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(More customer reviews)This a great item for a curious child...there are 100 experiments that allow a child (and the equally interested parent..at least in our case!!) to examine basic principles as well as delve deeper with the included additional activities to further prove the role of science in everyday events. The kit starts off with water-based experiments, moves on to those addressing air, heat, sound, force, magnets, electricity, electro-magnetism, light/shadow, optical instruments, plants/animals, colors, the human body, earth/sun, and chemistry...while some of the experiments only take a few minutes, other will take considerably more time to accomplish, so some days you may complete multiple experiments, some days you will only get part way through the experiment you are working on...a good variety of chalenges that will keep most young researchers interested and, with this kit, i have found that my 10 year old is apt to start becoming creative with where he could go next with what he discovers...quite an impressive kit!! The only negative i would include about this item is that you DO have to purchase batteries for some of the experiments, as well as provide basic items such as sugar and salt and such...while this is not a big deal, the lack of these items can effectively disable the day's experiment, so be warned!!!
One other minor detraction...the tools and supplies appear to be rather "play-like" in quality, but, in their defence, so far, everything has performed as well as, or better than, expected.
I purchased this item on sale, and as a homeschooling mom i have found this to be a positive addition to our school schedule...however, homeschooling aside, this kit will certainly delight any young inquisitive child...and the instructions are well written, and the text has a number of cute cartoons that reinforce the learning, as well as plenty of clear illustrations throughout...Overall, a good buy at full price, an excellent investment if you find it on sale!!
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Investigate the most important phenomena in biology, chemistry, and physics by conducting more than 100 fun experiments. A broad, yet elaborate introduction to the physical and life sciences, this kit is intended to expose children to the full spectrum of science and show firsthand how these three core disciplines interrelate. Ages 10 and up. The full-color, 112-page book is organized into the following 15 chapters: 1. Water: adhesion, cohesion, buoyancy, density, states of water, and surface tension. 2. Air: Bernoulli’s Principle, gases, pressure, wind, and molecular theory. 3. Heat: temperature, condensation, evaporation, and heat energy. 4. Sound: music, sound waves, tone, and vibration. 5. Forces: centrifugal force, energy, weight, gravity, inertia, pendulums, and rockets. 6. Magnetism: magnetic fields, compasses, magnetic poles, and radiation. 7. Electricity: electric motors, light bulbs, simple circuits, and static electricity. 8. Electromagnetism: electromagnets, the EM spectrum, waves, and current indicators. 9. Light: camera obscura, light and shadow, and light intensity. 10. Optics: microscopes, telescopes, lenses, prisms, reflection, refraction, and optical illusions. 11. Plants and Animals: seeds, microscopic
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