The Ultimate Guide to Your Microscope

Overall, this book is the best introduction to the microscope for teens or pre-teens I have seen. It covers everything from the parts of a microscope and a plain-language explanation of the optics to preparing slides and making a simple microtome to prepare specimens. There is a whole series of really good simple microscope experiments and projects with easy step-by-step instructions. Each experiment/project uses a different plant, animal or mineral sample and has three steps: `You Will Need' - a short list of items needed for the experiment `What To Do' - a simple set of step-by-step instructions to prepare a specimen `What Did You See' - a good explanation of what was (or should have been) seen along with photographs The organization of the chapters makes me think this may originally have been written with the idea of classroom use and it could be used as a teaching guide as well. The language is simple and clear. I don't know if it's truly the "Ultimate Guide" but it really is the best I have seen so far.

Of course this is a basic microscope, so don't expect to see viruses. But for someone like me who has no top scientific needs, this works perfectly well. The light s clear and bright and the pictures very sharp. The entire unit is easy to operate and I have already used it many times in the few days I have owned it. In addition, there customer service, which I had to get in touch with to get some specific answers, is very friendly and helpful. It comes with a plastic dust cover for easy and minimal space storage.

This is a nice book for beginners of all ages. It is written in such a way that it is accessible to kids but not super simplified in a way that excludes adults. I am an adult and got a microscope for Christmas- but really didn't know where to begin. This book covers slide making and preparing samples, how to properly work with your microscope to get the best results, some things I wouldn't have thought of about focusing and more. The various projects offer an interesting way to learn about your microscope and a step into looking at the tiny world and understanding what we see. The only thing I would suggest as an adult beginner, is to also get some slide stains and directions for their use. (Some nice microscope slide accessory kits are available on Amazon from R's Science that have stains as well as some instructional projects, a couple from this very book, but modified with use of stains.) The chemicals that can make things even more interesting are left out of the book for the sake of kiddy-safety. But, on the plus side, we don't have to find a grown up to handle the sharp instruments.

This was the perfect book for our 8 year old great granddaughter. The information about microscopes & suggested projects were perfect for a 1st time user.

Very clear without being patronizing. Good illustrations, concise text. Lots of good practical advice. I particularly appreciated the wet mount procedures, the graduated experiments and the overall style of this book. I would have liked more URLs and advice about identification of the bewildering amount of micro-fauna and flora but google can do that nicely. Very well done and a great service to kids and curious adults alike.

I bought three of these books for my grandkids. I wanted to introduce them to an exciting hobby. This book turned out to be a good choice, even for teenagers. The paper quality and pictures are very good. It covers a variety of subjects you can study under the microscope. I would even recommend it to adults who are not familiar with microscopes. It is just a pleasant book to browse through and enjoy. I have worked with microscopes for many years and even I enjoy looking through this book.

Wow! This book is fantastic! I had such a hard time finding a book aimed at kids that would help my daughter learn to use her microscope properly and prepare slides. It has so much great info! I'm so thankful to have found this book!

Novice book. only need 5 minutes to read it. Not really useful. If you already have Microscope, More likely you do not need this book. It is good for people do not have/know microscope want to know some thing microscope can do.

Good book with plenty of interesting projects for young kids. Covers all the basic slide prep techniques in good detail and has many practical experiments. I like this book as the pictures shown throughout are real images from an optical microscope and therefore closely resemble the images likely to be acquired on my child's microscope. Rather than setting a higher expectation from books that mainly present imagines from electron microscopes.

Good book with lots of experiments. Good for beginners.

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The first section of the book describes a basic microscope in generic terms and explains how to use it, take care of it and prepare slides. This is essential for first time users so that they can get an idea of what it can do. The rest of the book describes many different projects on how to view various objects using appropriate tecniques. In this way the student can get to know how to use the microscope proficiently and to realise its potential and range of application. It is well illustrated with colour photographs of what they should see.

Livro muito bem projetado, excelentes ilustrações, e métodos práticos para aplicar em experiências com microscópio! Compre um microscópio, mesmo antigo ou usado e inicie!