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More than one hundred years of expertise in publishing science experiment kits stand behind every product that bears the Kosmos name. Kosmos experiment kits are designed by an experienced team of specialists and tested with the utmost care during development and production. With regard to product safety, these experiment kits follow European and US safety standards, as well as our own refined proprietary safety guidelines. By working closely with our manufacturing partners and safety testing labs, we are able to control all stages of production. While the majority of our products are made in Germany, all of our products, regardless of origin, follow the same rigid quality standards.
Thames & Kosmos kits offer hands-on learning through experimentation, model building, and crafting, include comprehensive full-colour books and instructions, cover relevant topics pertinent to the world today, consist of high-quality materials and custom-designed parts, provide fun and enjoyable activities for effective learning, and have been safety tested for the United States and Europe. The kits are organized into the seven series listed below according to their complexity and the recommended age of the user. The kits are also organized into the thirteen subject categories listed to the right. SPARK
Alternative Energy & Environmental Science Science involving mankind’s relationship to the environment, with a strong focus on renewable energy technologies
Arts & Crafts Putting the “A” in S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Maths) to nurture creativity and foster innovation
Astronomy & Space Extraterrestrial science including the study of stars, planets, and the universe, as well as aerospace science
Biology The science of living things including plants, animals, and humans
Chemistry The science of the properties, structure, and composition of matter, and chemical reactions
Construction+Engineering The intersection of hands-on, open-ended construction kits and scientific experiment kits
Crystals & Materials
Retailing for under £7 each, these simple science kits make experiments fun, fast, easy, and inexpensive
Crystallography, crystal growing, mineralogy, and materials science
GEEK & CO. SCIENCE
Earth Science & Natural History
Science-themed project kits that put fun first to make learning truly approachable and entertaining. Each kit makes a lasting, keepsake item
Geology, climatology, paleontology, and the study of Earth and its atmosphere
GEEK & CO. CRAFTS
Electrical Science
Educational craft kits with quality materials and cool designs. Kids learn about topics in nature, art, and science
LITTLE LABS
Electricity, magnetism, and electronic technologies
Historical Science
Introductory science kits created specifically for children ages 5 to 7, with instruction books that favour illustrations over text
Science with historical context, including archaeology, history of science, and retro-themed kits
IGNITION SERIES
Multi-Subject
Concise and amusing science kits designed to spark a lifelong love of science in kids ages 8 to 11
Interdisciplinary kits that blend and relate different scientific fields
EXPLORATION SERIES
Physics
Broad, fun, and accessible science kits that take kids deeper into their scientific explorations. For kids ages 8 to 13
The science of matter, energy, force, and motion, including mechanical physics
SIGNATURE SERIES
Robotics
Thames & Kosmos’ biggest, coolest, and most comprehensive science kits. For kids and adults
The design, construction, and programming of robots and their components
SPARK is a new line of experiment kits covering a wide range of scientific subjects. They make science activities accessible and approachable with low prices and a simple presentation. Retailing for less than £7 each, these eleven kits offer science experiments that are fun, fast, easy, and inexpensive. Plastic blister packaging can be hung on pegs or stand on a shelf.
MINI VOLCANO
DINOSAUR SKELETON DIG
Erupt a small model of a volcano with a chemical reaction to learn about how real volcanoes occur. Non-toxic chemicals included.
Mould a cool-looking dinosaur skeleton fossil in a plaster rock form. Discover how and why fossilised dinosaurs are found around the world.
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Ages 7+
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AMAZING GYROSCOPE
MOLECULE MADNESS
KITCHEN CHEMISTRY
Experiment with a spinning top and a gyroscope to learn about the physics of motion, forces, and gravity. Make the gyroscope balance on a tabletop and on a string.
Make wobbly gelatin beads by dripping sodium alginate into a solution containing calcium ions. Learn how massive chains of polymers make these fun squishy orbs possible.
Experiment with safe materials from your kitchen, such as sugar, salt, water, baking soda, and vinegar, to learn about ten of the most important topics in chemistry.
Ages 7+
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Ages 7+
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Ages 7+
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FINGERPRINT DETECTIVE
GOLD RUSH GEOLOGY
3D CRYSTAL SHAPES
Collect and analyse fingerprints to learn about scientific investigation. Use black powder to dust for fingerprints and look for genetic traits.
Pan for fake gold from inside a block of plaster “dirt.” Learn the techniques of panning for gold and about the precious element itself.
Construct three-dimensional crystal models, coat them with a colourful crystalline layer, and then hang them as a mobile or window sun-catcher. Learn about how atoms form different crystal shapes.
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Ages 7+
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Ages 7+
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CRYSTAL GEODE
FLOWER & LEAF PRESS
CRYSTAL ANIMALS
Grow a beautiful crystal geode, a hollow rock with crystals inside it, by first moulding a plaster shell and then filling it with a crystal-forming solution. Learn about geological crystal formations.
Preserve flowers and leaves that you collect with this specially designed press device. Use your pressed specimens for crafts. Learn about the botanical structure of plants.
Grow a fuzzy crystal polar bear and a fluffy crystal penguin with a fast-growing, non-toxic solution. Learn how and why crystals form.
Ages 7+
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Ages 7+
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Ages 7+
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Get ready to totally geek out on epic science projects! GEEK & CO. SCIENCE is a new series of ten science-themed project kits that put fun first to make learning truly approachable and entertaining. With each kit, kids build a tangible, lasting item — an object worthy of keeping on display after the fun and educational process of creating it is over.
It’s time to majorly geek out on the coolest arts and crafts projects! GEEK & CO. CRAFTS is a new series of eight craft kits designed with the same attention to high-quality, educational experiences that goes into Thames & Kosmos science kits. Through the process of crafting, kids learn about a variety of topics in nature, art, and science. There are three smaller kits and five larger kits.
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ULTRALIGHT AIRPLANES Construct awesome flying gliders with ultralight plastic and bamboo parts. Build five different types of planes with different wing configurations to learn how wings provide lift and how planes stay up in the air. Ages 8+
16 p
550014
GLOW STICK LAB Make your own glow sticks in three colours using non-toxic phosphorescent substances and a special glow stick tube with a built-in ultraviolet light. Experiment with different glowing chemicals from around the house. Ages 8+
SLIME TIME Construct an electro-goop powered battery and use it to juice up a digital clock. Learn about electrochemical reactions, electrodes, and batteries. Ages 8+
16 p
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16 p
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DIY SOLAR SYSTEM Craft the whole solar system with yarn planets. Wrap balloons in yarn and a special glue solution, let them harden, pop the balloons, and then paint your planets to resemble the real things. Learn about the solar system. Ages 8+
16 p
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GIANT MARS VOLCANO Erupt a model of the largest volcano in our solar system, Olympus Mons on Mars. It is three times taller than Mt. Everest. Using a special plaster mixture and iron oxide powder, your mega-volcano hardens after each eruption and slowly grows like a real volcano. Ages 8+
16 p
550004
NEON LIGHT WRITER Put your name in lights with vibrant electroluminescent wire (EL wire for short) and a pegboard. Learn about electric circuits and lighting technologies. Write up to eight characters, or combine two kits to make longer names or words. Ages 8+
16 p
550005
CRYSTAL JEWELLERY Grow your own beautiful crystal jewellery including a crystal pendant, crystal ring, and other jewellery. Learn how and why crystals form from saturated solutions. Ages 8+
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MUSICAL UFO
PLASMA REACTOR
Build an electronic musical device that works like a simple theremin, an instrument in which the pitch is controlled by the movement of your hand. In this device, a light sensor inside the UFO’s dome senses the changing light level as you move your hand above it, changing the sound.
Create a fizzing and bubbling reaction that resembles a lava lamp inside this cool rocket ship shaped container. An LED light illuminates the reaction from the underside. Learn about chemical reactions. Ages 8+
Ages 8+
16 p
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16 p
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CRYSTAL NIGHTLIGHT Grow a big beautiful crystal and assemble a special platform to display it with a colour-changing LED circuit inside. Learn about crystal formation and LED technology. Ages 8+
16 p
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AIRBRUSH T-SHIRT MAKEOVER Make over your old t-shirts and give them new life! With an airbrush tool, coloured fabric ink, and either custom templates or free-style spray painting, you can add a wide variety of designs and pictures to your old t-shirts. Continue the makeover by adding shiny sequins, fabric shapes, and multi-coloured buttons to achieve a truly personalised style. The result is chic, fun, and customised pieces that are as unique as their designers. The full-colour manual gives instructions for how to use the airbrush, ideas for embellishing the t-shirts, and also explains the science behind spray painting and air pressure. Ages 8+
10
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YARN-STORMING MACHINE This simple device allows anyone to successfully knit yarn into beautiful crafts without knitting needles. The plastic knitting frame with adjustable bridge enables kids to knit tubular and rectangular shapes. A smaller tool makes woven star shapes. With the included tools and woollen yarn in a variety of colours, you can knit up a storm of crafts and design your own cuffs, scarves, and jewellery. And for those looking to broaden their knitting horizons, there are even tips on how to take your craft to the streets with urban knitting: bollards, tree trunks, poles, and railings can be embellished in colourful yarn envelopes. The full-colour manual not only gives instructions on how to use the knitting machine, but also teaches the materials science of wool. Ages 8+
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SPIN ART REVOLUTION Create fascinating abstract paintings by dripping paint on this spinning turntable. Easily affix the paper to the turntable, set the turntable spinning with a simple pumping motion on the button, and then drip liquid paint onto the turning paper. There is some element of chaos and surprise as the images will always look different. Use your finished artwork for mobiles, greeting cards, and stationary. The full-colour manual explains how to use the spin art machine, and also teaches the science behind pigment mixing, paint viscosity, and rotational physics.
