June 23rd, 2009 | |
Posted in Science

Amazon.com Review
The Digital Microscope from Planet Earth Toys will have children ages 6 and up enjoying themselves while exploring the world around them. Designed to evoke natural curiosity, children can look up close at plants, animals, water, and more, through the microscope eyepiece, or on the computer screen with the included web cam attachment. .caption { font-family: Verdana, Helvetica neue, Arial, serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; } ul.indent { list-style: inside disc; text-indent: -15px; } table.callout { font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.3em; } td.think { height: 125px; background: #9DC4D8 url(http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/callout-bg.png) repeat-x; border-left: 1px solid #999999; border-right: 1px solid #999999; border-bottom: 1px dotted #000000; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 10px; width: 250px; } td.glance { height: 100%; background: #9DC4D8; border-left: 1px solid #999999; border-right: 1px solid #999999; padding-top: 10px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 10px; width: 250px; } img.withlink {border:1px black solid;} What We ThinkFun Factor: Durability: (what this means) The Good: Microscope and web cam can be connected to the computer for display on screen and saving imagesThe Bad: Image quality could have been sharper and with more resolutionIn a Nutshell: Toy microscope for children offers educational fun, letting them explore their curiosity At a Glance Ages: 6 and upRequires: 3 AA batteries The Digital Microscope enables children ages 6 to explore the world around them. View larger. Digital Microscope with Three Magnification Levels The Digital Microscope set requires three AA batteries (not included). A screwdriver is needed to open up the battery cover, and after they are installed, pushing the on/off button turns on the necessary light. We put in the prepared slide of a flower petal and turned the (more…)
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