Name: Educational Insights GeoSafari Jr. My First Microscope
Brand: EDUCATIONAL INSIGHTS
SKU: D333539S
Price: 27.19 USD
Rating: 4.3 (35 reviews)

Buy Educational Insights® GeoSafari® Jr. My First Microscope at Michaels.com. This microscope allows preschoolers to see magnified hidden worlds with ease! This fully functional microscope is the perfect introduction to a real science tool and STEM learning.

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This microscope allows preschoolers to see magnified hidden worlds with ease! This fully functional microscope is the perfect introduction to a real science tool and STEM learning. It has a range of magnification (2.5x–8x) designed for toddlers and preschoolers. Magnified views can be challenging for little ones to understand, so by starting with the 2.5x view (with the focusing knob turned as far away from your child as it will go), your preschooler can orient themselves to the item they're viewing, and as they turn the focusing knob, they can gradually pull away to an 8x view. The wide field of view of these lower magnifications is critical to little ones' understanding.<br><br>Details:<br><ul><li>Multicolor</li><li>Magnification range of 2.5x - 8x</li><li>Encourages scientific exploration</li><li>Requires 3 AAA batteries (not included)</li><li>For ages 3 and up</li></ul>

Educational Insights GeoSafari Jr. My First Microscope

First one was a gift and used for a little while before breaking very easily in a way that could not be fixed. Just got a second one and broke the same place within a few minutes of being out of the box. My child was very excited about this toy but sad when she can no longer use it.

Grandma J

Should be fun for examining small objects with a toddler. However it is not well made. The front piece with the eye pieces fell off as I opened the box. The wires for the light are still intact so I will attempt to glue it so we can get a little use out of it. Since it was a gift I cannot return it.

I bought two of these for our classrooms. One arrived broken. I returned one and the replacement arrived broken. Used the unbroken one for one day in the classroom and picked it up and it broke in my hand while carrying it. So disappointed as the students were very eager. The knobs are not strong. The part where the viewer attaches to the base is very flimsy and on all three occasions that is where they were broken. I want so very much to find a sturdy microscope for our students. Anyone have any suggestions where I can buy one that will hold up?

Becky

My son absolutely loves this product! Spends so long drilling the screws in and out. He's going through a real love of letters so the letter cards it comes with have been a huge added bonus. Would highly recommend

JC mommy

This is the perfect first microscope for toddlers/preschoolers. Both my 3.5 year old and 5 year old couldn't wait for their turn to look at things up close. I love how even the hand grip is perfect for their little hands and the LED light and magnifier helps for them to examine different things closely that they found around the house. They really enjoyed looking at their rock collection using the microscope and they mentioned how much clearly they can see using the microscope. With the weather (hopefully) warming up soon, we plan to go on a nature walk and collect some things that they want to look closely using their new microscope. The microscope itself is very durable and high quality and even though my 3.5 year old has been a little rough with it, it still works perfectly. I love that my kids are learning about science without even realizing it! I love getting not only my kids educational toys but I also try and buy educational toys for other kids' presents. This would be the perfect birthday and/or christmas gift and I love how it comes in two different colors.

Richard

My son loves the idea of this microscope and is always keen to have a look through it but he gets bored quite quickly because, and this may just be a problem with my particular example, the magnification is rather disappointing. In no circumstances is it anything approaching 8x. It seems more like 1.5x - that is, something that is about an inch across will appear under the microscope to be about 1.5 inches. I don't think there's anything I've missed operationally to increase the magnification; it's just rather underwhelming. But the absence of any similar comments here leads me to believe that it's a problem with my item. I would recommend it to a friend, with this caveat.

Cinzia

We received this in exchange for my honest review. I was excited to get my 4 year old daughter started in the science field. Kids are naturally curious and love to learn. The microscope is easy to use and I am comfortable letting her walk around with it. It's solid plastic. It's brightly colored with all the basic parts of a regular microscope - lens, light, knob, etc. Children look through with both eyes and that's very helpful for little ones. The stage is big enough to place objects on it. I was struggling a little with what to have her look at. I was overthinking it. We tried a leaf and a few toys within reach. After she understood what to do she choose other objects to look at. I'm always happy to see when she randomly goes to her microscope to look at something. This is a fun first microscope and would make a cute gift for a boy or girl.

RToma

Definitely meant for 3 yr olds. This is child friendly, entertains kids for a long time and it introduces science.

Q. Tran

My 3.5 yr old daughter loved this out of the box! She started putting her little pet shop animals on it and used it as a house. Lo and behold, I showed her we could do so much more with it! We started to view her little pet shop toys under the microscope and she thought it was very neat. Little scientific tools like these for toddlers are precious, in my opinion. It's a great way to encourage their inquisitive minds to go exploring. My 7 year old niece liked to play with it as well and if anything liked it even more than my daughter. We found a dead boxelder bug in the house and placed it in the microscope and they were fascinated looking at it under the microscope. Rating: 4.5 stars Pros: Simple to use, educational, reasonably sturdy construction, good toy to use with other toys Cons: Magnification could be better

NMomma

We are really enjoying his microscope. I love watching my son take his toy cars and examine them under the microscope. The microscope encourages exploration and discovery. When he finds something interesting, he will call mom or dad to also take a look. I enjoy the interaction the microscope toy allows for us to have as a family as well as allowing mom and dad to encourage more discovery. I hope it also grows him in focused time to sit still and he studies his toys under the microscope.

Educational Insights GeoSafari Jr. My First Microscope

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