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MONSTER SEWING WORKSHOP Learn to sew by making a funny lovable little monster that only a mother or father could love. The full-colour manual explains the basic techniques involved in hand sewing and offers various design suggestions for creating your own stuffed monsters. A wide variety of printed fabrics, felt, thread, fur, stuffing, and other materials are supplied to enable the creation of unique and personalised monsters that you can keep to yourself or unleash on your friends. Ages 8+
16 p
16 p
553010
FLIP-FLOP BEAD PARTY Design and bead a pair of simple yet fashionable sandals. Using foam rubber panels, a variety of colourful beads, buttons, and cord, you can make a custom pair of funky flip-flops. With the leftover beads, you can make other crafts such as necklaces and bracelets. The full-colour manual not only provides instructions for how to bead and make the flip-flops, but also explains some of the fascinating science behind the various plastic materials found in this kit.
553008 Ages 8+
16 p
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DO-IT-YOURSELF UFOS Create intergalactic flying objects and funny alien models from a variety of materials. Using metallic foil, holographic foil, silver cardboard, wire, transparent domes, and your own everyday recycled materials, you can dream up and construct your own extraterrestrial spaceships. Make alien figures to pilot these ships from white and green clay. Learn about the scientific search for extraterrestrial life. Ages 8+
16 p
553004
GARDEN PIRATE PLASTER SCULPTURES Let your imagination run wild and create individual works of three-dimensional sculptural art. Start by building a basic framework for a sculpture using just balloons and wire. With the help of paper and plaster bandages, you can give your sculpture a visually appealing outer surface. The result is unique characters, animals, or other sculptures that can be painted with water-based paints to make them come to life. Learn about the animals you create. Ages 8+
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16 p
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Make the world a little greener by depositing seed “bombs” in forgotten outdoor spaces. Using fun shape moulds, you can cast seed bombs from fast-growing flower seeds, growing medium, plaster gypsum, sand, and water. Once the seed bomb shapes have dried and hardened, they can be distributed in appropriate outdoor places. After a while, a beautiful cluster of flowers will explode in those spots. Learn about botany, flowering plants, seeds, nature conservation, tree planting, and more. Ages 8+
16 p
553001
CRYSTAL CREATION Crystals are fascinating creations of natural beauty. Diamonds, gemstones, rose quartz, snowflakes, sugar grains, and table salt are all crystals. Grow your own crystals and explore these exquisitely ordered structures in a fun, creative way with six crafty experiments. This kit includes five different chemicals and other tools for growing crystals. Grow a crystal cloud inside a rainbow. Watch pink iridescent crystals form from a translucent solution. Grow long needleshaped crystals. Mould plaster hearts and flowers and then grow a layer of pink crystals on them. Create the perfect solution to get crystals to form on a granite rock. A specially designed experiment station provides moulds and growing basins for your crystal creations. After you have grown your crystals, store them safely in three clear, locking display boxes. Learn how and why crystals form, and tips and tricks for getting the biggest, most beautiful crystals. Full-colour, 16-page experiment manual. Ages 10+
16 p
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CHEMISTRY C500 Chemistry C500 takes you on an introductory tour of chemistry with 28 classic experiments. Learn about reactions between solids, liquids, and gases. Discover the colourful effects of acids and bases. Perform astonishing “magic” tricks for your friends. Make fizzy and foamy reactions. Write messages with invisible ink. Investigate metals and salts in electrochemical experiments with a 9-volt battery (not included). Learn for yourself how chemistry goes far beyond textbooks and laboratories to explain occurrences that happen around us every day. The 48-page, full-colour experiment manual gives simple instructions for setting up and performing each experiment, and then clear explanations of what happened and why. This kit is ideal for children who are interested in chemistry but who are not yet ready for a more advanced chemistry set. It serves as an excellent introduction to our other chemistry sets. Ages 10+
48 p
665012
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ROCKET SCIENCE Last century, the effort to put humans on the moon inspired a whole generation of scientists and engineers. More recently, we have been captivated by new discoveries made by robots on Mars. Our internet, GPS maps, and telecommunications networks all depend on satellites. Whether you’re putting humans on the moon, robots on Mars, or satellites in orbit, you need rockets built by rocket scientists. This kit is, in fact, rocket science. But that doesn’t mean it’s difficult or boring! Physics comes alive in this action-packed series of experiments centered around a specially-designed “stomp-on” rocket launcher with three foam rockets. Launch water- and air-powered rockets to learn about action and reaction forces. Build a balloonpropelled rocket, boat, and race car. Play a game to try to hit target “planets” with the foam rockets. Explore the physical principles of gravity and inertia. Learn about air pressure. Read up on the different vehicles humans have used to escape Earth’s gravitational pull. Ages 8+
32 p
665104
SPACE EXPLORATION Blast off on a mission to explore outer space and the objects in it with a wide array of cosmic experiments. Launch three types of rockets, using balloons and chemical reactions to learn about rocket propulsion. Build a telescope and star map to investigate the stars and constellations. Assemble a model of the solar system, and learn about the planets that share it. Find out how Earth’s rotation creates day and night, how Earth’s axis and revolution around the sun cause the seasons, and how the moon’s rotation around Earth gives us the phases of the moon. See for yourself how meteorites formed the craters on the moon. Make a moon flip book and a moon calendar, and find the “man in the moon.” Model lunar and solar eclipses. Build a sundial and a solar collector to experiment with the sun. Grasp a comet’s tail, and learn how meteoroids become falling stars. Use a simple model to see how the universe is expanding. Full-colour, 48-page experiment manual. Ages 8+
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48 p
665004
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PHYSICS DISCOVERY Construct 12 models and conduct experiments with them to learn about forces and simple machines. Each model demonstrates a fundamental idea in mechanical physics. For example, you can build a balance scale to learn about lever arms, a freight elevator to learn about pulleys, and a bicycle to learn about wheels. Construct a spinning motion picture machine to learn about centripetal and centrifugal forces, and a geared transmission to learn about gears. Build a simple spring scale to measure the forces acting on your models and an inclined plane to learn about normal force and gravitational force. Make a water wheel powered crane and a catapult to learn about the transfer of energy. Finally, put your physics knowledge to the test by building a sailing land yacht and a rubber band powered dragster. The 48-page book offers illustrated instructions for the building projects and experiments. Physics Discovery uses parts that are compatible with all of our Physics and Construction kits. Ages 8+
48 p
665067
CLIMATE & WEATHER The state of Earth’s atmosphere affects us all, which explains why the weather is one of the most popular topics of conversation and scientific study. With 23 hands-on experiments, you can investigate specific weather phenomena as well as the climate system in general. Build a model of Earth and its atmosphere and then use it to conduct experiments that show how the global wind system works. Trace air currents from the icy cold poles to the warm equator and back with a wisp of smoke. Model Earth’s heat reservoirs, thermals, and global and local winds. Recreate ocean currents in a basin of water. Simulate Earth’s rotation and revolution to learn how the sun affects the weather daily and seasonally. Learn about the climatic zones and the composition of the atmosphere. Experiment to see how carbon dioxide levels affect temperature. Explore the hydrological cycle to learn about humidity, clouds, and precipitation. Build a simple barometer, set up a rain gauge, and track the temperature. Ages 10+
48 p
665006
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ELECTRONICS In this increasingly digital world, it is more and more important for kids to have a basic understanding of electricity and electronics. With this experiment kit, you can get a well-rounded introduction to electronic circuits and the most important electronic components found in today’s digital devices. Assemble 21 electric circuits on the custom-designed plastic circuit board including a moisture sensor, conductivity tester, polygraph, alarm systems, door alarm, flip-flop circuit, timed switch, timer, flashing lights, battery tester, touch sensor, and temperature sensor. Become familiar with essential electronic components including conducting connectors, resistors, LEDs (light-emitting diodes), capacitors, transistors, switches, and power sources. Learn about conductors, insulators, and the flow of electrons. Understand abstract scientific terms like voltage, current, and resistance. Learn how to read circuit diagrams and circuit symbols. Ages 8+
 48 p
665098
MAGNETIC SCIENCE Explore the invisible and amazing power of magnets with 33 engaging experiments and games. This science experiment kit contains many magnets of different shapes and sizes, and a variety of other components with which you can explore this classic scientific subject. Experiment to determine which materials are magnetic and which are not. Learn about magnetic poles and magnetic fields. Discover how Earth behaves like one giant magnet, and how we use compasses to take advantage of this phenomenon to determine which way is north. Conduct a series of experiments to learn first hand how magnets behave and interact under different conditions. Make invisible magnetic fields visible using iron filings in an enclosed transparent box. Construct an electromagnet to learn how electricity relates to magnetism. Finally, have some fun with what you have learned by playing some games with magnets. The full-colour, 48-page manual guides your experiments with illustrated step-by-step instructions. Ages 8+
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GENETICS & DNA Head into the lab for an in-depth investigation of genetics, the branch of biology focused on heredity and variation in organisms, and DNA, the acid that holds the blueprints for life. See genetic material with your own eyes as you isolate the DNA from a tomato in a test tube. Investigate inheritance and learn how traits are passed down from parents to children. Learn about dominant and recessive genes and play inheritance games to determine how traits will be expressed. Learn about the biology of reproduction, the components of cells, and how chromosomes are combined and copied. Assemble a model to see the elegant double-stranded helical structure of DNA. Then crack the genetic code and find out how the different parts, called nucleotides, fit together. Analyse DNA evidence to identify suspects and solve a crime. Breed your own bacteria colony to experiment with survival of the fittest. Read about how mutation affects genes and how scientists clone plants and animals. Full-colour, 48-page manual. Ages 10+
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665002
CANDY CHEMISTRY EXPLORATION SERIES
Explore chemistry as you cook up candies and chocolates in the kitchen! Perform a number of sweet experiments and learn important physical science principles related to candy and cooking. Discover why sugar crystallises to make rock candy. Learn about specific heat and the phases of matter by moulding chocolates. Use a thermometer and learn about heat and temperature while boiling sugar. Gain experience with measurements and conversions, volumes, and weights. Investigate the chemistry of gummy bears. Learn about the mysterious phenomenon of triboluminescence with wintergreen candies. Make gummy candies, chocolate shapes, and hard sugar candy using the special tools included: plastic and metal moulds, candy thermometer, spatula, dipping fork, and more. Finish them with foils, paper cups, sticks, and wrappers. The 48-page, full-colour manual provides instructions and explanations. Does not contain hazardous chemicals or food items; you supply the ingredients from your kitchen. Ages 10+
