What users are saying about Discovery Scope

Anatomy of a Discovery Scope

Advantages of Discovery Scope

Explore the Hidden Micro-Worlds Around Us

Discovery Scope in Education (With Links)

Sturdy

Discovery Scope is practically indestructable. If your Discovery Scope experiences any problems during normal use - in the home, classroom, or field - we'll replace the defective part, free.

Child Friendly

Young people of all ages love Discovery Scope. Children of about age 6 or 7 and up usually need about 2-5 minutes of instruction to master the use of Discovery Scope. It's a great educational tool for children because they can share their discoveries with other children or adults. Discovery Scope encourages children to explore and enjoy nature.

Pass It Around

You can focus on a specimen with Discovery Scope and then pass the 'Scope around so that everyone in a group can see. It's great for teaching, for sharing with the family, and for opening the minds of others about the world of the small.

Ideal For Field Use

Discovery Scope is so convenient and compact, it can be used anywhere you go. With no metal parts, Discovery Scope will never corrode. It's small enough to fit in a loose pocket or a small nylon bag. It's ideal for backpacking, park exploring, kayaking and all outdoor activities.

No stray light

The optical pathway is a dark tube, capped with an eye cup. This eliminates all stray light, giving you the best possible view of the subject, whether it's a tiny flower, the eyes of a spider, or the swimming legs of a water flea.

It Does The Holding

The subject is held in place in front of the lens by the unique holding system. Once the subject is in focus, it's fixed in place; until it moves or you move it. You can easily observe your subject for many minutes, or come back to it later.

Light Makes the Difference

The secret to great micro/macro viewing is great lighting. With Discovery Scope you can move the entire imaging system and the specimen into any light conditions you want. You can easily get light to bounce off the front or side of the subject, or you can shine light directly through the subject to see details right inside.

Here are some environments where Discovery Scope is now being used to discover the world of detail and small life:

Here are some of the hundreds of locations and institutions where Discovery Scope is opening the eyes of people to the worlds of small life on our planet. If you use Discovery Scope and would like your organization listed here (with a link to your web site), please let us know. E-mail us at ddenning@saltspring.com.

Audobon Society - Blue Hills Trailside, Milton, Massachusetts
Bamfield Marine Station Public Education Program
Bluewater Adventures, Natural History Tours on the "Island Roamer" Sailing Vessel
Children's Discovery Museum, San Jose, California
Children's Museum of Boston
Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Deleware Division of Fish and Wildlife
Discovery Corner, Lawrence Hall of Science
For Sea Institute, Poulsbo, Washington
Friends of Bluff Lake, Denver, Colorado
Galveston Bay Foundation, Webster, Texas
Garden State Discoveryscovery Museum, Cherry Hill, NJ
Gateway National Recreation Area, New York
High Desert Museum, Bend, Oregon
J. J. Audobon State Park, Henderson, Kentucky
Lafayette Natural History Museum, Lafayette, Louisianna
Long Marine Lab, Santa Cruz, California
Minnesota Waterfall Association, Little Falls, Minnesota
North Carolina Coastal Foundation, Newport, North Carolina
North Carolina Museum of Natural Science, Raleigh, North Carolina
Olympic National Forest, Quilcene, Washington
Pacific-Yukon Environmental Conservation Unit
Partnership for the Sounds, Columbia, North Carolina
San Diego Museum of Natural Science
San Diego Wild Animal Park
Schiele Museum, Gastonia, North Carolina
School of Fisheries, St. Johns, Newfoundaland
Sea World of Texas
Seney Natural History Museum, Seney, Montana
Shenandoah National Park, Luray, Virginia
Spring Island Trust, Spring Island, South Carolina
Tahoe Research Station, University of California
Tennessee Aquarium, Chatnooga, Tennessee
University of New Hampshire, Madbury, New Hampshire
University of Texas Marine Science Center, Port Aransas, Texas
Vancouver Aquarium, Vancouver, British Columbia
White Museum, San Antonio, Texas
White Water Association, Amasa, Montana

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