{"id":301,"date":"2019-09-19T23:00:37","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T23:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nature-watch.com\/blog\/?p=301"},"modified":"2019-09-19T23:03:38","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T23:03:38","slug":"kid-friendly-optics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/19\/kid-friendly-optics\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s Take a Closer Look &#8211; Science Education Optics for Young Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What\u2019s one of the fastest and most engaging ways to get kids interested in science and biology? By getting up close and personal of course. And one of the best ways to do that in the classroom is with &#8211; kid friendly optics!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kids are fascinated by the world around them, and they&#8217;re\neven more interested when they can use tools and magnifiers to get a closer\nlook at it.&nbsp; Ever since the discovery of the microscope, people have\nwanted to see the tiny things around them.&nbsp; Fortunately, today there are\nso many ways to engage students through the use of kid-friendly optics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ideal for science labs, nature, and outdoor education classrooms and clubs, and even the budding entomologist at home, Nature Watch has a wide variety of optics that help promote a child\u2019s curiosity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top Optics Crafts &amp; Activities for Kids:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/bugview-magnifier-p-1800.html?cPath=160_177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">The BugView Catching Magnifier<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/bugview-magnifier-p-1800.html?cPath=160_177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bugview-Catching-Magnifier-300x251.png\" alt=\"Kid Friendly Optics for Kids\" class=\"wp-image-302\" width=\"146\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bugview-Catching-Magnifier-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bugview-Catching-Magnifier.png 499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A two-in-one for twice the fun! There are plenty of toys and tools for putting bugs under a lens, but this one is particularly clever.&nbsp; It can be used to catch bugs&nbsp;and&nbsp;view them under magnification, in a single one-handed tool.&nbsp; This is great to keep around a classroom, and it can be pulled out whenever a crawler happens to wander across the floor.&nbsp; It\u2019s non-evasive and once inspected, the kids can safely release the bug when they\u2019re done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/make-your-own-monocular-activity-kit-p-43.html?cPath=160_177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Make Your Own Monocular Kits<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/make-your-own-monocular-activity-kit-p-43.html?cPath=160_177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Make-Your-Own-Monocular-Kit-300x237.png\" alt=\"Make Your Own Monocular Optics Kits for Kids\" class=\"wp-image-303\" width=\"147\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Make-Your-Own-Monocular-Kit-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Make-Your-Own-Monocular-Kit.png 372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s another twofer: teach children the principles of optics by helping them make a working monocular viewer!&nbsp; These easy-to-assemble kits allow children to see for themselves how devices such as binoculars work while making their own.&nbsp; It can be decorated too for a customized takeaway from an invaluable lesson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/zoomy-2-0-handheld-digital-microscope-p-1893.html?cPath=160_177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Zoomy 2.0 Digital Microscope<\/a> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/zoomy-2-0-handheld-digital-microscope-p-1893.html?cPath=160_177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Handheld-Digital-Microscope-300x176.png\" alt=\"Zoomy Digital Microscope\" class=\"wp-image-304\" width=\"153\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Handheld-Digital-Microscope-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Handheld-Digital-Microscope.png 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One problem with most microscopes, of course, is that they&#8217;re difficult to share with the entire class &#8211; but not with Zoomy.&nbsp; This is a USB digital magnifying device which can easily connect to your PC, Mac, or digital projector while providing up to 54x magnification.&nbsp; You can easily share microscopic views with an entire class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/geovision-micro-pro-elite-microscope-set-p-461.html?cPath=160_177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Geovision Micro Pro Elite Microscope Set<\/a>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/geovision-micro-pro-elite-microscope-set-p-461.html?cPath=160_177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Geovision-Micro-Pro-Elite-Microscope-Set-300x217.png\" alt=\"Geovision Micro Pro Elite Microscope Set for Kids\" class=\"wp-image-305\" width=\"154\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Geovision-Micro-Pro-Elite-Microscope-Set-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Geovision-Micro-Pro-Elite-Microscope-Set.png 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every science classroom should have a good microscope, and the Geovision Micro Pro Elite comes with everything you need to build lessons.&nbsp; Beyond being an excellent microscope, with magnification up to 900x, this 98-piece kit also includes slides, Petri dishes, pipettes, and much more.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>See Things Differently with Nature Watch&nbsp;Kid&nbsp;Friendly&nbsp;Optics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nature Watch<\/a>&nbsp;encourages children of all ages to get in touch with their natural surroundings. With activities for kids that foster a passion for environmental sciences, educators trust Nature Watch to provide the most inventive crafts and accessories to make learning fun.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/categories-c-142.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to see our full range of nature education materials, kid-friendly optics, STEM activities, books, and other teaching tools.<\/a>&nbsp;And&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/contact-us.php\" target=\"_blank\">contact us to learn more<\/a>&nbsp;about our classroom resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/themes-c-160.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CTA-Shop-Now-300x60.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57\" width=\"195\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CTA-Shop-Now-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CTA-Shop-Now.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s one of the fastest and most engaging ways to get kids interested in science &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/19\/kid-friendly-optics\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-button\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Let&#8217;s Take a Closer Look &#8211; Science Education Optics for Young Students<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58,14],"tags":[79,82,81,83],"class_list":["post-301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-craft-kits","category-stem-activities","tag-kid-friendly-optics","tag-microscope-activities-for-kids","tag-microscopes-for-kids","tag-science-education-optics-for-students"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Using Kid Friendly Optics for STEM Learning | Nature Watch<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Looking for kid friendly optics for STEM learning? Check out Nature Watch&#039;s blog post to learn all about how kids can use microscopes for nature learning.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/19\/kid-friendly-optics\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Using Kid Friendly Optics for STEM Learning | Nature Watch\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Looking for kid friendly optics for STEM learning? Check out Nature Watch&#039;s blog post to learn all about how kids can use microscopes for nature learning.