Microscope Slide Making Kit

Explore the microscopic world with our comprehensive Microscope Slide Making Kit! Designed for students and educators, this kit provides a hands-on journey through the fundamentals of microscopy, slide preparation, and cellular biology.

Why Choose Our Microscope Kit?

• Engaging and Educational: Dive into the fascinating history of microscopes, understand the parts of a microscope, and learn the essentials of cell structure and classification.

• Interactive Learning: Follow clear, step-by-step instructions for preparing slides with both dry and wet mounts, fostering a hands-on understanding that deepens retention.

• In-Depth Exploration: From using stains like Eosin Y, toluidine blue, and Lugol’s iodine to crafting slides with a homemade microtome, this kit ensures a complete exploration of microscopy basics.

• Personalized Experimentation: Extend your knowledge by designing a personalized experiment, encouraging critical thinking, creativity, and scientific investigation skills.

Key Questions Answered

• What are the key parts and functions of a microscope?
• What are basic cell classifications and structures?
• How can microscopes be used to investigate the world?
• How do different stains aid in observing cell structures?

Perfect for sparking curiosity and enhancing scientific literacy, this kit empowers learners to unlock the secrets of the microscopic world.

This kit requires use of a microscope (not included).

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Additional Learning

This kit works both as a stand alone introduction and as part of a series of kits that delve into the microscopic world.  If you would like even more in-depth content, check out Microscopy Kit: Protozoa Culture Kit and Microscopic Life Kit.  We also offer a Microscope Combination Kit that consists of the Microscope Slide Making Kit, Microscopy Kit: Protozoa Culture Kit, and Microscopic Life Kit.

• Safety Information (SDS)

Items included in this kit:

• Apron
• Bolt
• Cork
• Cover slips
• Dowel
• Eosin Y
• Feather
• Forceps
• Gloves, 3 pair
• Lens paper, pack
• Lugol’s iodine
• Manual
• Microscope slides, concave
• Microscope slides, flat
• Modeling clay set
• Nut
• Pie plate
• Pipettes, pack
• Prepared slide
• Razor
• Spool
• Swabs
• Toluidine blue
• Vial
• Washer

In addition, you will need the following items:

• Microscope
• Scissors
• (optional) Extension samples for viewing
• Hot glue
• Shears or utility scissors
• Water
• Colored pencils or markers
• Animal cells (liver, heart, or steak)
• Celery
• Onion

• MS-LS1-1: Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
• MS-LS1-2: Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways the parts of cells contribute to the function.