School is ready to start! Did you get your student the latest new gadgets for school? No matter if your student is still in middle school, high school, or even college, you can always find a cool gift with us. OpticsPlanet offers tons of unique gift ideas that students will love like microscopes, telescopes, mp3 players, streamlight flashlights, sunglasses, digital cameras, and sports equipment. All of our gifts for students are always in stock and ready to ship. Order today!

When you are shopping for a student who loves science, OpticsPlanet has a wide selection of gifts to suit any student's needs.  Whether it is your student's birthday, graduation or just a school science project, he or she will surely be pleased with a quality high-tech gift.

Also, our NEW Gift Sets for Students have finally arrived! Choose from a wide variety of gift sets and save big!  The items cost substantially less in a set than when sold individually!  Your student will surely enjoy and appreciate the versatility and quality of the items in our gifts for students packages!

• Microscopes
  Educational microscopes are a perfect way to experience for the first time the smallest details of the world around us. Is the student fascinated by insects? Give him the Meade 8300 Stereoscopic Microscope which is ideal for looking at coins, insects, rocks, minerals, jewelry, and even stamps in 3D. As a starter set, look at our Meade 8200 Microscope 08007 which includes a set of slides. The Meade Children's Microscope Kit 08019 comes with a 28-piece accessory set and promises hours of endless fun. For a more involved microscope kit check out the Meade Hobbyist 51-piece Microscope Kit, which lets your kid take discovering the microscopic world to a new level. The Celestron 4050 Biological Microscope is suited for a wide variety of uses, hobbies, education, and research.


• Telescopes
  Beginners' Telescopes are great for those starting out in the astronomical field. One of our most popular telescopes is the Meade ETX 90PE Astro Telescope Premier Edition. For an aspiring astronomer try the Celestron 21044 PowerSeeker 76 Astronomical Telescope which combines quality, value, features and power. For those always on the move, the portable Celestron ExploraScope 100 Specialty Telescope 21032 is a perfect choice and it's great for the entire family. For those on a budget and want the best for their money the Bushnell 3" Reflector Telescope with Land EP is the perfect choice as it comes equipped with a Barlow lens, Software CD, and a tripod.


• MP3 Players
  Check out our Coby 256MB MP3 / WMA Digital Music Player, which conveniently converts into a USB Flash Drive. Learning outdoors is recommended as summer is finally here, a student find this Bushnell TravelTunes 1.0Water-resistant Outdoor Speaker Dock System for iPod MP3 Player quite attractive as it comes in either brown or camo designs. Summer is here and students are looking forward to the break. Many need to stay in shape for which ever sport they're into. The iSonic 256MB MP3 Music Player with built-in headphones is makes exercising just a bit easier.


• Streamlight Flashlights
  Streamlight offers a variety of cool flashlights whether it's a pen light or a key chain flashlight. Check out the inexpensive Streamlight Stylus Penlights with small high-intensity LED light in different colors. For pen lights with different colored LEDs see the Streamlight Stylus Black Penlights. Add to your gift a Streamlight Key-Mate, a mini flashlight key chain with different colored LEDs.


• Sunglasses
  Sunglasses are a trendsetter. Get them something they will love! For a sporty look check out our Bolle Morph Sunglasses. ESS offer the cool and comfortable ESS Recon High Adrenaline Sunglasses in either black or silver. For a classic look see our Body Specs Double-Double Sunglasses with palladium silver frame and smoke lenses. As our most popular collection, AO Original Pilot Sunglasses are selling out fast!


• Digital Cameras
  Cameras are IN! Get him or her a camera to capture just about anything whether it is a beautiful landscape or simply a night on the town.


• Sports Equipment
  Does he or she enjoy ball games? Give them something that will help them step up their game. Our most popular radar gun is the Bushnell Speedster II Radar Speed Gun 101900. Another radar gun of similar quality is the Bushnell Velocity Speed Gun 101911. For a baseball enthusiast see our Sports Sensors Baseball Glove Radar which is inexpensive and versatile. Paintball is very popular among students, our Sports Sensors Paintball RADARchron / Velocity sensor chronograph is helpful and is used in tournaments and during competitions.