Scientific Explorer Scientific Explorer's Fizzy Foamy Science Kit of Safe Chemical Reactions Review

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(More customer reviews)As a scientist mom you'd think I could easily get baking soda and vinegar from the kitchen and do these experiments without a stupid kit.
However I found that having specific "equipment" (test tubes) and "materials" engaged the interest of my kids. And most importantly, step by step suggestions for what experiments to do and what to say about them, helped me make this both interesting and educational for my kids.
My kids (3 and 4) went wild testing everything in the fridge to see if it contains acid (and thus if it would make baking soda fizz); they liked that they could guess from sourness and then test their predictions.
Ever since then my kids keep pestering me to do more chemistry. That's pretty significant. They make up (often quite wrong) theories about why different liquids fizz or mix the way they do. They got thinking about the fact that this is a question that can be asked, or that demands an explanation. To me that is a huge educational value.
Overall you could easily do the same things with kitchen materials and a well designed plan, but the kit makes it easy.

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Enjoy mixing safe powders to create solutions that foam and fizz. Learn about fun chemistry ideas while developing important science skills.

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Scientific Explorer's My 1St Science Kit - The Science of Color Review

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(More customer reviews)I agree with all the reviews here - the good AND the bad. The set is cheap, chintzy, and NOT worth the money for the materials. The magnifying glass is...well, I wouldn't even call it cheap plastic. Just impossible to see anything through it. The droppers are cheap and I am sure will not hold up to repeated use. The plastic cups are the kind they use to give you 2 pills in the hospital - disposable plastic.
The entire kit is based solely on color mixing using Crayola tub tints! I almost had a fit - I have a jar of 50 of them in the bathroom! Color mixing is all you get here.
That being said - my 4 1/2 year old loved it. Felt like a real scientist with her dropper and what-not. So, was it worth the twenty dollars? Not from a materials stand point. But for watching my daughter learn and discover and become jazzed about experiments even more than she was (if that's possible), then yes, it was worth it.
It was definitely worth Mom learning a lesson on buying good quality materials and borrowing experiment idea books from the library!

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The perfect science introduction for younger kids. Set up a color mixing lab, perform 10 science experiments, grow gobs of crystals in 24 different hues, and capture a rainbow in a tube. Scientific Explorer kits have won praise and awards for fun and educational value from the Parents' Choice Foundation, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio, Dr. Toy, Family Life Magazine, Discover Magazine, Scientific American Explorations Magazine, and many others.

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Scientific Explorer's Mind Blowing Science Kit for Young Scientists Review

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(More customer reviews)While I am not a chemist nor a volcano expert, I am a certified teacher. This kit provided hours and hours of quality time for my 4 year old, my six year old and myself. We measured ingredients, mixed solutions, made predictions, learned vocabulary, and discussed results. Can you think of many toys that can offer all of that? I thought the booklet that contained instructions was well-sequenced, with simple experiments followed by complex ones and with a helpful parent script. There were two drawbacks: the activities required direct parent involvement and sometimes a 2 hour wait time was required for "reactions" to happen


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Mind blowing experiments to delight and educate young scientists! Erupt a color changing volcano. Mix up magic ooze with a mind of its own. Play with sand that never gets wet. Mix safe chemicals and watch colors change before your eyes. You'll amaze yourself and your friends as you explore the science behind these truly remarkable reactions.

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GeoSafari MagniScope Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased the toy for my step-son's 7 year birthday. After a few of the kids became so frustrated with the scope they gave up, I and 6 other adults attempted to make some use out of it. The specimen holder constantly fell off, the aquarium dripped and lost all it's water, and no-one could it to focus.

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Grades 1 & up. This portable, hand-held 30X microscope is perfect for young scientists on the go! The detachable light source provides enhanced viewing of slides, as well as speciments in the speciment holder. Includes two specimen holders, MicroAquarium water dropper, and instruction guide. One AA battery required (not included).

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Scientific Explorer's My First Dinosaur Science Kit Review

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(More customer reviews)This was a present for the grandkids. They worked at this for hours (age 4 and 6 ) and never lost interest. One word of caution: It is messy. This is probably a better outside toy where you can hose everyone and everything down.

