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Macro and Microscope for Your Little Biologist

by jrjuan on 23/01/10 at 12:00 pm

Yey! It’s your kid’s birthday! You should be prepared with everything since birthdays are huge among kids since they don’t have to worry much about work and stuffs. Well anyway, have you thought of a nice present? You would want something that would be used for a long time and would be very useful. Giving a book could be a bittersweet thing since some kids love reading while some hate. Then point exactly that you want him/her to be a biologist by giving this microscope!

This microscope can work up to 400x magnification letting the kid see the details up close. The 400x magnification would be enough to see a plant’s cell wall or the cell composition of an insect. If you feel that 400x magnification is too much, a 40x magnification on macro mode could also be chosen. The microscope is made of die-cast metal base and high-impact plastic body to ensure durability and the soft, textured hand grips would allow easy carrying. This microscope has a bulb so no other light source is needed in case it is dark indoors.

Each set includes two insect cross sections, two plant cross-sections and one slide featuring a real 900-year old Peruvian mummy wrap! Five additional vials of specimen are also included and blank slides for your kid to collect himself. The necessary slide preparation tools such as tweezers, eye-dropper, measuring beaker, and spoon are also included.

Get this cool macro and microscope now!

Tags: micro, macro, microscope, educational, kids toys, gadgets, discovery, learning gadgets, discovery store, biology

Talking Telescope for Kids

by jrjuan on 28/11/09 at 12:00 pm

The Talking Bug Identifier has been featured a few days back here in Geekie. Now, another talking gadget is being featured from the same company. This gadget teaches kids astronomy while having fun along the way.

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The talking telescope give kids a view of what is out there. Of course they know the sun, moon and the stars but they sure don’t know what other heavenly bodies are present like asteroids, comets, and even space shuttles! This learning gadget shows images via slides that insert in the telescope like the View-Master that we had as a kid. There are a total of 20 full color vivid slides that show the wonders of the sky both natural and man-made. These shots were taken by NASA, the leading resource for outer space information so quality and accuracy of images can be assured. This telescope has quiz modes to challenge kids on what the solar system is and the like. Furthermore, this gadget can give 200 fun facts about the solar system making each playing experience always new. Seven Spark Cards are also included in each purchase that illustrates the scientific method of discovering the solar system.

Reviews on the product by real parents were outstanding. Parents have reported that their kids love using the talking telescope and has learned a lot about planets and stars. They also believe that kids of all ages would love using this gadget and even parents themselves have fun with it.

Get the Talking Telescope and let the kids learn what planets, stars, comets, moon, and others is all about.