Customer Reviews

Learning Resources - Quantum Big Screen Microscope

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This was purchased for a Christmas present. It looks just like the picture. The screen makes it fun for the younger sibling too but could be a little better quality. My nephew finally got this for Christmas and while he's having fun, the images are not as great as you might expect. The color barely shows up so the images seem black and white. I think he'll get tired of it quickly without the color. Was ordered November 11th but didn't arrive until December 11th even though it was listed as in stock.

Bought this for my Kindergarten classroom and was sorely disappointed. Light source is not bright enough to see anything but a dark, shadowy image. It wasn't good enough to use even one time. I should've returned it, but didn't. For two years, it's been sitting in my classroom closet.

The item was received and appeared to be in good condition. However, when I tried to use it all I saw was shadows and then the light source stopped working. The idea behind this product is great but it's durability is poor.

We purchased this microscope for our home and our science loving sons. For the price, this is a very effective tool for our sons to use independently. They've learned how to mount their own slides to examine as well as examine pre-made slides. I've taken this unit to Sunday School to show a group of children a science experiment - with great success!

However, the battery life is fairly short (about 2 months of off-on use). The newer the battery, the better and brighter the picture is. Order spare bulbs as well, it comes with one extra (or two bulbs total) - but finding additional bulbs takes time and effort! Our first bulb lasted three years. We're on our second now and I've got new on order.

Overall - a good purchase for younger (less than 12 years) children or children's groups.

I purchased two of these microscopes for my classroom. They look nice, have big screens, and several lenses with which to magnify, but the light source is awful. I had to turn all the lights in the room off and close the blinds in the windows just to see a shadowy image on the screen. Yes, it does magnify and do the job as a microscope, but it would be nice to see the image on the screen more clearly. I also purchased the ac adapters to power the microscope, but now wish I had saved my money and not purchased any of it. My students were so excited to use the microscopes, but we were all disappointed with the quality of the images on the screen. This may be great to play with at home, but as a classroom tool, it was terrible.

After having purchased a couple of regular microscopes that all proved pretty worthless (in the $35 range), I decided to try this one for my 5 year old. It did exactly what it was intended to do - exposed him to the idea of exploring our world. He and his cousins had a great time collecting specimens from the yard and putting them in the microscope. No, it isn't a high end scope, but for the age range it is intended for (and the price) I was a hppy customer. He used it for three years and it is still in great shape.