{"title":"Microscopes for kids and home education","description":"\u003cp\u003eMicroscopes for children, home education and schools, chosen because they have real glass or optical-grade lenses, a stage you can actually focus, and something to look at in the box. A toy microscope with a plastic lens and a 1200x sticker is the quickest way to put a child off the subject, and nothing here is one. The range starts with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-labzz-m101-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk LabZZ M101 microscope\"\u003eLevenhuk LabZZ M101\u003c\/a\u003e for ages five to nine, moves up to the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-rainbow-2l-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk Rainbow 2L microscope\"\u003eLevenhuk Rainbow 2L\u003c\/a\u003e for older children and family use, and tops out with the metal-bodied \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-rainbow-50l-plus-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk Rainbow 50L PLUS microscope\"\u003eLevenhuk Rainbow 50L PLUS\u003c\/a\u003e for secondary school science. Each of those three comes with Levenhuk's K50 experiment kit, which has five prepared slides, blank slides, tools and a brine shrimp hatchery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhich type suits which age\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnder eight, the fine motor control needed to focus a compound microscope on a slide is a stretch, and a lot of children get more from a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/stereo-microscopes\" title=\"Stereo microscopes\"\u003estereo microscope\u003c\/a\u003e where they can drop a beetle or a leaf on the stage and see it in 3D straight away. From about eight, a monocular compound microscope with a built-in light works well, and the prepared slides in the kit carry them through the first few weeks. From eleven, when school biology starts asking for drawings of cells, the Rainbow 50L PLUS's sharper lenses and metal body earn their place. A \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/digital-microscopes\" title=\"Digital microscopes with a screen\"\u003edigital microscope with a screen\u003c\/a\u003e is the easiest for a group, because everyone sees the same image at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat to check before you buy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLighting from both above and below means the microscope can show solid objects as well as slides, which matters for a child who wants to look at everything. A mains adapter saves a fortune in AA batteries. A 45-degree eyepiece is far more comfortable than a vertical one for a small person. And the box should contain prepared slides, because a microscope with nothing to look at goes in a cupboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOur picks by budget\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnder £50, the LabZZ M101, a real microscope with a lower LED light and the K50 kit, but battery-only and plastic-bodied. Under £100, the Rainbow 2L, which adds upper lighting, a mains adapter and a glass condenser and is the one we'd buy for most families. Between £100 and £200, the Rainbow 50L PLUS, with achromatic lenses, a rotating head and a carry case. Our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/guides\/best-microscope-for-kids\" title=\"The best microscope for kids and home education\"\u003ekids' microscope guide\u003c\/a\u003e compares the three in detail and lists things to look at in the first week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFor schools and home education groups\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're buying for a school, a home education group or a club, email us with the model and quantity and we'll quote for several units. Our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/guides\/how-to-use-a-microscope\" title=\"How to use a microscope\"\u003ehow to use a microscope guide\u003c\/a\u003e is written to be printed and handed out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKids' microscope FAQs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat age is a microscope suitable for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom about five with help, and independently from about eight. The LabZZ M101 is built for the younger end; the Rainbow models suit eight and up and will still be in use at GCSE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs a digital microscope better for a child?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's easier to share and there's no eyepiece to line up, which suits younger children and groups. It can't look at slides properly, though, so for school biology a compound microscope is still the right tool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat can we look at straight away?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe five prepared slides in the K50 kit, then onion skin, a hair, salt and sugar crystals, pond water and a drop of yoghurt. The \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/microscope-slides\" title=\"Microscope slides and prepared slide sets\"\u003eprepared slide sets\u003c\/a\u003e add twenty more specimens for around £25.