Levenhuk LabZZ M3 Plus Microscope - is a true find for an inquisitive child. It has everything that a young scientist dreams of, and comes with 100 useful accessories! Prepared microscope slides, blanks slides and cover slips, tools for sample preparation, materials for experiments –beginning biologists or chemists will be able to demonstrate all of their scientific talents.

One of the most exciting features of the Levenhuk LabZZ M3 Plus Microscope is its eyepiece projector. Using it, you can show images to your friends and family. Simply install the microscope in a dark room and direct the projector on a wall or a blank sheet of paper.

Another advantage of the Levenhuk LabZZ M3 Plus model is its rich experiment kit and many useful accessories for observations and sample preparation. These let children turn their bedrooms into a real science lab!

The microscope produces several fixed magnifications in the 300x-1200x magnification range. They can be easily changed without interrupting observations – all you need to do is turn the microscope’s revolving nosepiece. Illumination is located below the stage – that means you can observe any transparent microscope samples. Illumination runs on batteries (not included). If the external lighting is sufficient, you can use the built-in mirror to illuminate the sample.

The metal body can significantly extend the instrument’s service life. The kit also includes a convenient and durable case for safe storage.

Features:

• Microscope for children
• Eyepiece projector
• Magnification up to 1200x
• 100 accessories for scientific experiments in the kit
• Reliable metal body
• Plastic case for storage

The kit includes:

• Microscope
• Projector
• Eyepiece
• Prepared slides (5 pcs)
• Blank slides (18 pcs)
• Cover slips (36 pcs)
• Slide stickers (18 pcs)
• Flask with dye (2 pcs)
• Empty flask (4 pcs)
• Magnifier
• Scalpel
• Spatula
• Forceps
• Stirring rod
• Test tube with cap
• Petri dish
• Pipette
• Measuring can
• Spare bulb

  
  
  

  Paramecium caudatum - your first friend from the microworld

  11/21/2016

  Paramecium caudatum is perhaps one of the first protozoans that a young naturalist would explore. These organisms live in fresh standing water. They can also be found in an aquarium, especially if it hasn’t been cleaned for a long time. My ciliate-shoes were taken from the aquarium. Of course, there are only a few ciliate-shoes in aquarium water – the possibility of finding one of them in your microscope’s eyepiece is extremely low. Therefore, we need to increase their concentration. To do so, take a jar (about 17 fluid ounces or 0.5 liters), fill it with aquarium water, put a small spoiled onion and banana peel inside. Put the jar in a warm dark place for 5 to 7 days (don’t close it with a lid).

  
  
  
  

  Paramecium caudatum. Animation. Magnification: 64x.

  
  
  

  The average size of Paramecium caudatum is 0.02 inches (0.5 mm). For locomotion Paramecium caudatum uses its cilia (about 15 thousand cilia cover its little body!). Moreover, it has two nuclei (a large macronucleus is responsible for nutrition, respiration, metabolism, etc.; and a small micronucleus – for reproduction). Paramecium caudatum feeds on bacteria or algae. The food is caught by an oral groove covered in cilia and then goes to the cell mouth. It is then digested in the digestive vacuole (gullet). Undigested leftovers are ‘thrown out in the open’ through an anal pore (cytoproct). To remove all excess water, our heroine has two contractile vacuoles. They work like pumps on a boat, pumping excess water out of its body. Paramecium caudatum maintains its slipper-like shape thanks to a special membrane (pellicle).

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Study this image to learn all parts of Paramecium.