 48 p
665003
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SOLAR MECHANICS Build more than 20 solar-powered models to learn about how solar cells convert energy from sunlight into mechanical energy. Conduct experiments with the solar cell to see how different placement angles, different light levels, different sources of light, and different loads affect its operation. Learn about solar power in a fun, hands-on way. This kit includes a unique single-piece solar motor that is composed of a photovoltaic cell and an electric motor joined together in one compact unit. With this solar motor, you can power dozens of electric vehicles and devices. Build models including cars, trucks, planes, windmills, waterwheels, robots, and other vehicles. The 60-page, full-colour experiment manual offers step-by-step illustrated instructions for the building projects and experiments. The building system is compatible with all of our other Physics and Construction kits. Ages 8+
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BUBBLE SCIENCE Experiment with fascinating soap bubbles to learn physical science fundamentals in a fun way. For countless generations, people have been captivated by the unique properties of soap bubbles. See for yourself why these elegantly simple structures of soap, water, and air are still studied by scientists, modeled by mathematicians, emulated by architects, and immortalized by artists and writers. Blow giant bubbles, mini-bubbles, bubbles within bubbles, chains of bubbles, and bubble blankets. Mix the perfect bubble solution. Learn about the love-hate relationship between soap and water, and the scientific phenomenon of surface tension. Observe the subtle colours of bubbles, and discover how a bubble’s colour can reveal when it will pop. Make geometric bubble shapes and build soap film domes, roofs, and bridges. You can also learn some tricks and games that you can play with bubbles. The full-colour, 48-page book guides you through 29 experiments. Ages 9+
48 p
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* OPTICAL SCIENCE Astonish yourself with optical illusions and amazing visual phenomena as you explore human perception and the physics of light. Experiment with light and the colour spectrum by building a colour wheel, a fiber optic peacock, and diffraction glasses. Learn how the eye and a camera are similar and how they are different. Build a camera obscura and pinhole glasses. Investigate lenses and light refraction. Experiment with spatial vision and depth perception with 3D glasses and an Ames room model. Find your blind spot and watch things disappear. View stunning optical illusions involving shapes, colour, depth, and scale. Make a curved line look straight. Turn cardboard transparent. See the world shrink. Make white by mixing red, green, and blue, and see colours in black and white. See firsthand how your eye and brain work together to perceive colour, light, depth, perspective, size, shape, and motion. Conduct over 35 experiments, guided by the 48-page, full-colour manual. Ages 8+
48 p
665005
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ARCHAEOLOGY: PYRAMID DIG Play the role of archaeologist as you explore this pyramid model and the treasures buried within. After using hieroglyphics to decipher the secret to unlocking the pyramid, use tools and techniques similar to those of a real archaeologist to carefully excavate a sarcophagus and four canopic urns from the hardened sandy catacomb inside. Practice the best techniques for excavating an archaeological site, such as digging, troweling, screening, brushing, and record keeping. As you uncover the artifacts in the pyramid, you will learn about important aspects of archaeological science, including surveys, excavation, conservation, dating, and remote sensing. Learn how to create a gridded excavation site and a diorama. Investigate the layout of the pyramid, its various chambers, hidden passageways, and security devices by constructing a three-dimensional cross section of the pyramid. A full-colour, 32-page manual gives step-by-step instructions for the activities and experiments. Ages 8+
32 p
665001
VOLCANOES & EARTHQUAKES Earth is constantly changing. Massive pieces of its outer layer are slowly sliding under, over, away from, or past each other. Earthquakes shake the continents and oceans, and volcanoes spew out the molten insides of our planet. By studying these awe-inspiring and devastating natural phenomena, you can learn about the inner workings of Earth. Build and erupt a model volcano with plaster-based “lava” that hardens after each eruption. The volcano can be erupted multiple times, and the volcanic cone builds up with each eruption, like a real volcano. Learn about the different types of volcanoes. Build a working seismograph, and fake some ‘quakes to see for yourself how scientists measure earthquake forces. Discover plate tectonics, and see how volcanoes and earthquakes are caused by the constant movement of the planet’s parts. Assemble a plate tectonics puzzle and a geological globe. Play a volcano quiz game to learn about well-known volcanoes. A full-colour, 48-page experiment manual is included. Ages 10+
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48 p
665081
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MOTORS & GENERATORS Electric motors and generators are in countless devices, appliances, and vehicles we use every day. They are an essential technology in our modern world. With this kit, you can conduct 25 experiments to learn how an electric motor converts electricity into motion, and how an electric generator does the opposite, converting motion into electricity. The electric motor is made of transparent plastic to show how the inside components work. Set up the motor to run on battery power and learn how a motor works. Then reconfigure the device to work in reverse as a hand-crank electric generator. Experiment with magnets to learn about the force of magnetism, and how magnetic fields relate to electric current. Build simple circuits consisting of the motor or generator, wires, and a light bulb to learn about the flow of electricity. Learn about gears and drive-trains and how they work to effectively convert kinetic energy into electrical energy and back again. The fullcolour, 48-page manual guides your experiments. Ages 8+
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665036
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IFELONG E L A G N SPARKI OVE OF SCIENC L ELECTRIC FAN Build a working electric fan using a circuit that consists of a fan blade rotor, electric motor, LED, resistor, switch, and battery holder. Learn how motors work, the role each electronic component plays in the circuit, and how fan blades push air to make wind. Ages 8+
8p
659158
CRYSTAL GARDEN Grow a marvelous crystal garden with these fast-growing crystals. The centres of four flower cards bloom into delicate crystal structures in just a few hours. You can practically see the crystals form before your eyes on the branches of filter-paper trees. Learn about how and why crystals form, and experiment with different coloured flowers. Ages 10+
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8p
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BUBBLE BLOWER Build a machine that automatically blows a stream of soap bubbles in different sizes. Learn how electric motors and fans work and why soap solution forms bubbles when air is blown through a soap film. Ages 8+
8p
659141
ELECTRO CHEM CLOCK Explore the exciting science of electrochemistry with this fun electric lab. Build a battery that produces electricity from lemon juice. Use the battery to power a digital clock with LCD display. Experiment with using other acids, such as cola or even salty water, to power your clock. Learn the basics of electricity, electrochemical reactions, batteries, and conductors and insulators. Ages 8+
8p
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SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS IN THE TUB Splash into science with this experiment kit designed specifically for use in the bathtub, kitchen sink, or paddling pool! Try nine fun experiments with water to learn about the properties of water, water pressure, buoyancy, surface tension, and more. Build a boat, a tiny waterwheel, soapy spinning disks, and communicating vessels. The experiment manual is printed on waterproof plastic cards instead of paper. Ages 6+
12 p
657130
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PHYSICS: FORCE & PRESSURE Balloons are more than just a lot of hot air! Learn about air pressure and force by doing lively experiments with air, water, and rubber balloons. See how air is not just emptiness, but has volume and takes up space. Try blowing up a balloon in a bottle. Make a simple water fountain to learn about air pressure. Race a jetpropelled balloon rocket to investigate forces. Lift a pile of books with your breath. Blow up a balloon with a simple chemical reaction. You’ll have a blast with balloons zooming, floating, popping, and flying all around the room! Ages 8+
8p
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PHYSICS: SIMPLE MACHINES Establish a foundation in physics by building models of all six simple machines: levers, pulleys, inclined planes, screws, wedges, and wheels and axles. Assemble and use a spring scale to measure how the machines change the direction and magnitude of forces, making work easier to do. Ages 8+
12 p
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SOLAR THERMAL LAB Solar thermal energy refers to the technology of collecting solar energy in the form of heat and making it useful, for example, by converting it into electricity or heating homes. Huge solar thermal towers are being installed in sunny places around the world to convert the sun’s heat into electricity via turbines powered by hot air. With this kit, you can build your own simple solar thermal updraft towers to collect the sun’s energy and use it to spin colourful turbines. Test the solar turbines in various configurations and compare the results from two different towers. Learn about thermal updrafts and solar thermal energy. Ages 7+
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FORENSICS FINGERPRINT LAB Become a science sleuth as you practice the science of fingerprint detection and collection. Collect fingerprints by dusting them with black powder and lifting them with clear stickers. Design a fingerprint file card and take prints from your friends and family. Learn how the FBI classifies fingerprints. Once you have mastered fingerprinting, put your skills to the test by playing a detective game to find and match prints. Learn why our fingers leave prints and why they are such solid evidence in criminal investigations. Ages 8+
12 p
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DINOSAUR FOSSILS Fossilise, dig up, and reconstruct a dinosaur skeleton replica. Learn how fossils form, how paleontologists excavate them, and how dinosaur bones are pieced together to form complete skeletons. Model the process of fossilisation by burying your dinosaur bones in layers of plaster “rock.” Carefully excavate the bones from the plaster using the tools and techniques of paleontologists. Finally, assemble the dinosaur bones into a complete skeleton. Ages 8+
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SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS ON THE GO Take your experiments on the road with this travel-friendly science kit! The kit includes everything you need to do fun experiments on road trips, flights, train rides, and vacations. Assemble a simple pair of binoculars and learn how they work. Set up a mini cable car to run between car windows or airplane tray tables. Explore rotational speed with a spinning disk experiment. Build a balance scale to measure weights. Calculate how far a distance is on a map and your traveling speed. Learn fun facts about migrating animals and how fast Earth is traveling through space. Experiment with a mini boomerang. Observe optical illusions with a spinning top. Make a “lenticular” postcard that looks different depending on the viewing angle. Ages 8+
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little labs The Little Labs line begins with Stepping into Science, a starter kit that covers five topics. The kit teaches science fundamentals through 25 experiments, while at the same time introducing children to the concept and process of experimentation. Intro to Engineering welcomes children to the world of engineering, The Human Body gives them an introduction to human anatomy, and Botany enables them to learn about plant biology. In addition, there are six single-topic kits. Each kit offers a handful of essential experiments that address common questions children have from their everyday observations. The simple instructions included in each Little Labs kit rely heavily on illustrations. They have just enough text to reinforce vocabulary and aid in language learning, and also to advise parents and adult supervisors.
