Science Reviews

We just got this microscope for my son's 10th birthday. We finally got to view a slide provided but the image was not good at all. The eyepiece is too small. The lenses seem to be out of line with the viewing hole in the platform. The projector did not work at all. The filter wheel does not turn. My son did not have a happy birthday with this item and this is what he wanted most. We will return it.

We purchased this microscope for our adopted Chinese 11y son, as his first microscope ... he wants one for Xmas.

We found the built in illumination good, the optics good, the prepared slides very good, and the instructions OK. Wish they had provided more experiments, slide making instructions, etc..

We found the camera mounting accessory rather weak, but we can use strong rubber bands to assist holding the digital camera we got to use with it.

The projection accessory seems good for such an inexpensive set. We tried it in a dark bath room.

We found that one must be careful when screwing in the eyepiece lens, so one does not mess up the threads.

All in all ... we think, for the PRICE, that this will be a great first starting science learning toy/science tool for a child at age 11. Remembering back to the 1960s when we had them as kids, this is much better than what we had.

We also like that everything fits into the case and can be safely and nicely put away in a boys room, without being scattered all over the place, or in shoe boxes.

Toy failed within minutes of initial use. I usually disagree with negative reviews left for failures. For due to the manufacturing process that are sure to be failures.
What I cannot accept, is after contacting the service e-mail, per the instructions, I received no response.
The overall quality of the toy is poor

My son received this as a gift. We were really excited to give it a try - to no avail. It never worked! The remote control did not control a thing. The sailer just sat on the asphalt with the sail flapping in the wind. No movement whatsoever. Very disappointing especially after an unsuccessful quest to find a replacement.