Vivitar 28 Piece Microscope Set

by Vivitar

Product Features

• Parental guidance recommended
• Comes in a durable, storage case for easy portability and clean up
• Kids will be amazed as they experiment with the specimens provided or even with materials from your own backyard!

Product Description

Vivitar's 900-power microscope with 28-piece kit is a fascinating and educational toy laboratory for children. It includes everything needed to engage young minds to explore the realm of the microscopic world. Includes: Durable, metal microscope with 3 magnifications, Tweezers, Scalpel, Prepared Slides, Blank Slides, Micro-slicer, Slide Covers and Labels, Experimental Specimens: Brine Shrimp Eggs, Sea Salt, Gum Media, Eosin dye, Color Filter, Collecting Vials, Petri Dish, Shrimp Hatchery, Needle, Stirring Rod, Graduated Cylinder, Replacement Light Bulb. Ages 8+

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 14 x 14 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0017LYUNY
• Item model number: 1607965
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #225,046 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great starter microscope, June 6, 2009

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skooter pixie (Maple valley, Wa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vivitar 28 Piece Microscope Set (Camera)

After reading other reviews, we weren't sure about this microscope. We bought it anyway and are very pleased. We haven't had any problems with it at all and it has worked wonderfully. This was originally for our 8 year old daughter but we can't pry it away from our 14 year old son. Our whole family has been looking at cool stuff from around the yard. You have to understand that this is basically a toy (for less than $20 shipped)and not designed for a scientific medical lab! This is an inexpensive way for kids to get started. WORTH THE MONEY.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother!, June 15, 2008

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Data Diva "Data Diva" (Texas) - See all my reviews

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

My kid got this as a present for Christmas. Within 5 minutes, both light bulbs had burnt out and it was useless. There's no contact information for the company. Their website has no information about it. After some digging, I found that this is made by a different manufacturer and the few reviews I found after searching them led me to other people who had the exact same experience. Of course, watching our son's heart break after his present broke meant that we needed to replace it. After much research, we just purchased the "My First Lab Duo" microscope and are amazed at the difference. It's a product made for kids that will last a long time and provide the type of experience we'd hoped they'd get from this one. Vivitar should be ashamed their name is associated with this.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent beginning microscope, November 29, 2008

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Kevin "Osprey" (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vivitar 28 Piece Microscope Set (Camera)

Our 7 year old son received this as a gift. Initially the light did not work, however once I realized that the polarity of the one battery was "flipped" from standard, all was well. As is evident by the price level, this is a basic/entry level microscope and not a high end microscope. With patience from both the child and the adult it can provide an exciting introduction to exploring the microscopic world around us at an affordable price. The manual / documentation is very weak. Older children with prior microscope experience would definitely benefit from a higher end instrument.