Specimen
Peel back the
tissue paper.
Each month, a curated box of prepared slides, reagent vials, and precision optics lands on your doorstep. Real science. Real observation. Your kitchen table, your laboratory.
Every scroll
unwraps something.
Hover any slide to see what's on it. Each card is a window into a past box — the real thing, not a rendering.
Bacillariophyta — the architects of silica. Each cell wall is a geometric masterpiece built over 100 million years.
Onion root tip cells caught mid-division. Mitosis preserved at the exact moment chromosomes align.
A single drop from a Vermont vernal pool. Paramecia, rotifers, and the occasional tardigrade waiting to be found.
Hover to see inside
Each slide thumbnail blooms into a macro photograph of the actual specimen. What you see is what arrives in your box.
Bacillariophyta — the architects of silica. Each cell wall is a geometric masterpiece built over 100 million years.
Onion root tip cells caught mid-division. Mitosis preserved at the exact moment chromosomes align.
A single drop from a Vermont vernal pool. Paramecia, rotifers, and the occasional tardigrade waiting to be found.
Pick your depth
of curiosity.
Switch tiers anytime. Cancel anytime. The science is always real.
First look
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Full laboratory
- 5 slides
- 4 blank
- Brass loupe 30×
- 7 reagents + protocol
- Printed + annotated
- Macro photography guide
- Community lab access
- Full + AP Bio prep
| What's included | Starter | Explorer | Lab Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prepared slides per box | 2 slides | 4 slides | 5 slides |
| Blank slides for own prep | — | 2 blank | 4 blank |
| Magnification tool | 10× hand lens | 60× pocket scope | Brass loupe 30× |
| Staining reagents | — | 3 reagents | 7 reagents + protocol |
| Field journal | — | Digital PDF | Printed + annotated |
| Macro photography guide | — | — | ✓ |
| Community lab access | — | — | ✓ |
| Curriculum alignment notes | Basic | NGSS aligned | Full + AP Bio prep |
All plans ship on the 1st of each month · Free shipping in the contiguous US · Cancel before the 25th to skip next month
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What happens
when the box arrives.
My 11-year-old spent three hours on a Tuesday afternoon sectioning her own pond water. She didn't ask to watch TV once. The diatom slide from January is pinned above her desk.
I've built two telescopes and a Van de Graaff generator from kits. Those felt like following instructions. The Lab Pro box feels like doing actual research. The field journal changed how I write observations.
I've been collecting specimens from the Winooski River for two years but had no idea how to prepare slides properly. The reagent kit and the printed protocol card were exactly what I needed. I sectioned cattail stem last weekend.