Microscope recommendations for Elementary to Middle school

[R828]

Do y’all have any recommendations for a microscope that is user friendly for early elementary kids but good enough to work for us at least until high school? I’d like one that would let you examine opaque objects too. And preferably under $150. Thank you!

[Wheres Toto]

I teach science classes to groups and these are the ones I use most of the time.  I needed decent enough to look at a wide variety of stuff but not outrageously expensive since I needed 5 or 6 of them.   The Celestron with the top and bottom lights is probably the most versatile but they all work very well.   We have NOT looked at too many things with the highest power objectives, since that often requires oil immersion.    

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005O0XVTS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AM5XB5O/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K6PRH00/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Familia]

Brock magiscope!  I still use ours at least weekly.  We are rather careful with our things, but I didn’t think anything of leaving this on one of our kitchen counters (where it still lives) when gads of the children’s friends were around all the time years ago.  Easy to change eye pieces/lens when needed, but we prefer the lowest (40?) for everyday use. 

[Spryte]

We love our Brock, too.  It’s practically indestructible.  One of our best homeschool investments!

[Farrar]

Another vote for the Brock. It's really the only one I would ever recommend before high school.

[R828]

Thank you DorothyNJ. I’ll look at those.

Familia, Spryte and Farrar, Thank you so much! I had never heard of Brock before and they look fascinating. I’m seriously considering it. 

Edited November 15, 2020 by R828