WEATHER
Investigate weather with experiments on wind, rain, storms, clouds, temperature, evaporation, pressure, and more.
PHYSICS
Learn about mechanical physics by building simple machines such as levers, gears, and pulleys. Discover force and motion.
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Explore the physical properties of water in eight experiments. Learn why boats float. Defy gravity with water. Experiment with surface tension and the basic principles of hydraulics.
MAGNETS
Discover the invisible world of magnetic forces. “Draw” pictures with magnets. Make a magnetic driving test. Test the strength of magnets and learn how to lift objects without touching them!
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Explore the phenomena of optical illusions with ten fun experiments. Play with a distorting mirror. Learn how 3D glasses work. Build a kaleidoscope. Make a simple “motion picture.”
STARS AND PLANETS Explore space by building a solar system, making moon craters and constellations, launching rockets, and testing to see which planets could support life.
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STEPPING INTO SCIENCE Begin a lifetime of scientific investigation and understanding with 25 fun experiments in five key areas: nature, physics, chemistry, air, and water. Learn what plants need to grow, build a barometer, see how water climbs,
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watch plants sweat, and investigate plant propagation. Discover how a magnifying glass enlarges, how colours mix, how static electricity attracts, how sundials tell time, and how a motion picture works. Investigate air pressure, air flow, hovercraft, paper airplanes, and suction. Write secret messages, float a paper clip, blow super bubbles, observe capillary action, and test displacement. Build a soap-driven boat, mix oil and water,
experiment with evaporation, paint with sugar, and watch a balloon inflate itself. With a 48-page guidebook, Stepping into Science teaches science fundamentals with step-by-step, hands-on experiments, while also introducing children to the scientific method itself.
l Introduction to scientific inquiry for preschoolers and kindergarteners
l Learn about plants, physics, chemistry, air, and water l Easy-to-follow illustrated experiments Ages 5+
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INTRO TO ENGINEERING Intro to Engineering welcomes young children to the field of engineering with 25 experiments and building projects in five sections. By engaging in handson activities, children will learn how engineers apply their scientific and technical knowledge to design machines and devices. Start by learning some engineering basics with experiments on levers, forces, and pulleys. Build simple devices using these basic components. Move on to explore engineering on land by building vehicles with wheels, such as a race car and a wind-up car. Next, investigate engineering with air (and in the air) by building a helicopter, a pinwheel, a parachute, a glider, a balloon rocket, and an air-powered carousel. Then, build a diving bell, a sailboat, and a paddle boat to experiment with engineering in water. Finally, find engineering in your own home with experiments modeling the telephone and television. With a 48-page guidebook, Intro to Engineering teaches engineering fundamentals with step-by-step, hands-on experiments and building projects.
l Introduce engineering to young children with basic building projects l Experiment with simple machines like levers, forces, and pulleys l Conduct engineering projects on land, in the air, and in the water l Step-by-step illustrated instructions so children can easily follow along Ages 5+
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THE HUMAN BODY
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Learn about the human body by doing experiments with your five senses that show you how your body works. By exploring the external aspects of your body with hands-on experiments, you can learn a lot about the inside anatomy of the body. Examine your fingerprints to learn how you are unique. Build a stethoscope and listen to your heartbeat to learn how your heart pumps blood, and listen to your gurgling tummy to learn how your stomach works. With the stethoscope, you can investigate how your ears hear with a listening game and a sound memory experiment. Test your lung capacity to learn about how your lungs work. Examine your diet and your digestive functions to learn how your body processes nutrients to give you the energy to do more experiments! Try a blindfolded exercise to find out about hand-eye coordination. Take a tickle test to learn about your skin and sensory receptors. Monitor your pulse to learn about your circulatory system. Follow your nose in a smell memory game to learn about your sense of smell. Take a blindfolded taste test to learn about your tongue. Try some balancing exercises to explore your muscles and bones. Discover how your ears play a role in your balance. Construct a magic telescope, spin an optical illusion top, and hold a staring contest to see how your eyes work. Relate your experiments back to human body systems, including the internal organs, skeleton, muscles, and the circulatory system, with clear and accurate anatomical illustrations. With a 48-page, full-colour illustrated guidebook, this kit teaches human biology fundamentals with step-by-step, hands-on experiments.
l Learn how the body works by experimenting with the five senses l Discover the organs, skeleton, muscles, and circulatory system l Fun, hands-on experiments make human biology accessible
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BOTANY: EXPERIMENTAL GREENHOUSE Budding botanists will love getting their hands dirty in this unique biological science experiment kit. Learn about plants and seeds by conducting experiments in a specially designed botanical laboratory with greenhouse domes. Assemble the domed greenhouses, complete with thermometers and ventilation. Construct an automatic watering system to keep your plants from getting too thirsty. Grow beans, cress, and zinnia flowers, and learn how each plant has different needs. Experiment with plant cells and capillary action. Learn how roots work to transport water and nutrients throughout a plant. Conduct experiments that demonstrate how plants need water, light, and heat to grow. Discover the strength of a bean and how leaves sweat. See why grass grows back after it is cut and how cuttings can grow roots. Germinate fruit and vegetable plants from the seeds in your kitchen. Grow a flower garden. Make tiny plaster bugs to decorate your garden. Collect seeds with your socks, and grow a funny grass head. Make leaf and bark rubbings. Learn how you can force budded branches to bloom in winter. With a 48-page, full-colour illustrated guidebook, this kit teaches botany fundamentals with step-by-step instructions for the hands-on experiments as well as growing information for many common plants.
l Learn about plants and seeds l Experiment in specially designed greenhouse domes l Grow beans, cress, and zinnia flowers
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SMART CAR ROBOTICS The Car of the Future Explore the cutting edge of automotive technology with this futuristic car. Construct the sleek, high-tech car, and then use your tablet or smartphone to control the car’s motorised wheels and steer it in any direction. On your device’s screen, watch the car as it drives through a virtual, augmented reality cityscape. Use the free downloadable app to script a simple program that instructs your car to automatically follow a predetermined course through your city. To build your virtual city, spread the AR (augmented reality) code cards out across the floor and point your tablet’s camera at them. The app interprets the AR codes as buildings and houses so that a virtual city springs up on your tablet’s screen. Once you have built your city, you can manually steer your car through it or program a route using a special “draw and drive” function in the app. Through all of your experiments with the car, you will learn first-hand about the forward-looking technologies of driverless vehicles. Automotive engineers expect that by around 2020 it will be completely normal for some cars to drive at least partly on their own. Major car manufacturers and tech companies are already working on their own versions of the self-driving cars. You will learn about the technologies employed in autonomous vehicles, including laser detectors, GPS, radar systems, and on-board computers. Build seven models in addition to the smart car. Each of the models uses up to four electric motors, and each motor can be controlled independently with the app. The app’s programming mode allows you to switch each of your car’s four motors forward, backward, or off, in second-long increments, for up to three minutes. A full-colour, 64-page experiment manual provides assembly and usage instructions, and background information.
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GYROBOT The Science of Gyroscopes
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Gyroscopes are used in countless devices. From smartphones, tablets, and video game controllers to airplanes and space telescopes, gyroscopes perform tasks ranging from the everyday to the extraordinary. With this kit, children can explore the astonishing powers of the gyroscope by building seven motorised models, including a robot that can balance on two linear wheels and move along a tightrope! Kids will learn about the physical science principles that keep the robot balanced, making it appear to defy gravity. By constructing seven different models with the motorised gyroscope unit, young engineers can experiment with and learn about the science of gyroscopic devices and the indispensable role they play in our lives. The models include the gyroscopic robot, a balancing personal vehicle, a gyro horizon (or artificial horizon), a gyrocompass, a balancing game, a tightrope walker, and a flight simulator. At the core of these models is a unique motor-driven gyroscope. A gyroscope is a rapidly spinning wheel mounted in such as way that its axle can move in any direction. Because of the laws of physics, the gyroscope reacts to external forces differently than a non-spinning wheel would: it resists forces in certain directions. This behaviour allows it to be used for all sorts of applications related to balance, rotation, and orientation. Fun, hands-on experiments with the motorised gyroscope unit make these physical laws tangible and easier to comprehend. Although gyroscopes are used in very sophisticated devices, essentially they are simple mechanical instruments. A child’s spinning toy top is a simple example of a gyroscope. A full-colour, 24-page, illustrated experiment manual provides step-bystep assembly instructions and scientific explanations. 102 building pieces.
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VIBROBOT The Science of Vibration Experiment with the zany behaviours, crazy motions, and fun applications of vibrating motors. From mobile phone buzzers and video game controllers to pavement compactors and industrial movers and sorters, vibrating motors are found in countless devices and machines. They are increasingly used in haptic (or tactile feedback) technologies, which use motion or vibration to communicate information to users through their sense of touch. With this kit, children can build seven different models centred on a vibrating motor that demonstrates real-world uses for these energizing machines. The vibrating motor and specially designed legs and feet allow the models to move around simply with oscillating motion. Build a vibrating robot that shimmies, wiggles, twirls, and dances around. Learn how to control the robot’s direction by changing the geometry of its arms and its weight balance. Construct a Mars rover model that bounces and shakes across the pretend surface of Mars. Make a vibrating bug and watch it hop around the tabletop. Assemble a doodling machine that creates abstract designs on paper with markers or pens. Build models of a vibrating fitness machine and a pavement compactor. Put together a skating machine that whizzes across the floor. The secret behind the models’ vibrating motion is an imbalanced weight that rotates on a driveshaft connected to an electric motor. You can even see the off-center weight spinning through the motor unit’s transparent case. This special motor unit allows you to connect it to all sorts of models and power them up with vibrational energy. Explore the exciting and animated world of vibrating motors and experiment to build your own wacky creations! A full-colour, 24-page, illustrated experiment manual provides step-bystep assembly instructions and scientific explanations. 80 building pieces.