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"levenhuk-rainbow-2l-microscope","title":"Levenhuk Rainbow 2L Microscope","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Rainbow 2L is the microscope we'd point most families and home educators to first. It's a compound microscope with three glass objectives on a turret, a 10x eyepiece angled at 45 degrees, and LED lighting from both above and below, which means it handles prepared slides and pond water as well as a leaf or a coin laid on the stage. Magnification runs from 40x to 400x, which is the useful range for cells, insect parts and plant sections. Our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/guides\/microscope-magnification-explained\" title=\"Microscope magnification explained\"\u003emagnification guide\u003c\/a\u003e explains why that's enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt runs from the mains adapter in the box or from three AA batteries, so it works at a desk or on the kitchen table. The body is plastic, which keeps it light enough for a child to carry, and the 90 by 90 mm stage has clips, a six-hole diaphragm disc to control the light, and a glass condenser underneath. Focus is a single coarse knob, which is simpler for a beginner than separate coarse and fine controls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLevenhuk's K50 experiment kit comes in the box with five prepared slides, five blank slides, forceps, a dropper, a tiny microtome for cutting thin sections, and a brine shrimp hatchery, so there's something to look at the day it arrives. When the five slides run out, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-n20-ng-prepared-slides-set\" title=\"Levenhuk N20 NG prepared slides set\"\u003eN20 NG set\u003c\/a\u003e adds twenty more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-labzz-m101-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk LabZZ M101 microscope\"\u003eLabZZ M101\u003c\/a\u003e below it costs less but has lower lighting only and no mains option. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-rainbow-50l-plus-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk Rainbow 50L PLUS microscope\"\u003eRainbow 50L PLUS\u003c\/a\u003e above it adds a metal body, achromatic lenses and a carry case. Available in Azure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levenhuk","offers":[{"title":"Azure","offer_id":67751590986092,"sku":"69062","price":75.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/69062_levenhuk-rainbow-2l-azure_00.jpg?v=1792278948"},{"product_id":"levenhuk-rainbow-50l-plus-microscope","title":"Levenhuk Rainbow 50L PLUS Microscope","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Rainbow 50L PLUS is the step up from a first microscope to one that will still be in use at GCSE and beyond. The body is metal, the three objectives are achromatic (corrected for the colour fringing you see on cheaper lenses), and the monocular head turns through 360 degrees so two people can share it without moving the microscope. The 16x eyepiece gives 64x, 160x and 640x with the three objectives, and the included 2x Barlow lens doubles each of those to a maximum of 1280x.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's worth being honest about that top figure. Above about 640x the extra magnification enlarges the image without adding detail, and most of the time you'll work between 64x and 400x. What you're paying for over the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-rainbow-2l-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk Rainbow 2L microscope\"\u003eRainbow 2L\u003c\/a\u003e is the lens quality, the metal body and the case, not the number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLighting is LED from above and below with adjustable brightness, so it handles slides and solid objects alike. It runs from the mains adapter in the box or two AA batteries. The 90 by 90 mm stage has clips, a six-hole diaphragm disc and a glass condenser, and focus is a single coarse knob.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe box includes a hard plastic carry case and Levenhuk's K50 experiment kit, with five prepared slides, five blanks, forceps, a dropper, a microtome and a brine shrimp hatchery. For more specimens, add the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-n20-ng-prepared-slides-set\" title=\"Levenhuk N20 NG prepared slides set\"\u003eN20 NG set\u003c\/a\u003e; to photograph what you see, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-a10-smartphone-adapter\" title=\"Levenhuk A10 smartphone adapter\"\u003eA10 phone adapter\u003c\/a\u003e fits the eyepiece. Available in Azure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levenhuk","offers":[{"title":"Azure","offer_id":67751591739756,"sku":"69078","price":168.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/69078_levenhuk-rainbow-50l-plus-azure_00.jpg?v=1792279015"},{"product_id":"levenhuk-labzz-m101-microscope","title":"Levenhuk LabZZ M101 Microscope","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe LabZZ M101 is a real microscope built for a child of about five to nine, and the cheapest instrument we're prepared to sell. It has three objectives on a rotating turret, a two-position 10x to 16x eyepiece angled at 45 degrees, and a magnification range of 40x to 640x in six steps. The lenses are optical polymer rather than glass, which is the main thing that separates it from the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-rainbow-2l-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk Rainbow 2L microscope\"\u003eRainbow 2L\u003c\/a\u003e, and