Why read cereal boxes?. . . when you could be learning the planets, the periodic table, the systems of the human body or the states and their capitals? These colorful, wipe-off placemats are a favorite. Since it seems that my children spend most of their time eating, perhaps this is the right place for study! Standard placemat size: 12" x 18". Placemats feature full color front; the reverse side is the same picture outlined in black and white so your child can color or write in the information on the write-on, wipe-off surface.
This ever popular game teaches the names, locations, and functions of body parts, a fabulous way to learn human anatomy! Game includes 4 game boards, each with a body outline plus reusable vinyl stickers to be placed on the body. You also receive 2 different sets of cards, one with just names of body parts for younger children, and one deck listing body part functions as well (no reproductive parts). Four increasingly difficult levels of play. Ages 6-12, but fun for all ages.
I've tried many a time to try to get a caterpillar to turn into a butterfly in a glass jar. Hasn't happened yet! But seeing the miracle of metamorphosis is an experience no child should miss. This award winning butterfly raising kit guarantees you can raise 5 Painted Lady butterflies while learning about the thrill of change and growth. It takes 3 weeks for the larvae to develop. After observing your butterflies, you can experience the joy of releasing them into your backyard. Includes colorful pop-up habitat suitable for hanging or free-standing on a counter. Simply send in the postcard (no charge) and you will be sent 5 butterfly larvae, special food, feeding kit, and complete instructions. A wonderful opportunity for ages 4 and up. Satisfaction guaranteed 100%.
Using a bug viewer is an excellent way for students of nature to study live insects. Includes magnifying lid, sizing grid and air holes for bugs too interesting to let go immediately. 3" bug viewer.
This lab-quality 9" microscope has precisely ground optical glass lenses checked for clarity and sharpness. Comes with battery-powered light source, light mirror, and a 3-lens rotating turret. Features powers from 100x to 900x zoom. Set comes complete with slides, tweezers, vials, test tubes, revolving color filters, and much more. A fine microscope crafted from durable die-cast metal. For ages 8 years and up.
The brilliant up-close photo-illustrations in this book create intense interest in learning to use your own microscope. What a breathtaking introduction to an extra-ordinary new world! Fantastic photographs, a thousand or even a million times larger than life, reveal the secrets of the micro world, from algae to atoms, dust to DNA and flies' eyes to flu viruses. Step-by-step project ideas to help you get the most from your microscope. Practical information on buying and taking care of microscopes. Internet websites are included (and kept up-to-date by Usborne) for further study. Paperback, 96 pages, for ages 8 to 14 years. Award winning!
Write your message with invisible ink, then use the special light at the end of the pen to read it! Includes an invisible ink pen with built-in black light (no batteries required) and a 3 x 4" spy notebook.
Kids love gummy worms, but the real treat is in learning how they are made! Kit includes all the ingredients you will need plus detailed instructions. Fun and educational.
Visit the culture of the ancient Aztecs and discover why cacao was so important to them. Inside you'll find the raw materials you need to create something delicious to eat, and sacred to the ancient Americans. Kit even contains some real cacao beans—which taste surprisingly different from what you'd expect! Also includes booklet: "The Story of Chocolate". Makes 8 oz. of dark chocolate.
My son Ammon (at 9) turned into a mad scientist, and this award-winning kit was what got him started! Whenever the house seemed too quiet, we could be sure to find him busy making Slime, Glooze, Power Putty, Wiggly Wonder, and other fascinating colloids and polymers. I appreciated the fact that the instructions were easy enough for him to follow himself, and that everything was included in the kit, so I didn't have to go hunting for ingredients at the grocery store. Durable recipe cards are included, as well as a good explanation as to why the different substances work. This is a fun way to ignite your child's interest in Chemistry. Ages 8 through adult.
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.
Learn the how, why, where, when of such inventions such as computers, dvd's, cameras, vehicles, spacecraft, satellites, bombs, submarines, digital clocks, household appliances, medical instruments, looms, steam power, nuclear power, skyscrapers, farm machines and much more! Color photo illustrations on every page. A very cool "how does it work?" book! Hardcover, 224 pages.
There seems to be magic in this old-world toy! Just hold it up to the light, look inside, and turn the end piece . . . fantastic, surreal, vivid stained-glass images dance before your eyes! Fascinating!
6 1/2" long.
Make a 10" long kaleidoscope with a removable cover so trinkets can be changed, completely changing the scene you will view. In addition, you can make a color changing kaleidoscope, or a mystic glow kaleidoscope, a sparkling holographic kaleidoscope, or a snowflake kaleidoscope. A very fun kit!
This classic wooden toy is also a fun science experiment! Blow up the balloon, place the boat in water and watch the boat putt around, air-propelled. Fascinating for kids 4-11 years.
Amaze everyone with this fun wooden science toy. How long can your breath send the ball floating in air? Whose lung capacity is greatest and control is the steadiest?
Write your message with invisible ink, then use the special light at the end of the pen to read it! Includes an invisible ink pen with built-in black light (no batteries required) and a 3 x 4" spy notebook.
Gears are fascinating to children! Features 95 sturdy plastic pieces that snap together. Let your child's creative imagination decide which way to build, then turn the gears for action and excitement. Or use the easy color-coded building directions to create something amazing. Includes spinning gears, pillars, connectors, cranks to set creations in motion and interlocking plates for limitless building. An award-winning toy! Ages 3 to 10 years.
