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National Geographic Zoom Microscope with Smartphone Adapter (40-640x)
SKU
066497
Grade 3-AD
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Traditional
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Charlotte Mason
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Secular
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Neutral
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Christian/Religious
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Auditory
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Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
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No other materials needed
Everything you need is included.
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Description
This is a good starter scope for your younger learners. Use it as a microscope or with your smart phone for greater magnification and easier viewing. This plastic scope is equipped with a zoom eyepiece, focus knob, stage with metal stage clips, 3 objectives (4X, 10X, 40X), LED illumination, and on/off switch. Also included in this set is the microscope, smart phone adaptor, 3 plastic prepared slide and 8 blank plastic slides and covers, 3 specimen vials, plastic graduated cylinder, pipette, tweezers, plastic magnifying glass, round tissue cutter, hatchery for brine shrimp eggs, yeast, brine shrimp eggs, and 2 AA batteries. The instruction booklet lists the parts of the microscope and how to use it and instructions for 6 experiments. You can view slides through the comfortable eyepiece or switch to the smart phone adaptor pad. This oval pad is covered with suction cups to hold your smart phone firmly in place over the eyepiece to view objects on your smart phone screen. ~ Donna
Publisher's Description of National Geographic Zoom Microscope with Smartphone Adapter (40-640x)
In addition to revealing the cellular side of the world around, the National Geographic Zoom Microscope comes with a smartphone adapter that can help junior scientists document and share their microscopic discoveries. This compound microscope has a zoom eyepiece, a rotating turret of three objective lenses and a magnification range of 40x-640x. The included adapter allows the user to secure their smartphone to the device to capture the image in the eyepiece for later analysis. The microscope offers LED illumination and comes with slides and a full set of collection tools.
Features and accessories:
- 40-640x Microscope
- Smartphone adapter
- Adjustable LED illumination
- Height-adjustable stage with clips
- Battery-powered (2 AA batteries included)
- Prepared slides
- Blank slides with covers and labels
- Slide case
- Yeast
- Shrimp with hatchery
- Vials
- Tweezers
- Pipette
- Small handheld magnifier
- Measuring cup
- User manual
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Details
| Product Format: | Other |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Explore Scientific |
| Grades: | 3-AD |
| EAN/UPC: | 811803031739 |
| Length in Inches: | 10.125 |
| Width in Inches: | 13.75 |
| Height in Inches: | 5.125 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 2 |
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