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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program As a female scientist myself, I applaud that Nancy B's company is trying to make science and discovery FUN!The concept of these binoculars is great: very light weight; nice activity book; imbedded tiny compass in the front of the glasses; and gender neutral colour. However, I do not believe that TODAY'S "8-11 year olds" would find these glasses fun or useful. I'd highly recommend them for children able to stand upright for at least 1/2 an hour; perhaps 4-6 years old.
Why am I recommending a younger age? Have you taught any young people lately? I lead field trips at our local state park in Michigan: day trips for flora and fauna and night sky lectures at the beach, sitting on logs. I've seen from age 6 on up, kids using their own or their parent's smart phones, looking at Audubon apps and Google Sky apps! Kids nowadays are whip smart and these glasses would be an insult to their intellegence. I'd start very young children with these glasses so they learned how to hold them, focus them and position them to see stationary objects; the magnification is just barely beyond normal eye sight for them to actually track birds.
Once they got a good command of how to operate field glasses, you could hightail it over to ebay, and starting at .01 penny, GREAT used binoculars are for sale! I've tracked sales over there for a week and the average price for good, used binoculars is under $6 bucks!
So, great product for very young children who want to feel part of a larger group with their own glasses and they are anxious to learn. But for 8+ years, they deserve serious binoculars that truly function.
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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I am always looking for ways to inspire our grandchildren to get involved in science and play outside; this wonderful toy does both! I wish it was around when our children were younger. However, today it is more difficult than ever to encourage children to play outside due to the competition of video games. The binoculars are durable and helps the child explore the world of birds and other wildlife, even cloud structure etc. The challenges in the Nature Journal help encourage learning while providing hours of fun. This is a great way to inspire young minds and should be on the top of the list for stocking stuffers this Christmas. The 4 times magnification of the binoculars is clear and the toy is easy to use. It's ready to go with no assembly (parents should love that part). Just please caution your young children not to look at the sun through them so they don't damage their eyes. Children under eight should probably have parental supervision.Honest reviews on Educational Insights Nancy B's Science Club Binoculars and Wildlife
Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program My 7 yr old absolutely loves this toy. She stays outside for hours discovering new things with the binoculars and recording them in the wildlife journal. Her ipod has gone untouched for an entire week! All the journaling has led to more research about the wildlife she's been observing. Excellent "toy"!Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Educational Insights Nancy B's Science Club Binoculars and Wildlife
Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I think the biggest disappointment was the lack of zoom on these. I could zoom into something about 10 feet away, and that just sharpened my view slightly. To actually use these to get good look at say a bird up a tree? It would be long gone before a kid could get close enough to identify it.On the plus side, it comes with a journal, which helps teach kids to take notes about what they see, thus supporting what they learn in school about the scientific method and making observations.
It's rated for 8-11, but really I would err on the lower side of this. Older kids won't like the weak optics.
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