the image at 40x and 100x is clear enough for a first look at onion skin, a hair or the prepared slides in the kit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLighting is a single LED under the round 82 mm stage, with adjustable brightness, so it's for slides and transparent samples rather than coins or whole insects. It runs on two AA batteries (not included) and there's no mains option. Focus is one coarse knob and the stage has clips and a six-hole diaphragm disc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLevenhuk's K50 experiment kit is in the box, with five prepared slides, five blank slides, forceps, a dropper, a microtome and a brine shrimp hatchery, plus a dust cover. Cover slips aren't included, so for wet samples add a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-n20-ng-prepared-slides-set\" title=\"Levenhuk N20 NG prepared slides set\"\u003eslide set\u003c\/a\u003e that has them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the child is eight or older, or you'd like light from above as well as below and a mains adapter, the Rainbow 2L is the better buy for a little more. Our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/guides\/best-microscope-for-kids\" title=\"The best microscope for kids and home education\"\u003ekids' microscope guide\u003c\/a\u003e compares the two. Available in Azure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levenhuk","offers":[{"title":"Azure","offer_id":67751591838060,"sku":"69300","price":42.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/microscope-levenhuk-labzz-101-azure_00.jpg?v=1792279018"},{"product_id":"levenhuk-2st-stereo-microscope","title":"Levenhuk 2ST Stereo Microscope","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2ST is a stereo microscope for looking at whole, solid things in three dimensions: insects, flowers and seeds, coins and stamps, rocks and minerals, and circuit boards. It has a binocular head with two 10x eyepieces and a single 4x objective, giving a fixed 40x, with 60 mm of working distance between the lens and the stage, which is room enough for tweezers, a pin or a fine soldering tip. The eyepieces adjust by five dioptres each way, so you can correct for a difference between your eyes without glasses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body and stand are metal, the stage is a 58 mm plate that flips between black and white backgrounds to suit light and dark specimens, and coarse focus has 40 mm of travel. There's no built-in light. The 2ST works by daylight or a desk lamp, which keeps the price down and suits occasional use; if you'll use it every evening, a small LED desk lamp angled onto the stage is all you need.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt a fixed 40x it sits at the higher-power end for a stereo microscope. That's ideal for small insects, seeds and detail on coins, and a little close for a whole large beetle or a full circuit board, where 10x to 20x shows more at once. Our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/guides\/which-microscope-do-i-need\" title=\"Which microscope do I need? Our guide\"\u003etypes guide\u003c\/a\u003e explains when to choose stereo over compound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the box are the microscope with binocular head, two WF10x eyepieces, the 4x objective, the reversible stage plate, rubber eyecups, a dust cover and the manual. To photograph what you see, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-a10-smartphone-adapter\" title=\"Levenhuk A10 smartphone adapter\"\u003eA10 phone adapter\u003c\/a\u003e fits the 30.5 mm eyepieces.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levenhuk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67751591870828,"sku":"35322","price":122.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/levenhuk-micro-2st_LTvx1H4.jpg?v=1792279020"},{"product_id":"levenhuk-n20-ng-prepared-slides-set","title":"Levenhuk N20 NG Prepared Slides Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwenty professionally prepared, stained and sealed slides, plus 24 blank slides and 40 cover slips for making your own. It's the set we'd add to any \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/compound-microscopes\" title=\"Compound microscopes\"\u003ecompound microscope\u003c\/a\u003e, and the natural next step once the five slides in Levenhuk's K50 starter kit have been looked at a dozen times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe twenty specimens cover the ground a school biology course does. From the plant and animal kingdoms there are a plant cell, an animal cell, mould, and mitosis in an onion root. From insects, a fruit fly at three stages (larva, chrysalis and adult). From animal tissue, striated and smooth muscle, bone, hyaline cartilage, loose connective tissue, a nerve in cross-section, nerve cells, a single-layer epithelium, a mammalian egg cell and sperm cells, and an egg in the early stages of division. And two blood smears, frog and human, which show the difference between nucleated and non-nucleated red cells at 400x.