6 of the Best Microscope Kits for Students

If you are on the hunt for an awesome microscope kit, you’ve come to the right place! We’ve collected 6 of what we think are the best microscope kits for students and reviewed them so you can easily choose from the winners to keep your children happy and learning about science and biology.

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What are the best microscope kits for students?

Here’s our list of the best microscope kits for students for you to choose from:

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AmScope 40X-1000X Beginners Microscope Kit for Kids & Students. Click the photo to see the price on Amazon.

This first microscope has a dual light, optical glass lense, and an all-metal framework. It comes with two 10-piece slide kits, each containing 5 biological specimens and 5 blank slides. There’s also a pack of 50 blank slides with 100 cover slips for children to create their own slides, as well as red and blue specimen stains, and a wide range of tools.

The dual light has both incident and transmitted LED light sources that enable children to view opaque objects lit from above as well as translucent specimens lit from below.

The microscope can use either an electrical outlet (adapter included) or three AA batteries (also included). It has coaxial coarse and fine focusing, with focusing control knobs on either side.

There is also a single lense condenser: a 0.65 NA single lens with a 6-hole disc diaphragm.

The microscope offers 5 settings for magnification: 40X, 100X, 250X, 400X and 1000X.

The book “The World of Microscope” is also included with this kit.

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National Geographic Dual LED Student Microscope. Click the photo to see the price on Amazon.

This kit has two microscopes in one. The lower LED lights are used to view biological specimens on slides, whereas the upper lights can examine 3D objects in intricate detail, such as the mini geode (included).

The kit includes over 50 accessories. Students can explore the set of prepared slides that come with the kit using the detailed Learning Guide, and then they can create their own. There are reusable blank slides and slide covers, a slide storage box, a pair of tweezers, an eye dropper, a Petri dish and more.

The microscope has two sets of optical glass eyepieces for 20X and 50X magnification. The eyepieces are adjustable to fit children or adults. The microscope is made of hard plastic, making it light and portable.

There is also a brine shrimp experiment included, with shrimp eggs, a Petri dish, a hatching station and a lab manual. Students can track the life of brine shrimp.

The Learning Guide also includes a history of microscopes as well as additional information about the specimens that are included in the curated, prepared slides.

The prepared slides include onion skin, earthworm, daisy leaf and dicotyledon stem.

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SWIFT Compound Monocular Microscope 60X-200X. Click the photo to see the price on Amazon.

This microscope comes with 3 magnification settings: 60X, 120X and 200X. The objectives rotate 360 degrees, and the dual light high power has incident and transmitted LED light sources. This enables students to view opaque objects lit from above, and translucent objects lit from below.

Included is a phone adapter – a suction cup phone holder – with an eyepiece which allows you to capture and record the beauty of what you see in the microscope with your smartphone. You can share pictures or videos in real time. The microscope also has a 6-hole diaphragm with color filters, upper and lower light level adjustment knobs, and a revolving nosepiece.

There are 39+ accessories and pieces, including microscope tools, 2 curated and prepared slides, 10 blank and reusable slides, 12 blank slide labels, 12 reusable slide covers, 2 collection vials, 1 pair of tweezers, a brine shrimp breeding experiment, and an operating instructions manual.

This product comes with a 36-month warranty.

You can buy more premade slides from any manufacturer.

Users like the quality of this microscope for the price, and that it includes a little bit of everything for younger children. They also like that it’s a good size and weight for small children, since it’s made of hard plastic so it isn’t too heavy and it won’t scratch furniture if it’s moved around.

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JuniorScope Microscope for Kids. Click the photo to see the price on Amazon.

This microscope has three magnification levels: 40X, 100X and 400X. It features premium-grade glass objective lenses. When it’s in low power mode, children can look at solid objects such as leaves and insects. In high power mode, the microscope is lit from beneath for looking at blood cells and bacteria and other specimens.

The kit comes with an experiments set called “The Amazing Microscope Adventures” so that students can learn how to use a microscope and do their own experiments. It also includes a petri dish, tweezers, an eye dropper, a test tube, a dissecting needle, a cotton swab, 5 prepared slides, 5 blank slides, 5 cover slips, and guides.

The microscope can either be powered with an AC adaptor (included) or with batteries (not included).

Users love the quality of the microscope for the price, and that it’s easy for students to use. They also like the ease of focus and the image precision, as well as the cards with suggestions of what to look at (hair, fur, plants, etc.)

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TELMU Microscope Kit 300X-600X-1200X. Click the photo to see the price on Amazon.

This powerful microscope has magnifications of 300X, 600X and 1200X. Students can explore the mysteries of the very tiny and minute forms of life.

A mini projector enables students to share the images that they observed through the microscope with their friends in a dark room.

The mirror and LED lights provide powerful light sources, with a built-in color filter wheel which is ideal for viewing different types of specimens.

The kit contains more than 70 pieces in a handy carrying box which students can use to take the microscope outdoors for nature exploration.

Designed as an educational tool, this microscope is perfect for building on children’s knowledge of science and biology and helps satisfy their natural curiosity about the world around them.

The kit includes prepared slides, cover plates, blank slides, a petri dish, a micro projector, a replacement bulb, a 3X magnifying glass, a settling cylinder, a reservoir, microscope instruments, shrimp farming accessories with a hatchery, and a micro slicer.

The microscope uses 2 AA batteries (not included).

Users love the quality of this microscope and its high magnification, along with the handy carrying case for all the tools so that nothing gets lost. They also love the projector, and the sturdiness of the microscope overall.

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IQCrew Kids Beginner Microscope. Click the photo to see the price on Amazon.

This deluxe 55+ piece microscope and science kit features a durable microscope, with precision focus. Magnifications range from 120X to 600X.

The kit includes experiments, 7 lab slides, 7 slide covers, a petri dish, resin dye, gum resin, sea salt, brine shrimp, 2 vials, a test tube, an eye dropper, a pair of tweezers, a dissection needle, a plastic scalpel, and an instruction manual. The microscope has a rotating filter wheel that enhances specimen viewing with 4 different colored lights.

A brine shrimp experiment is also included and allows students to track the life cycle of brine shrimp, from eggs to adults.

The microscope has a sturdy metal frame built to withstand years of child use. The additional pieces come in a handy carrying case for easy storage and transport.

Truly, this is a great first learning microscope option for young children!

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