the ant flat on the slide? If it's hard for Learning Resources, they shouldn't be in the business of making slides.

I feel completely ripped off, and I feel bad that my kid doesn't get to enjoy what could've been an awesome educational experience.

78 of 78 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An inexpensive way to add prepared slides to your collection., November 26, 2008

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Andrea L. Polk (Southern Oregon) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Learning Resources Prepared Slides Combination Set (Pack of 12 Slides) (Toy)

Learning Resources Prepared Slides Combination Set, 48 Specimens provides young scientists the opportunity to view the world in a new and different way. For a reasonable cost ($16 for me...) I'm able to share something fun and interesting with my daughter which elicits "look at this Mom..." and "what do you think a 'blank' looks like under the microscope?"

Upon close examination these are glass prepared slides. Originally I thought they weren't, but after using them a bit I noted that there is a lightweight cardboard cover over the slide to identify the specimens on each slide. Not 'excellent' slides with regards to clarity, but certainly a great starter set: easy to use, simple things to view under any magnification.

In all you receive two boxes (set one and two) which include samples labeled as follows.

-Animals: cat hair, canary feather, dog hair, sheep hair.
-Pollens & Spore: tulip pollen, leaf spore, pine tree pollen, orange pollen.
-Tiny Creatures: common red sponge, angora rabbit hair, ant, mouse fur.
-Textile Fibers: panya, nylon, wool, handmade paper.
-Insects: dragon-fly wing, worker-bee wing, bee antenna, bee abdomen.
-Plants: stem of corn, leaf of nerium, onion rind, silver berry scaly hair.
-Pollen & Spore: pollen of lily, sunflower pollen, bottle brush spore, fern spore.
-Tiny Creature: plant louse, fruit fly, shrimp egg, silk worm larva (moth)
-Textile Fibers: hemp fiber, silk stuff, cotton fibre, bemberg.
-Insects: leg of butterfly, wing of butterfly, wing of locust, let of honey bee.
-Plants: pine wood, camellia leaf section, bamboo shoot, sponge gourd.
-Animals: goldfish scale, hare hair, camel hair, feather fowl point.

47 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Review for Prepared Slides, January 15, 2007

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Joan Thompson (Los Angeles, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Learning Resources Prepared Slides Combination Set (Pack of 12 Slides) (Toy)

Great for instructional purposes, a good variety of objects, well-mounted, but the slides are quite dusty. Each specimen looks like it's floating in outer space, surrounded by a field of stars. They were probably created in an environment with poor air quality.