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe slides are standard 76 by 26 mm glass and fit any compound microscope with stage clips, including every one we sell. They don't suit a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/stereo-microscopes\" title=\"Stereo microscopes\"\u003estereo\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/digital-microscopes\" title=\"Digital microscopes with a screen\"\u003edigital\u003c\/a\u003e microscope, which light from above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blanks and cover slips are for pond water, onion skin, cheek cells and anything else thin enough for light to pass through. Keep the prepared slides in their box between uses; they'll last for years. Covered by Levenhuk's two-year accessory warranty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levenhuk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67751591903596,"sku":"29277","price":22.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/levenhuk_n20_ng_g8Uda1P.jpg?v=1792279021"},{"product_id":"levenhuk-rainbow-2l-plus-microscope","title":"Levenhuk Rainbow 2L PLUS Microscope","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Rainbow 2L PLUS is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-rainbow-2l-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk Rainbow 2L microscope\"\u003eRainbow 2L\u003c\/a\u003e with better optics and a metal body. The objectives are achromatic glass, the eyepiece is 16x rather than 10x, and magnification runs from 64x to 640x. The 40x objective is spring-loaded, so it gives way rather than cracking a slide if you focus down too far, which helps while a child is learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLighting is LED from above and below with adjustable brightness, so it shows prepared slides and pond water lit from beneath and a leaf or a coin lit from above. The head sits at 45 degrees and rotates through 360 degrees, so two people can take turns without moving the microscope. It runs from the mains adapter in the box or from three AA batteries, which aren't included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLevenhuk's K50 experiment kit comes with it, with prepared specimens, blank slides, tools and an illustrated guide. Cover slips aren't in the box, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-g100-cover-slips\" title=\"Levenhuk G100 cover slips\"\u003eG100 cover slips\u003c\/a\u003e add a hundred. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-rainbow-50l-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk Rainbow 50L microscope\"\u003eRainbow 50L\u003c\/a\u003e above it reaches 800x with a Barlow lens and comes in a carry case. Available in Azure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levenhuk","offers":[{"title":"Azure","offer_id":67757503840620,"sku":"69068","price":101.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/69068_levenhuk-rainbow-2l-plus-azure_00.jpg?v=1792351096"},{"product_id":"levenhuk-rainbow-50l-microscope","title":"Levenhuk Rainbow 50L Microscope","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Rainbow 50L is a compound microscope with a 2x Barlow lens, which doubles each setting and takes it from 40x to 800x in six steps (40x, 80x, 100x, 200x, 400x and 800x). The objectives are achromatic glass and the 40x is spring-loaded, so it retracts if it touches the slide. The 10x eyepiece sits on a head that turns through 360 degrees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has LED lighting above and below with adjustable brightness, runs from the mains adapter or two AA batteries (not included), and comes in a plastic carry case that holds the microscope and its accessories, which suits a club or a classroom. The body is plastic, so it's lighter to carry than the metal \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-rainbow-50l-plus-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk Rainbow 50L PLUS microscope\"\u003eRainbow 50L PLUS\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLevenhuk's K50 experiment kit is in the box with prepared specimens, blank slides, tools and a guide. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-rainbow-2l-plus-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk Rainbow 2L PLUS microscope\"\u003eRainbow 2L PLUS\u003c\/a\u003e below it has a metal body for less money, and the Rainbow 50L PLUS above it adds a metal body and goes to 1280x. Available in Azure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levenhuk","offers":[{"title":"Azure","offer_id":67757504299372,"sku":"69073","price":143.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/69073_levenhuk-rainbow-50l-azure_00.jpg?v=1792351184"},{"product_id":"levenhuk-n80-ng-prepared-slides-set","title":"Levenhuk N80 NG Prepared Slides Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eEighty prepared slides with an illustrated guide to what each one shows, plus 20 blank slides and 20 cover slips for making your own. It picks up where the 20-slide \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-n20-ng-prepared-slides-set\" title=\"Levenhuk N20 NG prepared slides set\"\u003eN20 NG set\u003c\/a\u003e stops, with four times as many specimens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe slides are grouped into animals, plants, fungi and everyday things. On the animal side there are a feather, cat fur, fish scales, frog and fish blood, rabbit heart, lung and brain, an ant, a butterfly wing, a fly's head and a bee's mandible, and microorganisms including daphnia, hydra, paramecium and planaria. The plant slides cover leaves, stems, roots, a lily anther and a fern prothallus, the fungi include lichen, penicillium, mould and yeast, and the everyday slides have salt and sugar crystals, nylon, silk, wool and cotton fibres, paper, toothpaste and natural yoghurt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey need a microscope that lights from below, which means any of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/compound-microscopes\" title=\"Compound microscopes\"\u003ecompound microscopes\u003c\/a\u003e, and Levenhuk confirms them for the LabZZ M101, Rainbow 2L PLUS and Rainbow 50L PLUS. Top-lit models such as the stereo, digital and USB microscopes won't show them properly. The set is sold complete, and with careful storage the slides last for years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levenhuk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67757505446252,"sku":"66685","price":92.