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view | Sea Monkeys (Ocean Zoo) There is something fascinating about growing sea monkeys! My son Ammon sure was enthused to be able to pour a packet full of sea monkey eggs into the tank of water and watch them hatch, and gradually develop and grow larger and larger! No need to clean the tank and they only need feeding every week. Sea monkeys (actually brine shrimp) will live for about 1 year and they even produce babies. This classic science project has been around for decades. Kit includes tank, food, and 32 page handbook. Absolutely guaranteed to live.
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view | Live Butterfly Garden 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 (12") 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%.
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view | One Year Worth of Hands-on Science Fun Kits My children get so absorbed and intrigued with these fun hands-on science lessons that they never want to stop. Specifically created for homeschool use, each kit contains all the materials you will need for every project, plus a 100+ page write-in lesson pack (reproducible), a parent's guide to help you explain your children's explorations, an answer key, plus all the materials needed to do the projects. This is instant—no parent preparation! Another great thing about these fine science kits is that they hold the interest of an 8th grader just as easily as a 1st grader, so you can teach science to all your children at once. If you do science once a week, these large kits include enough for one school year's worth of hands-on science lessons. I like to expand the topic into a unit study with library books. Science is fun!
Kit 1:
Astronomy Adventure will lead your family through discovery of the night sky and the solar system. You even get to make artificial gravity! Includes a pair of sturdy binoculars too.
Discovering Birds combines lessons on observing birds with investigations into how birds fly and how they see. You'll make a bird feeder and a real working pen from a feather, plus more. Comes with a colorful 32 page photo guide to backyard birds.
The Magnetism Adventure covers magnetism from "opposite poles attract" to mapping magnetic fields, electromagnets and making your own motor. Contains super-strong latch magnets, bar magnets, and even the battery to make your motor run. Included in the kit is enough equipment for two children to work together through the 40 lessons and projects.
Kit 2:
Microscopic Explorations
Learn how a microscope works while investigating everything around you, including plants, animals, fungi, protozoa, and more. You even get to watch crystals forming! Comes with an easy-to-use quality pocket microscope and projects to lead you through 14 fascinating lessons. Several children can easily learn at the same time, but I do recommend purchasing an extra pocket microscope or two, as it is such a nifty tool and my children spent a lot of time waiting their turn while their brother or sister "oohed" and "aahed" over what they were discovering with their eye to the microscope. This kit is marvelous!
The Wonders of Light
From mirrors to rainbows, polarization to phosphorescence, this excellent kit will take your children through an adventure in discovering the wonders of light. 16 lessons and materials enough for several children to share.
Discovering Insects has the scoop on bugs without the yuck! Plastic models, bug-eye viewer, and other goodies allow kids to study insects and arachnids indoors, as well as in their natural environment (which would be indoors at my house!). You don't have to touch any bugs if you don't want to. (I'm with you, Mom.) Enough equipment for several children to share in these 12 interesting insect lessons.
Retail Price $69.95
Our Price $64.99 each
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view | Solar Car Book 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!
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view | Discovery Pak 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.
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view | Battery Science 18% OffMake 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.
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view | Slime Science Mini-Lab My son transformed 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.
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