No microscopes in a Life Science class just boggles my brain though. I think they learned the parts of a cell this year, but to do that and not LOOK at a few different cells in a microscope - feh...
Not saying this is a good thing, but fwiw - I noted above there were no microscopes in my MS (back in the caveman days)... and fwiw, I'm a scientist. I loved science then and I love it now. I am ok! Not having access to a microscope in MS didn't harm me in any way or hold me back one bit. I wouldn't get *too* hung up on the lab equipment (or lack thereof) in MS. A student microscope costs about the same thing as I'm guessing many parents here spend on the typical birthday gift for their child... so if you can afford it, you can always get a microscope for exploration at home.
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