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u/cdcox · 1 pointr/AskSciTech

http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/e1sa0/my_kids_asked_santa_for_a_microscope_for/ Some not bad advice in that thread. Let me second a stereo-microscope. The stereomicroscope in my lab is easily my favorite to play with. I'd start by reading this

I think something like this or something like this which are, as far as I can tell, modified dermatologist scopes, might be good for a 5th grader. (Reviews are pretty good indicators on this, though don't trust zoom numbers most zoom 20-30x and the rest is all digital.) I spent a summer volunteering at a place with something like these, they are fun. Also if you want something that doesn't take pictures but is a pretty neat field scope you should check out, this, this, or this (note, jeweler loupes do not have lights built in). If you want something kind of medium range, most sites recommend Celestron scopes as pretty good. If you really want a compound microscope (and you know how to operate a microscope, I can't emphasize this enough, otherwise it will not work!) this is recommended by the microscope buying guide. (Also as someone else said, you will run out of stuff to look at pretty fast with a compound scope.) Though that site has a number of nice compound microscopes.

u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/AskSciTech

If you get the slide box, I'd definitely recommend getting a good histology atlas to go along with it. Looking at the sections is cool, but you'll appreciate what you are seeing 100x more if you know what you are looking at! And trust me, there is a LOT more going on in a tiny slice of cells than you'd ever imagine! This is the one I used: http://www.amazon.com/Wheaters-Review-Histology-Basic-Pathology/dp/0702030457/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1322483274&sr=1-2 However you could probably save a few bucks and go with another atlas. Basic histology hasn't changed too much in the last 20 years.

u/queerMTFchicago · 2 pointsr/AskSciTech

http://www.amazon.com/Intermediate-Mechanics-Materials-Solid-Applications/dp/9400702949#productDescription_secondary_view_pageState_1419115499922

Would you know if something like this textbook is futuristic enough? Or are there better angles to this field for that?

Thank you for pinpointing this so quickly! I was bringing up electrical engineering things and transformers and not this material aspect. You rock :)

u/Esepherence · 3 pointsr/AskSciTech

Not knowing about your individual set-up, can you make something like this work instead? The focal length is a little easier to manage, and if you find a large enough lens the limited magnifying area shouldn't be too much of a hindrance.