🔍 Discover the World Up Close: SWIFT Compound Monocular Microscope 60X-200X with 42PCS Accessories: Perfect Microscope Kit for Kids STEM Exploration, Includes Smartphone Adapter & 10PCS Blank Slides Review

Comparison of three children's microscopes Microscopes vary from time to time. When I bought them they were all under $20. Amscope: This microscope is practically useless. The optics are terrible. Nothing interesting can be seen even at minimum magnification. On the largest magnet, you're in luck if you can even find the "focal plane". There is also a lack of "light from above". It would be helpful for a curious child. It has two features: it comes with a carrying case and the microscope body…

I have enjoyed owning and using microscopes for over 60 years. But I have always advised parents of school age children not to buy a cheap compound microscope because they are just too disappointing. Instead, I highly recommend a low-power stereo microscope like the MyFirstLab WOW Scope (SMD-9) because it's such a pleasure to use. I've donated dozens of these to families and nature centers. However, one of my hobbies is amateur protozoology. (It's a bit like birdwatching in miniature.) And that

I have young children. It's basically too small for a microscope at the moment, but I wanted to get the kids a good microscope in case they get interested when they get older. I regularly look at children's microscopes from National Geographic for retail prices under $20 (the so-called "zoom microscope" I believe), but I shy away because I think of optics and lenses as something technical. I remember when I was a kid my microscope wasn't as good as the science lab in high school and the…