- Look inside the book Turn your home, bedroom or backyard into a laboratory Seeing and learning about the surprising details of the things that surround us every day will feed the curiosity of every young scientist
- Take a hike, and don’t forget your microscope
- Each SmartLab package contains everything kids need to explore and understand the mysteries of science
- More than just a toy and book, SmartLab products satisfy and engage a child’s curiosity
- Science becomes an adventure
Product Description
Kids, and adults alike, will be hooked after peering through this super-powered microscope! Commonly found items, such as newspapers, pencil strokes, flower petals, bugs, and even clothing fibers, look amazingly detailed when magnified 40 times their normal size. There’s no limit to what can be explored: Use the stand to view prepared slides, or remove the microscope from the stand and head outdoors! Includes:
4-inch 40X microscope
microscope stand
four prepared slides + two blank slides
tweezers and dropper
two collection vials
outdoor carrying case
lanyard with microscope clip
32-page fully illustrated book… More >>
Smart Lab Indoor/Outdoor Microscope
Tags: blank slides, clothing fibers, collection vials, DROPPER, flower petals, Indoor/Outdoor, Lanyard, Microscope, microscope microscope, pencil strokes, prepared slides, Smart, smart lab
#1 by Music Listener on February 28, 2010 - 7:43 am
We bought this microscope for our daughter as a gift from Santa…..what a disappointment!! We had to tell her that Santa messed up. The microscope couldn’t be any smaller and cheaper! Can’t see any image clearly – and the image (slide) will not stay in place long enough to view.
Terrible!!! Parents – Do not buy this toy!
Rating: 2 / 5
#2 by Grandma L on February 28, 2010 - 8:24 am
This toy is educational and interesting to my 10 year old Grandson. Our only regret was the size of the microscope. It is only about the size of my index finger.
Rating: 3 / 5
#3 by lsb on February 28, 2010 - 10:31 am
This toy is lots of fun for the aspiring 4-6 year old (probably other ages as well) scientist.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by tatabutton on February 28, 2010 - 12:11 pm
The plastic base for the microscope is pretty flimsy and doesn’t hold the slides well. It’s tricky to move the slide around and get the object lined up. The microscope itself is way smaller than I expected and just plastic. My son likes it better off the stand to look at the fibers on the couch or the lines in his skin. I also hoped this would be fun for a smart 4 year old with great fine motor skills and a high interest in science. Perhaps I should have listened to the age recommendation. It won’t be a waste, and I’m sure we’ll enjoy it. I had just hoped for better quality.
Rating: 3 / 5
#5 by CJM on February 28, 2010 - 12:31 pm
The biggest thing about this toy is the packaging. No amount of excess packaging can make a cheesy, dollar store item into a $20 “science” toy among savvy consumers. And the accompanying book, doesn’t do much to redeem it, either.
The “scope” is small, about 3″ long and the “stand” that makes this a “microscope” is a flimsy, laughable joke. Pay very close attention to the size of the fingers holding the scope on the box. It may give you a clue as to it’s size and the stand is by all comparison, miniscule.
On second thought maybe this thing is a “micro” scope but never a microscope. Be forewarned, if you expect anything more for your $20 bucks, shame on you.
Actually shame on Discovery Kids. I’ve seen better products in a dollar store. They should be taken to task for the excess packaging waste.
This one’s going back for a refund. I was too embarrassed to give it to my 8 year old grandson. No kidding.
Rating: 1 / 5