Novare General Biology Microscope Kit

Our custom designed Novare General Biology Microscope Kit helps students reinforce scientific concepts in Novare General Biology curriculum with hands-on learning. Save time with this kit! It contains the prepared slides and chemicals required to complete the microscope activities in The Apprentice's Companion for General Biology.

Home Science Tools worked closely together with Novare Science authors to provide a valuable learning experience for your inspired student!

Use Novare General Biology Program and our custom designed microscope kit to: 

• Combine up-to-date science with a Christian worldview and the educational philosophy.
• Learn skills and knowledge through direct modeling, mentoring and practicing.
• Test scientific hypotheses with hands-on laboratory work.
• Conceptualize science through a multi-disciplinary environment: literature, poetry, history, and art.

With this kit, the student will engage in these hands-on activities:

• Identify the different stages of meiosis
• Observe microbes specifically bacteria and protists
• Discern the difference between Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria under a microscope.
• and so many more!

More Information

• Safety Information (SDS)

• 1 Crystal Violet Hucker's, 15 mL
• 1 Gram's Iodine Stain, 15 mL
• 1 Lens cleaning paper, pack
• 1 Methylene Blue, 1%, 30 mL
• 1 Microscope slides, pack
• 1 Microscope slide coverslips, pack
• 1 Prepared microscope slide:
• Letter "e", w.m.
• Elodea or Hydrilla slide, leaf, w.m.
• Human squamous epithelium slide, smear
• Amoeba proteus slide, w.m.
• Paramecium caudatum slide, w.m.
• Allium (onion) root tip slide, l.s.
• Lilium (Lily) slide, anther meiosis
• Spirogyra (green algae) slide, w.m.
• Bacteria slide, three types, smear
• Euglena slide, w.m.
• Volvox (green algae) slide, w.m.
• Rhizopus nigricans (Bread mold) slide, w.m.
• Ranunculus (Buttercup) slide, roots, c.s.
• Hydra slide, budding, w.m.
• Penicillium (blue mold) slide, w.m.
• Mushroom slide, l.s.
• Lichen slide, foliose, section
• Muscle slide, 3 types, section
• Human bone slide, ground, c.s.
• Neuron slide, motor, smear
• Kidney slide, section
• 1 Safranin O Stain, 1%, 15 mL

Other items needed:

• Microscope: Home LED Microscope or the Home 1000x LED Microscope
• Elodea (Anacharis) - optional
• Ethyl Alcohol (required)
• Protozoa Mixture - optional

Need additional resources? Home Science Tools provides kits for the entire Novare General Biology curriculum:

• Novare General Biology Lab Kit
• Novare General Biology Dissection Kit

Additional information from Home Science Tools:

1. The products in this kit are intended for parent/teacher use to complete curriculum lab activities with students.
2. Some items are not designed for or intended primarily for children ages 12 and under.
3. Some materials and many chemicals we provide are dangerous and may be harmful if misused. With your purchase, you are assuming all responsibility for any injuries or damages resulting from the storage, use, and disposal of all materials and chemicals.
4. Some products may differ from the web image (such as clay, food coloring, etc.)
5. While our kits conveniently contain most of the items you'll need to complete the labs, they do not include some common household items or more expensive items like microscopes and live cultures.

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