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With My First Dino Kit, You're a real paleontologist. Use excavation tools to dig up a dinosaur skeleton and then classify and display your findings. Build a glow in the dark model, or grow and shrink some giant dinos, all while you learn about the prehistoric past. Did some dinosaurs have feathers? Are crocodiles as ancient as the dinosaurs? You'll find out. Ages 4+ adult supervision required.

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Educational Insights GeoSafari Prospector's Mystery Rock Review

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(More customer reviews)My husband and I got this for our 7 year old daughter as a holiday gift in December 2003. We love it because long after the other holiday gifts have been forgotten about, this one still brings our daughter excitement. She just found the last gem this month (10 months later!). This is a messy gift - when we use it, we lay down newspaper and wear aprons, but nothing ever stained. Looking for the gems does require patience, but I liked that about this gift/toy because it took patience and perseverance in order to obtain the prize - most toys these days are instant gratification. We highly recommend this item.

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With the GeoSafari: Prospector's Mystery Rock set, you can unearth four real gemstones including a genuine emerald, three prehistoric fossils including an ancient dinosaur bone, and three rock and mineral specimens including "fool's gold." Kit includes an excavation tool, specimen brush, sorting trays for displaying or storing your mystery treasures, and a log and activity book with tips for observations and experiments.

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Educational Insights Velociraptors (GeoSafari Dino Digs) Review

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(More customer reviews)If your child loves dinosaurs, you *must* buy this.
I bought this for my 4-year-old son because he eats, sleeps, breathes dinosaurs. Inside a brick of clay lurks the "skeletons" of two velociraptors. The kit includs a digging/scraping tool and brush for my little paleontologist to literally dig the two skeletons out of the brick.
The booklet included in the kit is extremely well-done; it discusses dinosaurs and velocirators' living and eating habits, shows the different pieces of plastic skeleton that were buried within the clay, gives tips on identifying and how to record findings, and gives instructions for putting the pieces together to make complete skeletons.
I have to admit that the clay is very hard, and scraping takes a very long time--so we gently tap away chunks of the clay using a tack hammer and small chisel. I do most of the scraping, and he does the brushing. The brush isn't big enough, so the buyer might invest in a much bigger paintbrush (or old blush brush).
The best part is discovering yet another bone. They are exciting to find, challenging to extract, and very fun!

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With this series of four fascinating paleontology sets, kids can excavate and assemble complete dinosaur skeletons from fossilized rock. Finished models are perfect for shelf display or imaginative dino battles. Features excavation tool, dust brush, wax adhesive and 32-page guide with instructions and facts about each dinosaur.

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Educational Insights Stegosaurus (GeoSafari Dino Digs) Review

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(More customer reviews)The GeoSafari kits are the more educational of the dinosaur excavation kits, providing a booklet with fun facts and projects as you excavate and assemble your dinosaur. It is also the least messy, with the bones packed in clay. Unfortunately these are the only advantages over other kits you could by. The excavation tools provided ensure that it will take a long while to get to the bones. And the bones don't snap into each other like other kits. Instead, you use wax to hold them in place. The wax is messy but is supposed to allow for movement if you want to put your dinosaur in different poses. Unfortunately what you wind up having is a skeleton that falls apart easily.
For the same type of kits I'd go with the EduScience brand.

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This series of four fascinating paleontology sets lets kids excavate and assemble complete dinosaur skeletons from "fossilized" rock. Perfect for shelf display or dino battles! Kit features excavation tool, dust brush, wax adhesive and 32-page guide with instructions and facts about each dinosaur. Look for other Dinosaur Dig kits, sold separately.

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Elmer's Education Diego My First Rock Collecting Kit Review

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(More customer reviews)I would not buy this product again. We are missing one of the rocks. I am not even sure which one because although there are plenty of photos on the box and on the enclosed brochure, none of the photos are labeled with the rock names as a guide. The collecting case is too small to actually fit any of the rocks in. This item is going to be returned!

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Full of prehistoric learning fun, this kit features the super-smart preschooler Diego. Diego's sense of adventure and exploration encourages kids to satisfy their natural curiosity through science-based fun. Bursting with activities for preschoolers, this kit prompts youngsters to get their hands on creative projects and promotes an early appreciation for science. With this kit, kids will start their own rock collection, and experiment as they make rocks fizz and float.

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