Ages 5+

Microscope Exploration Set

$39.95 USD

Get a close up view with this kid-friendly science tool. Examine prepared slides of real biological specimens and find funny stuff in a micro-printed illustration. Collect your own samples and do experiments. With a light that shines from above or below, this microscope delivers an eye-opening look at anything you want.


Why it’s awesome

  1. Easy-zoom lens

    Get more or less magnification at the turn of a knob.

  2. Science beyond slides

    Examine anything you want, from buttons to bread to bubbles.

  3. Kid biologist tools

    Tweezers, a dropper, and petri dishes are perfect for experiments.

What’s included?

  • microscope with LED lights (AA battery included)

  • dropper

  • tweezers

  • 2 petri dishes with lids

  • 6 biological specimen slides

  • illustrated slide

  • 8 activity cards

  • illustrated instruction foldout

Topics explored

  1. Magnification

  2. Scientific observations

From the desk of the product designer:

Behind the design

We tried making the eye piece soft and squishy, but that just made people want to smoosh their eye into it — which pushed the lens down and out of focus! To keep that from happening, we made the eye piece firm and unsquishable.

- KiwiCo Product Designer

By the numbers

6

Specimen slides

14

Itty-bitty animals hiding in the illustrated slide

20

Scavenger hunt items to find


With an easy-zoom lens, kids can get up close and personal with anything they want to examine, from buttons to bread to raindrops. The set also comes with kid biologist tools such as tweezers, a dropper, and petri dishes to help them conduct experiments like a pro.

This microscope kit for kids is not just about slides, it’s about the awesome microscopic world in nature all around us! And the best part? The easy-zoom lens allows kids to get more or less magnification at the turn of a knob, making it easier for them to focus on different details.

So, let this microscope kit inspire your kids’ natural curiosity and love for science. They’ll have a blast exploring the world around them and making new findings every day. Get your little scientists ready to zoom into the world of microscopic discoveries!