"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." We’re willing to bet it’s been a minute since you prepared slides in a science lab. If your kid’s back-to ...

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We’re willing to bet it’s been a minute since you prepared slides in a science lab. If your kid’s back-to-school list includes a microscope, you probably need a refresher before beginning your search.

If your kid can’t get enough animal books, Nat Geo documentaries and time roaming around your backyard collecting bugs, it might be time to take their exploration to a new, tangible level with ...

If you want to get a child interested in the sciences, just let them loose with a microscope. Proper stage microscopes can be pricey, however, and are somewhat tricky for youngsters to use.

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Here at the Strategist, we like to think of ourselves as crazy (in the good way) about the stuff we buy, but as much as we’d like to, we can’t try everything. Which is why we have People’s Choice in ...