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/19\/kid-friendly-optics\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nature Watch Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-09-19T23:00:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-09-19T23:03:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kid-Friendly-Optics-1024x683.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"683\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Nature-Watch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Nature-Watch\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/19\\\/kid-friendly-optics\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/19\\\/kid-friendly-optics\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Nature-Watch\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6274c2441db30ddbd8d3209b35b7e02e\"},\"headline\":\"Let&#8217;s Take a Closer Look &#8211; Science Education Optics for Young Students\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-09-19T23:00:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-09-19T23:03:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/19\\\/kid-friendly-optics\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":513,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/19\\\/kid-friendly-optics\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/Kid-Friendly-Optics.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"kid friendly optics\",\"microscope activities for kids\",\"microscopes for kids\",\"science education optics for students\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Craft Kits\",\"STEM Activities\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/19\\\/kid-friendly-optics\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/19\\\/kid-friendly-optics\\\/\",\"name\":\"Using Kid Friendly Optics for STEM Learning | Nature Watch\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/19\\\/kid-friendly-optics\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/19\\\/kid-friendly-optics\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/Kid-Friendly-Optics.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-09-19T23:00:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-09-19T23:03:38+00:00\",\"description\":\"Looking for kid friendly optics for STEM learning? Check out Nature Watch's blog post to learn all about how kids can use microscopes for nature learning.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/19\\\/kid-friendly-optics\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/19\\\/kid-friendly-optics\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/19\\\/kid-friendly-optics\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/Kid-Friendly-Optics.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/Kid-Friendly-Optics.jpg\",\"width\":2400,\"height\":1600,\"caption\":\"kid friendly optics - kids using microscopes\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/19\\\/kid-friendly-optics\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Let&#8217;s Take a Closer Look &#8211; Science Education Optics for Young Students\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Nature Watch Blog\",\"description\":\"An idea place for everyone teaching children about nature and the world around us.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Nature Watch Blog\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/02\\\/cropped-nw-logo2-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/02\\\/cropped-nw-logo2-1.png\",\"width\":218,\"height\":91,\"caption\":\"Nature Watch Blog\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6274c2441db30ddbd8d3209b35b7e02e\",\"name\":\"Nature-Watch\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nature-watch.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/blognature-watch-com\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Using Kid Friendly Optics for STEM Learning | Nature Watch","description":"Looking for kid friendly optics for STEM learning? Check out Nature Watch's blog post to learn all about how kids can use microscopes for nature learning.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/19\/kid-friendly-optics\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Using Kid Friendly Optics for STEM Learning | Nature Watch","og_description":"Looking for kid friendly optics for STEM learning? Check out Nature Watch's blog post to learn all about how kids can use microscopes for nature learning.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/19\/kid-friendly-optics\/","og_site_name":"Nature Watch Blog","article_published_time":"2019-09-19T23:00:37+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-09-19T23:03:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":683,"url":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kid-Friendly-Optics-1024x683.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Nature-Watch","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Nature-Watch","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/19\/kid-friendly-optics\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/19\/kid-friendly-optics\/"},"author":{"name":"Nature-Watch","@id":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/6274c2441db30ddbd8d3209b35b7e02e"},"headline":"Let&#8217;s Take a Closer Look &#8211; Science Education Optics for Young Students","datePublished":"2019-09-19T23:00:37+00:00","dateModified":"2019-09-19T23:03:38+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/19\/kid-friendly-optics\/"},"wordCount":513,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/19\/kid-friendly-optics\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kid-Friendly-Optics.jpg","keywords":["kid friendly optics","microscope activities for kids","microscopes for kids","science education optics for students"],"articleSection":["Craft Kits","STEM Activities"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/19\/kid-friendly-optics\/","url":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/19\/kid-friendly-optics\/","name":"Using Kid Friendly Optics for STEM Learning | Nature Watch","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/19\/kid-friendly-optics\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/19\/kid-friendly-optics\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kid-Friendly-Optics.jpg","datePublished":"2019-09-19T23:00:37+00:00","dateModified":"2019-09-19T23:03:38+00:00","description":"Looking for kid friendly optics for STEM learning? Check out Nature Watch's blog post to learn all about how kids can use microscopes for nature learning.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/19\/kid-friendly-optics\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/19\/kid-friendly-optics\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/19\/kid-friendly-optics\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kid-Friendly-Optics.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kid-Friendly-Optics.jpg","width":2400,"height":1600,"caption":"kid friendly optics - kids using microscopes"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/19\/kid-friendly-optics\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Let&#8217;s Take a Closer Look &#8211; Science Education Optics for Young Students"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/","name":"Nature Watch Blog","description":"An idea place for everyone teaching children about nature and the world around us.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Nature Watch Blog","url":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cropped-nw-logo2-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cropped-nw-logo2-1.png","width":218,"height":91,"caption":"Nature Watch Blog"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/6274c2441db30ddbd8d3209b35b7e02e","name":"Nature-Watch","url":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/author\/blognature-watch-com\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":312,"href":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301\/revisions\/312"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}