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AIR-STREAM MACHINES Hovercraft & Air-Driven Models Build a working hovercraft that glides across smooth floors or flat water on a cushion of air. Learn how even though air is invisible, it still has mass and can support very heavy objects under the right circumstances. Experiment
with propellers and impellers to learn about air pressure and air flow. The models in this kit use a unique blower motor and a safe, soft-bladed fan to drive a series of models. The blower motor uses an impeller to increase the air pressure under the hovercraft. The fan creates a stream of air to push the vehicle forward. Using these components, you can build and investigate the hovercraft and other machines that rely on air and air pressure to function. Construct a batting machine that tosses a ball upward on a stream of air. Assemble
a basketball launcher and practice shooting hoops with air power. Make a fan-driven car that drives forward, propelled by a stream of air. Experiment to see how much weight your hovercraft can support. Full-colour, 32-page experiment manual. 59 building pieces. Ages 8+
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REMOTE-CONTROL MACHINES Build your own motorised vehicles and machines and control them with a wireless remote control unit. A unique six-button infrared remote allows you to control three different motors simultaneously, moving each of them forward or in reverse, with
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easy-to-activate touch sensors. The three motors can be combined to make complex vehicles and machines in numerous configurations limited only by your imagination. Assemble ten models demonstrating different ways in which the motors can be used including a bulldozer, car, threewheeler, crane, antique car, plow, folding car, formula one racer, three-blade dozer, and robotic arm. After you have built the models
in the instructions, you can design your own remote control creations! The kit comes with three motors, remote control unit, battery holder, and 182 building pieces. 48-page colour instruction book. Ages 8+
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ECO-BATTERY VEHICLES The Future of Electric Cars It’s becoming increasingly inevitable that electric vehicles (EV’s for short) will be the cars of the future. More specifically, battery electric vehicles (or BEV’s) — which are powered entirely by rechargeable chemical cells — are starting to become practical.
Many major auto manufacturers have BEV’s in development, and a few already have BEV’s on the road today. The challenge in making BEV’s a viable transportation solution is the battery. Batteries must be easy to recharge, able to hold enough charge to drive long distances, and more efficient than gasoline engines. Scientists and engineers around the world are tackling this battery challenge, and major progress is being made. In this kit, you can build and experiment with a new type of environmentally friendly
“fuel cell” to learn about electrochemical cells and BEV’s. The battery is a metal-air electrochemical cell, a type of battery that is widely used in small scale devices. It is ideal for demonstrating battery technology because it does not use any harmful chemicals: it uses only magnesium plates, salt water, and the oxygen in the air to generate electricity. Moreover, magnesium is considered an eco-friendly renewable fuel because it could be harvested cleanly from ocean water. Build 20 different models and power
them with this special battery. Experiment with different concentrations of salt to see how long your battery can run. Learn about electrochemistry and battery technology. One metal plate lasts as long as a regular AA battery (six plates included). Full-colour, 64-page manual. 91 building pieces. Ages 10+
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SCOPE CONSTRUCTOR Build Microscopes and Telescopes Build your own microscopes, telescopes, and binoculars with this unique optical construction kit. This innovative kit teaches young scientists how microscopes and telescopes work by letting them build these scopes from simple, reconfigurable parts.
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Discover first-hand how lenses bend light and learn how they can be combined together to make images larger and clearer for different applications. Build many types of scopes and learn how their various components function. Experiment with different lenses, different tube lengths, and different body configurations. Construct binoculars and a spotting scope. Examine three prepared slides under your microscope and prepare your own slides. Use the telescopes to view far away objects on
Earth, and the craters on the moon. Build 28 different models with 147 building pieces. Full-colour, 60-page experiment manual. Ages 8+
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SOLAR BOAT Build 6 Solar Models Construct a solar-electric boat and five additional models using an innovative motor module that can be powered by a solar cell or batteries. Build a solar catamaran driven by a fanboat-like propeller, a windmill, airplane model, spaceship model, fan, and rocket model. Learn how solar cells convert energy from sunlight into electricity to drive the motor and move your models. Full-colour, 32-page color instruction book. 40 building pieces. Ages 8+
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SOLAR CAR Build 5 Solar Models Construct a solar-electric car and four additional models using an innovative motor module that can be powered by a solar cell or batteries. Build a race car that drives across the floor, a helicopter with spinning rotor blades, a windmill with spinning turbine, a jet plane, and a gyrocopter. Learn how solar cells convert energy from sunlight into electricity to drive the motor and move your models. Full-colour, 28-page instruction book. 30 building pieces. Ages 8+
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AIR+WATER POWER PLUS Super PneumaticHydraulic Engines Build your own models powered by air pressure and water to learn about the laws of physics. A larger, super-charged version of our original Air+Water Power kit, this kit allows you to build more powerful models using two
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different air-and-water-powered systems: water-jet propelled cars and hydro-pneumo (water-air) powered engines. The hydropneumo system in this kit uses a larger, more powerful self-contained air-and-water turbine system as a motor. Two pressurized air-water tanks are included, allowing you to build two water-jet propelled cars simultaneously and race them against each other. Construct 30 models including pressurised water guns, air-and-water turbine driven cars, rocket cars, and jet boats. The water-jet propelled cars are a fun
outdoor activity, while the self-contained hydro-pneumo powered models are fun both indoors and out. Compete with your friends to see whose water-jet propelled car goes the fastest, and whose hydro-pneumo car goes the farthest! 60-page colour instruction book. 176 building pieces. Ages 8+
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Build your own models powered by air and water pressure to learn about the laws of physics. This unique kit allows you to build two different air-and-water-powered systems: water-jet propelled cars and hydropneumo (which simply means air pressure and water pressure) powered engines. The hydro-pneumo system uses a self-contained air-and-water turbine system as a motor. Construct 15 models including a truck, excavator, radar car, tank, antique car, helicopter, motorbike, digger, rocket car, forklift, roadster, propeller plane, grinder, and cutting machine. The water-jet propelled cars are a fun outdoor activity, while the selfcontained hydro-pneumo powered models are fun both indoors and out. Compete with your friends to see whose water-jet propelled
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car and hydro-pneumo car goes the farthest! 48-page colour instruction book. 165 building pieces. Ages 8+
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WIND POWER 2.0 Electricity Generating Turbines Build wind-powered generators to energize your electric vehicles and charge your rechargeable batteries! The wind spins the turbine, which turns an electric generator, which in turn charges your rechargeable AA batteries (not included). You can then use those wind-charged batteries to power the model vehicles you build. The six models include a glider, sail car, jet car, tractor, racecar, and tricycle. This kit includes two styles of wind turbine blades and a gearbox with three
different gear ratios for experimenting. You can adjust the angle and number of wind turbine blades to make best use of the wind, to make the LED light up brightly, and to charge the rechargeable battery as fast as possible. Explore this amazing, free source of renewable energy and store the electricity you generate for use in practical applications! 40-page colour instruction book. 133 building pieces. Ages 8+
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TK2 SCOPE Microscope & Biology Kit Embark on a guided journey through the microscopic world, revealing its hidden creatures and unseen structures with the TK 2 Scope. First, learn how to use the microscope and all of its parts. Next, become familiar with your scope by examining some prepared slides. Now, you are ready to
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take off on a guided investigation of plant and animal specimens that you gather and prepare yourself. This kit gives you the tools, knowledge, and skills you need to view virtually any specimen you can find. The microscope is a dual light 40-, 100-, and 400-power metal and plastic microscope. The two battery-powered LED light sources allow for both the viewing of large or opaque objects lit from above and the viewing of thinly sliced or translucent specimens lit from below. It has a 10-power
ocular lens; 4-, 10-, and 40-power objective lenses; and an aperture wheel. The lenses are all professional-quality optical glass. The microscope is durable and powerful, permitting years of continued observations. The full-colour, 48-page manual guides you through set-up, usage, and dozens of fascinating observations of biological specimens.
l Learn how to use the microscope and how to prepare slides
l 2 bright LED lights, above and below l 40x, 100x, and 400x magnification l 4x, 10x, and 40x objective lenses and a 10x ocular lens, all made of optical grade glass l Over 20 tools and accessories
KIDS FIRST BIOLOGY LAB Beginner Microscope Kit Discover the science of living things with this complete introductory microscope kit. The beautifully illustrated experiment manual guides you through observations of many
living specimens found in and around your home: onion cells, pond water, chloroplasts, plant stem cross sections, microorganisms, mouth cells, meat cells, different types of hair and fur, dust mites, bugs, pollen in honey, and much more. See how an onion cell shrivels and how an earthworm wiggles. Analyse the differences between the hair on your head and the sheep’s hair in your wool sweater. The kit includes three prepared specimens
on a slide, four blank slides, cover slips, tweezers, needle, section slicing tool, and vial. Learn how to use these tools to prepare slides and how to use the microscope to examine them. Investigate how the lenses in a microscope bend light to magnify images. The ocular lens, or eyepiece lens, of the microscope has an adjustable 12x to 18x magnification power. When combined with the three objective lenses, this results in a total magnification power of 96x to 750x.