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/N80_see_all_gPJQRo6.jpg?v=1792351300"},{"product_id":"levenhuk-n38-ng-prepared-slides-set","title":"Levenhuk N38 NG Prepared Slides Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eThirty-eight prepared slides of real biological material, plus 24 blank slides and 40 cover slips for making your own. It sits between the 20-slide \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-n20-ng-prepared-slides-set\" title=\"Levenhuk N20 NG prepared slides set\"\u003eN20 NG set\u003c\/a\u003e, whose specimens it includes, and the 80-slide \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-n80-ng-prepared-slides-set\" title=\"Levenhuk N80 NG prepared slides set\"\u003eN80 NG set\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe specimens cover plants (onion peel, a root cap, a lime twig, an anther and a geranium leaf), insects (a bee wing, mosquito mouthparts and drosophila at several stages), microorganisms (volvox, euglena and paramecium) and animal tissue, including muscle, nerve, bone and frog and chimpanzee blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe slides need a microscope that lights from below, so any of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/compound-microscopes\" title=\"Compound microscopes\"\u003ecompound microscopes\u003c\/a\u003e. Levenhuk confirms them for the Rainbow 50L and the LabZZ M101 and says the DTX 500 can't show them. The cover slips are 0.13 to 0.17 mm thick.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levenhuk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67757505479020,"sku":"29278","price":46.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/levenhuk_n38_ng.jpg?v=1792351302"},{"product_id":"levenhuk-k50-experiment-kit","title":"Levenhuk K50 Experiment Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe K50 is the experiment kit that comes in the box with Levenhuk's Rainbow microscopes, sold here on its own for a second child, a classroom or home education group, or a microscope that didn't come with one. There's no microscope in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside are five prepared specimens (a fly's leg, an onion bulb, a cotton stalk, a slice of tree trunk and a pine slice), five blank glass slides, forceps, a dropper, a microtome for cutting very thin slices, a brine shrimp hatchery, small flasks of yeast, sea salt and other samples, and a dust cover for the microscope. The illustrated guide, Attractive Microscope. Scrutinizing the Microcosm, covers preparing slides and experiments such as how cells react to heat, cold and chemicals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything in it suits a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/compound-microscopes\" title=\"Compound microscopes\"\u003ecompound microscope\u003c\/a\u003e, which lights the slides from below. If you already have a Rainbow microscope, you have one of these.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levenhuk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67757506658668,"sku":"66830","price":22.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/LVH-K50-experiment-kit-01-en.jpg?v=1792351375"},{"product_id":"bresser-junior-40-640x-microscope","title":"Bresser Junior 40-640x Microscope","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Bresser Junior is a first microscope for a child, built to be simple to use. It's a compound microscope, so it looks through thin, see-through samples on a slide, such as onion skin, a fly's wing or a drop of pond water. Three objectives on a turret and a sliding eyepiece that switches between 10x and 16x give 40x to 640x without swapping any parts, so there's no spare eyepiece to lose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe light sits under the stage and shines up through the slide, with a brightness control for thicker samples. It runs on three AA batteries, which are in the box, so it works at the kitchen table or out in the garden with no cable. The body is light plastic, the round stage has clips to hold the slide still, and focus is a single knob.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBresser includes an experiment kit with three prepared slides, eight blank slides with cover slips and labels, a brine shrimp hatchery with eggs and yeast, a small microtome for cutting thin sections, forceps, a dropper and a magnifying loupe. The light comes from below only, so it won't show a coin or a stone; the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/bresser-junior-biolux-sel-40-1600x-microscope\" title=\"Bresser Junior Biolux SEL microscope\"\u003eBiolux SEL\u003c\/a\u003e adds a light above the stage as well. Available in blue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bresser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67769371263340,"sku":"70123","price":37.