Bring the moon inside your very own room! This fabulous light-up moon mounts right in your bedroom or family room to show its loveliness! Authentically detailed lunar moonscape makes it feel like you are up close and personal. Built-in sensor illuminates the moon when it gets dark. Enjoy the 12 main phases of the moon. Discovery guide with calendar, moon phase charts and instruction. 15 minute audio CD provides a guided tour to the moon and beyond. Auto shut-off to preserve battery life. infrared remote control included. Easily mounts to wall with three different hanging options. Requires 2 AAA and 4 AA batteries (not included). 10" diameter.
Why read cereal boxes?. . . when you could be learning the planets, the periodic table, the systems of the human body or the states and their capitals? These colorful, wipe-off placemats are a favorite. Since it seems that my children spend most of their time eating, perhaps this is the right place for study! Standard placemat size: 12" x 18". Placemats feature full color front; the reverse side is the same picture outlined in black and white so your child can color or write in the information on the write-on, wipe-off surface.
Tap into that enormous energy source, our sun, with this complete kit for making an amazing solar powered race car that will run forever! Everything included: wheels, axles, motors, wires, and solar cell—no glue, nails, or tape required, although you might want to put an action figure in the driver's seat. Intriguing how-to book is full of illuminating facts on solar power. No batteries needed—just a sunny day!
Make Widgets That Work and Gadgets That Go Master the real science behind electricity and have a blast doing it. Includes an alkaline battery, of course, a buzzer, a propeller, a light bulb, a motor and other useful doodads—everything you need for all eight hair-raising projects. Toss in a little history, and you've got an activity book so good, it's shocking. For ages 8 and up.
Here's one crazy science toy. Hold the gyrowheel at any angle and watch it climb up and down its track. How does this work?! Entertaining and educational.
Using a bug viewer is an excellent way for students of nature to study live insects. Includes magnifying lid, sizing grid and air holes for bugs too interesting to let go immediately. 3" bug viewer.
I remember my fascination, as a child, with a pair of binoculars. They make the world look so very different! We used ours from the living room window to follow the progress of a mother robin and her babies in the tree in our backyard. We also took them to the symphony! These durable, lightweight plastic binoculars collapse to make them small and easy to tuck into a pocket. Durable, lightweight plastic with 4x magnification and easy focus adjustment makes them just right for children.
Since 1917, the gyroscope has been a classic educational toy, fascinating young and old with its gravity defying force. Comes with pull string to send it spinning, a pedestal for balancing on, and instructions for several amazing experiments. A great science toy! Metal, made in Italy.
Here is a great tool for examining things closely! Nearly 5 inches in diameter, this magnifier will enlarge things to at least three times their normal size. For ages 5 and up.
Discover the forces of nature—magnetism, light refraction, and gravity—with this discovery pack. Includes a gyroscope, prism and "floating" magnetic rings. Comes complete with instructions.
This lab-quality 9" microscope has precisely ground optical glass lenses checked for clarity and sharpness. Comes with battery-powered light source, light mirror, and a 3-lens rotating turret. Features powers from 100x to 900x zoom. Set comes complete with slides, tweezers, vials, test tubes, revolving color filters, and much more. A fine microscope crafted from durable die-cast metal. For ages 8 years and up.
The brilliant up-close photo-illustrations in this book create intense interest in learning to use your own microscope. What a breathtaking introduction to an extra-ordinary new world! Fantastic photographs, a thousand or even a million times larger than life, reveal the secrets of the micro world, from algae to atoms, dust to DNA and flies' eyes to flu viruses. Step-by-step project ideas to help you get the most from your microscope. Practical information on buying and taking care of microscopes. Internet websites are included (and kept up-to-date by Usborne) for further study. Paperback, 96 pages, for ages 8 to 14 years. Award winning!
My son Ammon (at 9) turned into a mad scientist, and this award-winning kit was what got him started! Whenever the house seemed too quiet, we could be sure to find him busy making Slime, Glooze, Power Putty, Wiggly Wonder, and other fascinating colloids and polymers. I appreciated the fact that the instructions were easy enough for him to follow himself, and that everything was included in the kit, so I didn't have to go hunting for ingredients at the grocery store. Durable recipe cards are included, as well as a good explanation as to why the different substances work. This is a fun way to ignite your child's interest in Chemistry. Ages 8 through adult.
Tap into that enormous energy source, our sun, with this complete kit for making an amazing solar powered race car that will run forever! Everything included: wheels, axles, motors, wires, and solar cell—no glue, nails, or tape required, although you might want to put an action figure in the driver's seat. Intriguing how-to book is full of illuminating facts on solar power. No batteries needed—just a sunny day!
Just shake this flashlight back and forth and it magically generates light! The secret is an electromagnetic coil of wire that creates electricity as it shakes. Never be stuck with dead or corroded batteries. Ideal for emergency situations!
Learn the how, why, where, when of such inventions such as computers, dvd's, cameras, vehicles, spacecraft, satellites, bombs, submarines, digital clocks, household appliances, medical instruments, looms, steam power, nuclear power, skyscrapers, farm machines and much more! Color photo illustrations on every page. A very cool "how does it work?" book! Hardcover, 224 pages.