It has a battery-powered light and a mirror to light up the specimens. The full-colour, 32-page manual covers microscope setup, usage, and many fascinating observations of biological specimens. Ages 8+
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KIDS FIRST CHEMISTRY SET Early Beginner Chemistry Set Kick off a chain reaction of fun-filled experiments with this introductory chemistry set designed specifically for young kids. Junior chemists can safely explore simple
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chemistry using the tools in this kit and common household substances from the kitchen, bathroom, and laundry room. Learn how to use basic chemistry equipment such as filters, test tubes, pipettes, and measuring spoons, and beakers. Make your own test tube racks out of plaster and learn about the chemical reaction that formed them. Conduct experiments to identify different chemicals using reactions, heat, evaporation,
and crystallisation. Examine the composition of inks and dyes with chromatography experiments, where colours magically separate from one another on a filter paper disk. Explore the properties of water, soaps, and oils. Experiment with acids and bases using indicators (pH strips and cabbage juice) to identify them. Make fizzy reactions with acids and bases to dissolve shells and inflate balloons. Discover the invisible gas carbon
dioxide and its very visible effects. The full-colour, 48-page manual guides inquisitive young chemists and their adult supervisors through safely conducting each of the 25 experiments. Ages 8+
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GLOWING CHEMISTRY Experiments with Luminescence Explore the fascinating world of chemical reactions that produce light, called
chemiluminescence. Mix up a magical blue light in a test tube using the glowing chemical luminol and other substances. With some cool chemical reactions, even coins and radishes begin to glow. You will discover how the natural world is full of luminous mysteries: bright spots on bananas, fluorescent chestnut bark, and glowing creatures in the sea.
Experiment with the special ultraviolet lamp to reveal things that would otherwise be invisible. Learn about the electromagnetic spectrum, including visible and invisible light. Experiment with glow-in-the-dark plastic. Build a fun glowing puppet theatre to play around with glowing pigments and discover real-world applications for glowing chemistry.
A 48-page, full-colour manual guides you through 22 experiments in light chemistry and provides scientific explanations and examples. Ages 10+
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CHEM C1000 Beginner Chemistry Set Enroll in CHEM C1000 and prepare for a lifetime of fascination with this essential science through 125 diverse experiments. Start with an introduction to the field of chemistry and famous chemists. Set up your lab space and learn how to safely handle the lab equipment and chemicals. Learn about indicators with litmus solution and write a secret message in invisible ink. Test the inks from your coloured markers on the chromatography racetrack to reveal their different colour components. Experiment with air pressure, surface tension, and the physical properties of fluids. Experiment with two well-known metals, iron and copper. Investigate carbon dioxide. Dissolve metals with electrochemical reactions. Explore water and its elements, saturated and unsaturated solutions, and crystals. Split water into hydrogen and oxygen with electrolysis, and form oxygen from hydrogen peroxide. Experiment with soaps, detergents, and emulsions of water and oil. Investigate chemistry in the kitchen by experimenting with sugar, honey, eggs and proteins, fatty acids, and calcium. Begin to build a strong foundation in chemistry with exposure to a broad range of chemical phenomena and hands-on laboratory experiences. This kit provides clear instructions for preparing and performing the experiments, offers safety advice, offers explanations for the observed occurrences, and asks and answers questions about the results. Thorough safety precautions and instructions ensure safe experimentation. Professional quality equipment helps you make the most of your chemistry experiments. 80-page, full-colour experiment manual.
All Thames & Kosmos chemistry sets are safety tested and approved, Ages 10+
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CHEM C2000 Intermediate Chemistry Set Discover how fascinating the world is when you understand the remarkable reactions behind ordinary occurrences. CHEM C2000 includes everything in CHEM C1000 and more — with twice the tools and materials, and more than three times the experiments. Most notably, this kit introduces you to the alcohol burner for experiments that require heat, greatly expanding the number of experiments you can conduct. Experiment with filtering and separating mixtures, combustion, and electrochemical reactions. Learn how to work with indicators and stronger acids and bases. Explore elements and compounds, including the chemical and physical properties of water, carbon dioxide, oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon. Discover atoms and molecules. Inspect soaps and household cleaners. Experiment with various foods from the kitchen to learn about sugars, fats, and proteins. Investigate metals such as iron, copper, and aluminum. Learn about how chemistry is used in environmental protection and industry. After completing CHEM C2000, you will have experienced firsthand the most important topics in chemistry, creating an excellent foundation for later study of chemical equations and atomic structure. The 128-page, full-colour manual guides aspiring young chemists through 250 experiments. The manual provides clear instructions for preparing and performing the experiments and explains the results. Thorough safety precautions and instructions ensure safe experimentation. Professional quality equipment helps you make the most of your chemistry experiments.
Ages 11+
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CHEM C3000 Advanced Chemistry Set CHEM C3000 is the ultimate chemistry set. This kit includes all of the components from CHEM C2000, plus dozens of additional tools and chemicals, and 100 additional experiments, for a total of more than 333 experiments. The 192-page, fullcolour experiment manual is written at a more advanced level than the other CHEM kit manuals. You could call it a textbook, but the manual is too much fun to make that comparison. CHEM C3000 has a similar hands-on approach to teaching chemistry as our other CHEM kits, but also teaches more advanced topics such as chemical equations, atomic structures, and the periodic table. These concepts are critical to continued study of chemistry. CHEM C3000 is an excellent preparation for secondary school level chemistry.
“Best Overall Chemistry Set”
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CHEM C3000 covers all of these topics and more: introduction to chemistry safety information setting up your workspace acids & bases salts & solutions elements & compounds solids, liquids & gases
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combustion air & air pressure air pollution our environment metals, oxidation & rust atoms & molecules history of chemistry
crystal lattices chemical formulas ubiquitous elements oxygen hydrogen water solutions & saturation
hydrogen peroxide atomic bonds orbitals & shells chlorine hydrochloric acid bromine & iodine families of elements
the periodic table sulphur carbon dioxide mineral deposits baking soda & powder ammonia crystals & solutions
chemical indicators separating mixtures chromatography electron transfer electrolysis electrochemistry carbon
fossil fuels alcohols oils, soaps & detergents sugars & starches monomers & polymers proteins waste disposal
SCIENCE OR MAGIC? Tricks with Physics Science is often said to be magic, and magical phenomena are often explained with science. This kit gives kids a fun way to explore scientific occurrences and principles by doing exciting tricks and performances for an audience.
The 20 easy tricks in this kit always have scientific explanations behind them, even if they appear to defy the laws of physics and nature. The tricks include levitating objects, making objects appear as if to move on their own, gravity-defying water, magically puncturing an apple with a flimsy plastic straw, a magical funnel that won’t let water through, resting a balloon on a bed of nails without it popping, disappearing water, a magical balancing butterfly, levitating a funnel
on a string, a magic box that makes objects disappear, and many more. Fun demonstrations include: What falls faster, a feather or a heavy weight? Can you blow bubbles into two glasses of water at the same time? Can you make a water balloon rise up on its own from the bottom of a tub of water? The kit also includes a small cardboard theatre, props, tickets, and flyers to set the right stage for your magic show. The 48-page,
full-colour, comic-book style manual guides you through the preparation and performance of 20 magic tricks. Ages 7+
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CRYSTAL GROWING Crystal Experiments & Crafts Grow dozens of dazzling crystals and conduct 15 illuminating experiments with this classic science kit. Experiment with four chemically different crystals each with different properties, including potassium alum crystals that form regular octahedrons, rapidly growing sodium sulphate crystals, long
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needle-shaped sodium acetate crystals, and plaster which is made from gypsum crystals. Mould fun plaster shapes, including stars, lightning bolts, dolphins, and pyramids, and grow layers of crystals on them. Use dyes to form coloured crystals, and mix the dyes to grow a rainbow of custom coloured crystals. Display your crystal creations in a clear treasure chest with a locking lid. Mould your own geode — a hollow rock with crystals growing inside — and create a beautiful crystal cavern inside.
Experiment with growing crystals rapidly and slowly, and observe how that affects the crystal structures. See if you can grow one giant crystal, and many small crystals on the surface of a rock. Measure how the crystallisation of solids out of a solution, and the dissolution of crystals back into solution, affect the temperature of the solution. Learn about the energy of crystallisation. Investigate solutions, crystallisation, and the chemistry of crystal growing. Learn about the structures and
geometries of different crystal shapes. This kit is thoroughly tested and safe: Over one million units of this kit have sold worldwide. A full-colour, 32-page experiment manual guides your experiments in crystal chemistry and Earth science. Ages 10+
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ELECTRONICS: ADVANCED CIRCUITS Serious Electrical Engineering, Serious Fun Tap into the awesome world of electronics with this advanced system of snap-together electric building blocks. Start out by experimenting with colourful light-up circuits as you dive into the basics of electricity.
Install a sound module to generate the sounds of police cars, ambulances, or fire engines. Learn the important role resistors and potentiometers (variable resistors) play in an electronic circuit. Use a multimeter to measure invisible voltage and current flowing through your circuit. Investigate transistors in switches and amplifiers to learn how the logical circuits in computers work. Build circuits that use sensors to detect moisture, temperature, and visible light. Incorporate capacitors in your circuits to
store and discharge electricity for specific functions, such as a countdown clock and a red-green alternate flasher. Test out the indispensable 555 timer to build some complicated circuits. Use an operational amplifier and an FM radio module to build an alarm clock. This kit uses the same unique electric building blocks as our other electronics kits, with the addition of many new advanced components, allowing you to build more complex circuits. The more than 140 electronic components include capacitors,
resistors, transistors, LEDs (light emitting diodes), phototransistor, switches, speaker, integrated circuit, infrared LED, diodes, FM tuner, 555 timer, operation amplifier, two potentiometers, electrodes, voltage and current meter, microphone, and 9-volt battery pack. Ages 10+
 168 p
615918
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ELECTRONICS: LEARNING CIRCUITS Fun Circuit Building Experiments for Beginners Construct circuits with colourful electric building blocks to learn about electricity and how electronic devices work. With the innovative snap-together blocks in this kit, children eight and up can safely and easily begin experimenting with electronic circuits. These building blocks are specially designed to make learning electronics fun and accessible. Because the blocks are brightly colored and have unique shapes, it is easy to follow the assembly diagrams to construct functional circuits. And because the circuit symbols are printed directly onto the blocks, you can quickly become familiar with the symbols and learn how to read circuit diagrams. The fun building projects include an alternating blinker, a police siren, an ambulance siren, an alarm system, a light detector, a conductivity tester, a rain warning system, a timer, and logic circuits. The electronic components in this kit include capacitors, resistors, transistors, LEDs (light emitting diodes), a phototransistor, a switch, 30 contact blocks, cable blocks, a battery holder, a speaker, and a sound integrated circuit. The 64-page, full-colour experiment manual guides you through 70 circuit building experiments with easy-to-follow diagrams. This kit provides kids with the tools and instructions they need to experiment with their own hands and learn firsthand how electronics work.