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/70123_bresser-junior-40-640x-microscope_00.jpg?v=1792429025"},{"product_id":"bresser-junior-biolux-sel-40-1600x-microscope","title":"Bresser Junior Biolux SEL 40-1600x Microscope","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Biolux SEL is a step up from the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/bresser-junior-40-640x-microscope\" title=\"Bresser Junior 40-640x microscope\"\u003eBresser Junior\u003c\/a\u003e for children and families who want to look at more than slides. It has LED lights both under and over the stage, so it shows a prepared slide lit from below and a leaf, a feather or a small insect lit from above. Bresser puts the maximum height of an object under the top light at about 4 mm, so think flat things rather than stones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMagnification runs from 40x to 1600x, using 4x, 10x and 40x objectives, 10x and 20x eyepieces and a pull-out Barlow lens in the eyepiece tube that raises the power by up to two times. The top settings make the picture bigger rather than sharper, so most use will be at 400x and below. A filter disc under the stage changes the colour and size of the light, and focus is a single coarse knob. It runs on three AA batteries, which are included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the box are prepared slides, blank slides and cover slips, a brine shrimp hatchery with eggs, sea salt and yeast, a mounting medium, a MicroCut hand microtome, tweezers, a dust cover and a smartphone holder for photographing what you see. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/bresser-biolux-nv-20-1280x-microscope\" title=\"Bresser Biolux NV microscope\"\u003eBiolux NV\u003c\/a\u003e above it adds an HD camera, a metal body and a hard case. Available in blue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bresser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67769378013548,"sku":"74322","price":84.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/74322_bresser-microscope-junior-biolux-sel-40-1600x-blue_00.jpg?v=1792429057"},{"product_id":"bresser-biolux-nv-20-1280x-microscope","title":"Bresser Biolux NV 20-1280x Microscope with HD Camera","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Biolux NV is a compound microscope with an HD camera, for a family, home educator or hobbyist who wants to see the picture on a computer as well as through the eyepiece. The camera slides into the eyepiece tube in place of the eyepiece and sends a 1280 by 720 picture to a Windows computer by USB, with software for photos and video.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has a metal body, LED lights above and below the stage with a dimmer and a switch between them, and a mechanical stage that moves the slide with knobs rather than by hand. 4x, 10x and 40x objectives, 5x and 16x eyepieces and a 2x Barlow lens give 20x to 1280x, and the low 20x setting is handy for whole insects and leaves lit from above. It runs on three AA batteries, which are in the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt comes in a hard case with a dust cover, five prepared slides, five blank slides with cover slips and a set of microscope tools. Bresser lists Windows 7, 8 and 10 for the camera software and doesn't mention Mac. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/bresser-junior-biolux-sel-40-1600x-microscope\" title=\"Bresser Junior Biolux SEL microscope\"\u003eBiolux SEL\u003c\/a\u003e below it has no camera and a lighter plastic body.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bresser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67769387057516,"sku":"70209","price":147.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/70209_bresser-microscope-biolux-nv-20-1280x_00.jpg?v=1792429088"},{"product_id":"bresser-erudit-basic-40-400x-binocular-microscope","title":"Bresser Erudit Basic 40-400x Binocular Microscope","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Erudit Basic is a binocular compound microscope, which means you look with both eyes. That's more comfortable over a long session, and Bresser pitches it at school and hobby use. It's for slides, such as thin plant sections, pond water and blood smears, and Bresser also suggests it for checking pets and livestock for parasites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMagnification is 40x, 100x and 400x from achromatic DIN objectives (4x, 10x and 40x, with the 40x spring-loaded so it gives if it touches a slide) and two 10x eyepieces. 400x is the top, so it needs no immersion oil. Under the stage is an adjustable Abbe condenser with a diaphragm and a filter holder, the stage moves the slide on two axes against a scale, and focus has coarse and fine controls on one shaft. The head turns all the way round, so two people across a table can take turns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe LED light runs on three AA batteries, which aren't included, so it works away from a socket; no mains adapter is listed. It comes in a carry case with a smartphone holder and a box of prepared slides, blank slides and cover slips. If you need 1000x for bacteria, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/bresser-erudit-dlx-40-1000x-microscope\" title=\"Bresser Erudit DLX microscope\"\u003eErudit DLX\u003c\/a\u003e has an oil objective, with one eyepiece rather than two.