Ages 8+
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 64 p
615819
ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM Understanding the Force of Electromagnetism Conduct more than 60 electrifying experiments with circuits and magnetic contraptions to learn about electricity and magnetism, and how these two fundamental properties are closely related. Children eight
and up can safely and easily experiment with electric current and magnetic fields using the colourful snap-together blocks and components in this hands-on kit. Build series and parallel circuits to light up a light bulb. Experiment with push buttons and on-off switches. Assemble circuits that include a spinning motor, two switches, and up to three light bulbs. Conduct tests to see which materials are magnetic. Learn about the force of magnetism and magnetic poles. Magnetise a metal. Use iron filings to make invisible magnetic
fields visible. Investigate magnetic force and direction with a magnetic pendulum device. Learn how a compass works and about Earth’s magnetic fields. Conduct a series of experiments with a sturdy electromagnet. Finally, put everything you have learned to good use by constructing a loudspeaker, an electromagnetic relay switch, and a morse code telegraph key. The components are specially designed to make learning fun and accessible. The electrical blocks fit together with simple plugand-socket connectors. Because the blocks
are brightly coloured and have unique shapes, it is easy to follow the assembly diagrams to construct functional devices. The 64-page, full-colour experiment manual guides you through experiments with easy-to-follow diagrams. Ages 8+
 64 p
620417
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PHYSICS WORKSHOP The Science of Matter & Energy Almost everyone has heard of a chemistry set. But until this ground-breaking kit was introduced, a physics set was almost unheard of. Physics is an essential science for everyone, and this kit provides a comprehensive explanation of mechanical physics. Through building 36 models and conducting subsequent experiments with the models, you will learn the fundamental laws of mechanical physics. Start by building small models, such as a fixed pulley, to learn about basic forces and simple machines. Then, work your way up to more complex machines, such as a pendulum clock, to learn more advanced concepts like work and centripetal force. This hands-on approach is both fun and effective because the principles of physics are demonstrated right in front of you. This kit includes more than 300 building pieces. The 64-page, full-colour manual presents assembly instructions, experiments and explanations in a richlyillustrated, easy-to-follow manner.
l Build a windmill, two-speed crane, force scale, sail car, mars robot, hammer machine, centrifuge, pinball game, centrifugal switch, ship’s lantern, and dozens of other models l Experiment with simple machines: gears, levers, screws, inclined planes, pulleys, wheels and axles l Learn and understand the most fundamental physics equations l Read about amazing real-world applications for physics Ages 8+
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 64 p
625412
PHYSICS PRO Advanced Physics Kit Physics Pro is our biggest, most advanced physics kit. With this kit, you can continue your study of statics and dynamics from previous lessons and begin your study of more advanced topics in physics, including fluid dynamics, energy, oscillation, hydraulics, and pneumatics. By adding advanced topics like fluid
dynamics to your physics repertoire, you can now build some really spectacular models and devices, such as a wind tunnel, pneumatic shocks, and a hydraulic lift. You will see how physics extends far beyond the classroom, giving us an amazing set of tools that can be applied in the real world to engineer marvelous things. The main focus of the kit is the behaviour of the two most important fluids in our world — water and air — and objects immersed in them. You will investigate how air and water rest and flow, what they can carry and how
they move. With experiments and models, you will find out what forces work on them and what kinds of energy they possess. You will learn how ships float and airplanes fly, why a streamlined shape lets a car drive faster and how power plants convert a current of water into electrical current. The 96-page, full-colour experiment manual has two major sections. In the first part, you will enter the physics lab, where you will get to know the properties of air and water and become familiar with currents and energy. There is a series of 17 experiments in
which you will start building smaller models. In the second part, you will move on to the workshop, where you will build 14 larger models of complex real-world devices. More than 213 parts are included in this kit, which are compatible with our other Physics kits. Ages 10+
96 p
625313
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HYDROPOWER Renewable Energy Science Kit Hydropower has been used for hundreds of years in watermills and is now commonly used to generate electricity in applications such as hydroelectric dams and tidal power plants. Explore the power of water by building models and conducting experiments with them. Learn about how different devices are
used to extract useful energy from moving water — from a waterwheel in a small stream to a giant turbine in a tidal power station. Build a waterwheel, a sawmill, and a hammer mill to harness the energy of moving water to do different types of physical work. Investigate the intriguing properties of water by performing experiments involving surface tension, adhesion, and cohesion. Learn about water pressure by building a water tower, communicating vessels, and a water fountain. Construct a hydroelectric power station
to generate electricity and light an LED. Learn about where the energy in ocean waves, tides, and rivers comes from, and discover how we can generate electricity from them. The full-colour, 32-page experiment manual offers illustrated instructions and scientific information.
l Generate electricity to light an LED l Learn the physics of water turbines l Discover why hydropower is a promising source of energy Ages 8+
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l 12 experiments and building projects l Harness mechanical energy from water to do physical work
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POWER HOUSE Sustainable Living in the 21st Century Human civilisation’s energy consumption is growing. At the same time, the harmful environmental impact of our energy usage is becoming apparent. A massive global effort to adopt renewable energy and use our resources more sustainably has begun.
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To live sustainably, we must use Earth’s resources at a rate at which they can be replenished, and thus provide for future generations to live as we have. With this kit, you can learn about alternative energy and sustainable living by conducting 100 experiments and building energy-related models. Build the Power House and then conduct experiments in and around the house. Learn about energy-efficient construction materials and passive house design. Experiment with heating, cooling,
conduction, convection, and insulation. Investigate Earth’s climate, the water cycle, and that inexhaustible power plant in the sky: the sun. Test passive solar collection methods with a solar collector. Hook up a photovoltaic solar panel to generate electricity from sunlight. Build wind turbines to extract energy from the wind. Construct a greenhouse and learn about the energy conservation tricks used by plants. Power House provides a comprehensive overview of the many forms of alternative
energy, and makes environmental protection and energy conservation issues tangible with hands-on models. The 64-page, full-colour experiment manual provides instructions, scientific explanations, and energy-saving tips. Ages 10+
64 p
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WIND POWER Renewable Energy Science Kit Build a working wind turbine to harness power out of thin air. Wind is one of the most promising sources of clean, renewable energy available today. Wind energy has been used for centuries to pump water and crush grain in windmills, and is increasingly being used to generate electricity to power our modern world. First, assemble a wind turbine complete with electric generator, adjustable rotors, and wind speed indicator. Then, conduct more than 20 experiments with your wind turbine, including experiments with different numbers of rotor blades, different blade angles and profiles, different wind speeds, different gear ratios, and so on. Use the wind turbine to generate mechanical power to lift a heavy weight or generate electricity to light up an LED and charge a rechargeable battery. During the experiments, you will learn the physics of force and motion as it applies to wind power technology. Learn how to measure and calculate the different forces acting on the rotor blades by breaking them down into vectors. Discover how the sun makes the wind, providing us with an endless source of energy. Read about different types of wind turbines and windmills. The fullcolor, 32-page experiment manual offers illustrated instructions and scientific information.