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bresser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67769440567660,"sku":"73761","price":227.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/73761_bresser-microscope-erudit-basic-40-400x_00.jpg?v=1792429161"},{"product_id":"bresser-erudit-icd-stereo-microscope","title":"Bresser Erudit ICD Stereo Microscope","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Erudit ICD is a binocular stereo microscope, which shows solid things in 3D at 20x and 40x: insects, seeds, flowers, rocks and coins. There's nothing to prepare, so it suits children as well as adults, since you put the object on the stage and look. Bresser gives 53 mm as the maximum object height, enough for a beetle or a small fossil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has LED light from above and from below, with a brightness control, so a stone is lit from above and a leaf or a thin slice of mineral from underneath. It runs on three AA batteries, which aren't listed in the box. The eye spacing adjusts from 51 to 79 mm with dioptre correction, the stage takes a clear glass plate or a black and white plate for contrast, and magnification changes by turning the 2x and 4x objective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt comes in a carry case with a smartphone holder for photos, rubber eyecups and two 10x eyepieces in 30.5 mm tubes. It doesn't show cells; for those you need a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/compound-microscopes\" title=\"Compound microscopes\"\u003ecompound microscope\u003c\/a\u003e. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/bresser-researcher-icd-led-20-80x-stereo-microscope\" title=\"Bresser Researcher ICD stereo microscope\"\u003eResearcher ICD\u003c\/a\u003e above it goes to 80x and runs from the mains or a rechargeable battery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bresser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67769454362988,"sku":"74313","price":172.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/74313_bresser-erudit-icd-20x-40x-stereo-microscope_00.jpg?v=1792429220"},{"product_id":"levenhuk-rainbow-dm500-lcd-digital-microscope","title":"Levenhuk Rainbow DM500 LCD Digital Microscope","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Rainbow DM500 is a digital microscope with a 5-inch screen that tilts, and lights above and below the stage, so it shows solid things such as coins, stones and insects and also see-through things such as prepared slides. Optical magnification is 7x to 50x, and the digital zoom takes it to 200x. That low range suits whole insects, leaves and the twelve prepared slides in the box, but it won't show individual cells the way a compound microscope at 400x does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt runs on its built-in battery for three to four hours (Levenhuk says a full charge takes 16 to 20 hours) or from the mains adapter. Photos save at up to 12 MP and video at 1080p to a microSD card, which isn't included, and a wireless remote takes the picture so the microscope doesn't shake; the remote needs two AAA batteries, also not included. It doesn't connect to a computer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe twelve slides are a locust wing, a honeybee wing and leg, laver, pine and carnation stems, a canary feather, cow hair, a goldfish scale, potato starch, corn stem and onion skin, and the stage has clips and blank slides for your own samples. For cells on a screen at up to 500x, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/bresser-lcd-50-2000x-digital-microscope\" title=\"Bresser LCD 50-2000x digital microscope\"\u003eBresser LCD 50-2000x\u003c\/a\u003e is the step up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levenhuk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67769548898668,"sku":"76826","price":151.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/76826_levenhuk-rainbow-dm500-lcd-digital-microscope_00.jpg?v=1792429572"},{"product_id":"levenhuk-rainbow-d2l-digital-microscope","title":"Levenhuk Rainbow D2L Digital Microscope","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Rainbow D2L has the same optics, lighting and stage as our \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-rainbow-2l-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk Rainbow 2L microscope\"\u003eRainbow 2L\u003c\/a\u003e, with a camera added. It's a compound microscope with three glass objectives on a turret, a 10x eyepiece angled at 45 degrees and LED light from above and below, giving 40x to 400x, plus a 0.3 MP camera that goes into the eyepiece tube in place of the eyepiece and shows the slide on a computer screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe camera works with Windows, Mac and Linux through Levenhuk's software, takes its power from the USB cable, and records photos and video at 640 by 480. That's low by phone standards, enough for watching brine shrimp swim on a laptop or sharing a picture with a class but not for printing. The microscope runs from the mains adapter in the box or from three AA batteries, which aren't included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLevenhuk's K50 experiment kit comes with it, with five prepared slides, five blank slides, forceps, a dropper, a microtome and a brine shrimp hatchery, along with a dust cover. If you don't need the camera, the Rainbow 2L costs less. Available in Moonstone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levenhuk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67769549259116,"sku":"69065","price":151.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/69065_levenhuk-rainbow-d2l-moonstone_00.jpg?v=1792429574"},{"product_id":"levenhuk-labzz-m4-stereo-microscope","title":"Levenhuk LabZZ M4 Stereo Microscope","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe LabZZ M4 is a small binocular stereo microscope for children, made for looking at whole things in 3D, such as rocks, soil, seeds, coins, leaves and insects. It magnifies 40x, from a 2x objective and two 20x eyepieces, with 75 mm under the lens and a round stage with clips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn LED above the stage helps in dim light and runs on two AA batteries, which aren't included. The eye spacing adjusts from 50 to 75 mm to fit a child's face, the body is light plastic, and focus is a single knob. A dust cover is in the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts 23.2 mm eyepiece tubes take Levenhuk's eyepiece cameras, sold separately. It doesn't show cells; for those a child needs a compound microscope such as the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-labzz-m101-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk LabZZ M101 microscope\"\u003eLabZZ M101\u003c\/a\u003e. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-1st-stereo-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk 1ST stereo microscope\"\u003e1ST\u003c\/a\u003e is a similar size at 20x, with a wider view.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levenhuk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67769564594540,"sku":"70789","price":59.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/levenhuk-labzz-microscope-m4-stereo_4S7Wv2d.jpg?v=1792429638"},{"product_id":"levenhuk-1st-stereo-microscope","title":"Levenhuk 1ST Stereo Microscope","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 1ST is the entry model in Levenhuk's ST stereo range, a binocular microscope at 20x for coins, minerals, gemstones, shells and insects in 3D. There's 65 mm under the lens, so most hand-sized finds fit on the stage, and the optics are glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn LED above the stage runs on two AA batteries, which aren't included, so it works on a table or outdoors. The eye spacing adjusts from 55 to 75 mm, focus is a single knob with 35 mm of travel, and the stage is a round white plate with clips. It comes in a storage case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 20x it shows the surface of a coin or the grains in a rock rather than anything cellular, which needs a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/compound-microscopes\" title=\"Compound microscopes\"\u003ecompound microscope\u003c\/a\u003e. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-labzz-m4-stereo-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk LabZZ M4 stereo microscope\"\u003eLabZZ M4\u003c\/a\u003e gives 40x on a similar frame, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-5st-stereo-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk 5ST stereo microscope\"\u003e5ST\u003c\/a\u003e gives 20x and 40x with a metal body and light from below as well.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levenhuk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67769564660076,"sku":"70404","price":54.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/levenhuk-microscope-1st-binocular_tCbsFJK.jpg?v=1792429640"},{"product_id":"levenhuk-labzz-cp24-prepared-slides-set","title":"Levenhuk LabZZ CP24 Prepared Slides Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwenty-four prepared slides for children, in card mounts with a round window and grouped by theme. They cover animals (mouse, hare, dog and sheep hair), plants (peanut stem, ficus leaf, onion skin and silverberry hair), insects (bee abdomen, honeybee leg, locust wing and housefly leg), pollen and spores (lily and pine pollen, bottlebrush and fern spores), tiny creatures (a plant louse, an ant, a brine shrimp egg and daphnia) and textiles (coloured threads, handmade paper, a fingerprint and Bemberg, a silky fibre).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey fit any microscope that lights from below, from the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-labzz-m101-microscope\" title=\"Levenhuk LabZZ M101 microscope\"\u003eLabZZ M101\u003c\/a\u003e up, and come in a sturdy card box. It's a smaller set than the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/levenhuk-n20-ng-prepared-slides-set\" title=\"Levenhuk N20 NG prepared slides set\"\u003eN20 NG\u003c\/a\u003e, which adds blank slides and cover slips for making your own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levenhuk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67769565512044,"sku":"72870","price":16.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/files\/72870_levenhuk-prepared-slides-set-labzz-cp24_00.jpg?v=1792429641"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/5966\/2956\/collections\/photo-1780265916999-f4ca0b0e7fd9.jpg?v=1792343629","url":"https:\/\/scopeandfield.com\/collections\/microscopes-for-kids.oembed","provider":"Scope \u0026 Field","version":"1.0","type":"link"}