l Build a working wind turbine l Harness mechanical energy from wind to lift weights l Generate electricity to light an LED and charge a battery l Learn the physics of wind turbines l Discover how wind occurs and why it is such a promising energy source
Ages 8+
32 p
623913
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NAME Archaeology: Pyramid Dig Volcanoes & Earthquakes Motors & Generators Electric Fan Bubble Blower Crystal Garden Electro Chem Clock Science Experiments in the Tub Physics: Force & Pressure Solar Thermal Lab Physics: Simple Machines Forensics Fingerprint Lab Dinosaur Fossils Science Experiments on the Go Weather Physics Water Optical Illusions Magnets Stars and Planets Stepping into Science Intro to Engineering The Human Body Botany: Greenhouse
Mini Volcano Dinosaur Skeleton Dig Amazing Gyroscope Molecule Madness Kitchen Chemistry Fingerprint Detective Gold Rush Geology 3D Crystal Shapes Crystal Geode Flower & Leaf Press Crystal Animals Ultralight Airplanes Slime Time Glow Stick Lab DIY Solar System Giant Mars Volcano Neon Light Writer Crystal Jewllery Musical UFO Crystal Nightlight Plasma Reactor Airbrush T-Shirt Makeover Yarn-Storming Machine Monster Sewing Workshop Spin Art Revolution Fliip-Flop Bead Party Do-it-Yourself UFO's Garden Pirate Plaster Sculptures Crystal Creation Chemistry C500 Rocket Science Space Exploration Physics Discovery Climate & Weather Electronics Magnetic Science Genetics & DNA Candy Chemistry Solar Mechanics Bubble Science Optical Science
MINIMUM AGE (YEARS) 8 10 8 8 8 10 8 6 8 7 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
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NUMBER OF EXPERIMENTS AND ACTIVITIES 10 11 25 4 2 4 3 9 9 5 8 6 3 10 8 8 8 11 12 10 25 25 26 30
1 1 3 2 5 2 1 5 1 2 2 5 3 3 3 2 1 3 2 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 28 18 22 17 23 21 33 20 25 20 29 35
SINGLE UNIT DIMENSIONS (CM) 33.3 x 22.6 x 14 33.3 x 22.6 x 6.6 33.3 x 22.6 x 6.6 20.6 x 13 x 5.6 20.6 x 13 x 5.6 20.6 x 13 x 5.6 20.6 x 13 x 5.6 20.6 x 13 x 5.6 20.6 x 13 x 5.6 20.6 x 13 x 5.6 20.6 x 13 x 5.6 20.6 x 13 x 5.6 20.6 x 13 x 5.6 20.6 x 13 x 5.6 20.6 x 13 x 5.6 20.6 x 13 x 5.6 20.6 x 13 x 5.6 20.6 x 13 x 5.6 20.6 x 13 x 5.6 19.6 x 19.6 x 5.6 37.1 x 29.2 x 7.9 37.1 x 29.2 x 7.9 37.1 x 29.2 x 7.9 37.1 x 29.2 x 7.9
18 x 25 x 5.3 18 x 25 x 5.3 18 x 25 x 5.3 18 x 25 x 5.3 18 x 25 x 5.3 18 x 25 x 3 18 x 25 x 5.3 18 x 25 x 3 18 x 25 x 5.3 18 x 25 x 3 18 x 25 x 3 22.2 x 27.9 x 6.6 22.2 x 27.9 x 6.6 22.2 x 27.9 x 6.6 22.2 x 27.9 x 6.6 22.2 x 27.9 x 6.6 22.2 x 27.9 x 6.6 22.2 x 27.9 x 6.6 22.2 x 27.9 x 6.6 22.2 x 27.9 x 6.6 22.2 x 27.9 x 6.6 25.4 x 18.4 x 7.6 25.4 x 18.4 x 7.6 25.4 x 18.4 x 7.6 25.4 x 18.4 x 7.6 25.4 x 18.4 x 7.6 18.4 x 12.7 x 7.62 18.4 x 12.7 x 7.62 18.4 x 12.7 x 7.62 33.3 x 22.6 x 6.6 33.3 x 22.6 x 6.6 33.3 x 22.6 x 6.6 33.3 x 22.6 x 6.6 33.3 x 22.6 x 6.6 33.3 x 22.6 x 6.6 33.3 x 22.6 x 6.6 33.3 x 22.6 x 6.6 33.3 x 22.6 x 6.6 33.3 x 22.6 x 6.6 33.3 x 22.6 x 6.6 33.3 x 22.6 x 6.6 33.3 x 22.6 x 6.6
CASE DIMENSIONS (CM) 48.2 x 38.1 x 33 38.1 x 38.1 x 27.9 38.1 x 38.1 x 27.9 29.2 x 22.9 x 15.2 29.2 x 22.9 x 15.2 29.2 x 22.9 x 15.2 29.2 x 22.9 x 15.2 29.2 x 22.9 x 15.2 29.2 x 22.9 x 15.2 29.2 x 22.9 x 15.2 29.2 x 22.9 x 15.2 29.2 x 22.9 x 15.2 29.2 x 22.9 x 15.2 29.2 x 22.9 x 15.2 29.2 x 22.9 x 15.2 29.2 x 22.9 x 15.2 29.2 x 22.9 x 15.2 29.2 x 22.9 x 15.2 29.2 x 22.9 x 15.2 38.1 x 21.6 x 21.6 43.1 x 40.6 x 33 43.1 x 40.6 x 33 43.1 x 40.6 x 33 43.1 x 40.6 x 33
29.2 x 20.3 x 20.3 29.2 x 20.3 x 20.3 29.2 x 20.3 x 20.3 29.2 x 20.3 x 20.3 29.2 x 20.3 x 20.3 29.2 x 20.3 x 12.7 29.2 x 20.3 x 20.3 29.2 x 20.3 x 12.7 29.2 x 20.3 x 20.3 29.2 x 20.3 x 12.7 29.2 x 20.3 x 12.7 35.6 x 30.5 x 25.4 35.6 x 30.5 x 25.4 35.6 x 30.5 x 25.4 35.6 x 30.5 x 25.4 35.6 x 30.5 x 25.4 35.6 x 30.5 x 25.4 35.6 x 30.5 x 25.4 35.6 x 30.5 x 25.4 35.6 x 30.5 x 25.4 35.6 x 30.5 x 25.4 40.6 x 27.9 x 21.6 40.6 x 27.9 x 21.6 40.6 x 27.9 x 21.6 40.6 x 27.9 x 21.6 40.6 x 27.9 x 21.6 40.6 x 21.6 x 15.2 40.6 x 21.6 x 15.2 40.6 x 21.6 x 15.2 38.1 x 38.1 x 27.9 38.1 x 38.1 x 27.9 38.1 x 38.1 x 27.9 38.1 x 38.1 x 27.9 38.1 x 38.1 x 27.9 38.1 x 38.1 x 27.9 38.1 x 38.1 x 27.9 38.1 x 38.1 x 27.9 38.1 x 38.1 x 27.9 38.1 x 38.1 x 27.9 38.1 x 38.1 x 27.9 38.1 x 38.1 x 27.9 38.1 x 38.1 x 27.9
SINGLE UNIT WEIGHT (KG) 1.5 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8
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CASE WEIGHT (KG) 6.8 5 3.6 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.8 2.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.8 4.1 4.1 4.1 5
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Smart Car Robotics Gyrobot Vibrobot Air-Stream Machines Remote Control Machines Eco Battery Vehicles Scope Constructor Solar Boat Solar Car Air and Water Power PLUS Air and Water Power Wind Power 2.0 TK2 Scope Kids First Biology Lab Kids First Chemistry Set Glowing Chemistry CHEM C1000 CHEM C2000 CHEM C3000 Science or Magic? Crystal Growing Electronics: Advanced Circuits Electronics: Learning Circuits Electricity & Magnetism Physics Workshop Physics Pro Hydropower Power House (V 2.0) Wind Power
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When thinking about the safety of science kits, it is important to remember that while most science kits are children’s products, science kits are not toys for play. None of our kits are intended for children under the age of five years, and all of our science kits require the presence and supervision of a responsible parent or adult. Our instruction manuals always provide important safety advice to children, parents, and adults, as well as first aid advice when applicable.
The kits in this catalogue conform to all applicable mandatory UK & US safety standards.
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SINGLE UNIT DIMENSIONS (CM) 48.5 x 33 x 9.7 53.3 x 50.8 x 35.6 37.1 x 29.2 x 7.9 43.1 x 40.6 x 33 37.1 x 29.2 x 7.9 43.1 x 40.6 x 33 42.7 x 29.2 x 8.1 45.7 x 45.7 x 33 37.1 x 29.2 x 7.9 43.1 x 40.6 x 33 42.7 x 29.2 x 8.1 45.7 x 45.7 x 33 42.7 x 29.2 x 8.1 45.7 x 45.7 x 33 33.3 x 22.6 x 6.6 38.1 x 38.1 x 28 33.3 x 22.6 x 6.6 38.1 x 38.1 x 28 48.5 x 33 x 9.7 53.3 x 50.8 x 35.6 37.1 x 29.2 x 7.9 43.1 x 40.6 x 33 37.1 x 29.2 x 7.9 43.1 x 40.6 x 33 41.9 x 33 x 13 58.4 x 43.1 x 35.6 42.7 x 29.2 x 8.1 45.7 x 45.7 x 33 42.7 x 29.2 x 8.1 45.7 x 45.7 x 33 42.7 x 29.2 x 8.1 45.7 x 45.7 x 33 37.1 x 29.2 x 7.9 43.1 x 40.6 x 33 54.1 x 37.1 x 11.9 55.9 x 38.1 x 38.1 54.1 x 14.6 x 18.3 55.9 x 38.1 x 38.1 42.7 x 29.2 x 8.1 45.7 x 45.7 x 33 42.7 x 29.2 x 8.1 45.7 x 45.7 x 33 54.1 x 37.1 x 9.7 55.9 x 40.6 x 38.1 37.1 x 29.2 x 7.9 43.1 x 40.6 x 33 42.7 x 29.2 x 8.1 45.7 x 45.7 x 33 37.1 x 29.2 x 7.9 43.1 x 40.6 x 33 41.9 x 33 x 13 55.8 x 43.2 x 35.6 37.1 x 29.2 x 7.9 43.1 x 40.6 x 33 54.1 x 37.1 x 9.7 55.9 x 40.6 x 38.1 37.1 x 29.2 x 7.9 43.1 x 40.6 x 33
SINGLE UNIT WEIGHT (KG) 1.5 0.8 0.7 1 1.4 1.1 1.2 0.3 0.3 1.5 0.9 1.4 1.8 0.6 1.2 1 0.9 1.8 3.2 0.6 1.3 1.7 0.6 0.9 1 1.8 0.7 1.1 0.9
CASE WEIGHT (KG) 9.5 5 4.1 6.4 7.3 6.4 6.8 2.3 2.3 9.1 5.4 7.7 9.1 4.5 7.3 5.9 5.4 6.8 8.2 4.5 7.7 8.6 4.1 5.4 6.8 9.1 4.5 5.9 5.9
UNITS PER CASE 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 3 2 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 4 5
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Some common safety precautions apply to all of our science kits: 1. A responsible parent or adult must always supervise the experimentation. 2. All users must read the manuals thoroughly before ex perimentation and follow all instructions and safety advice prescribed in the manuals. 3. The manual and packaging must always be kept ready for reference. 4. The kits must be kept away from young children (children under five years). 5. Caution must be used in handling any objects with sharp points or edges, or that may break to yield sharp points or edges. 6. Users should not put any of the parts in their mouths. 7. Users should always wash their hands after experimenting.
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