
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
A trio of the best science education kits we have seen dealing with electricity, magnetism, motors and generators. The 44 page instruction booklets are educational and complete; state problem, approach and explain what is happening for a series of projects of graded difficulty. The Motor/Generator kit includes several introductory experiments on magnetism as well as six complete motor generator projects. The Electromagnet kit provides experiments including the building of an electromagnet, a doorbell chime, a telegraph, a relay and an electric catapult. The Levitation Set experiments with magnetic fields, gravity, and equilibrium; plus everything you need to build a magnetic levitation train! All are complete except for batteries. Strongly recommended for their quality, the accuracy of their science and the interest they will sustain. Ages 10-18.
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89339 ELECTROMAGNET KIT | |
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89714 MAGNET LEVITATION KIT | |
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89338 MOTOR/GENERATOR KIT |
Periodic table of the elements nicely presented as a 3-hole-punched 8-1/4" x 11" insert for a looseleaf notebook. It's a double-sided trifold with peripheral information, including instructions on how to read the chart. A brightly colored and useful reference for everyone from teachers to chemists.
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88638 PERIODIC TABLE |
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
A pair of kits for ages 10 and up which will be fun to assemble and great educational aids for learning anatomy. Each is a complete, 15" tall model of the human body, including skeleton, internal organs and a clear plastic skin through which they may be viewed. Of course, what you get is all the bits and pieces. So the assembler must identify the parts, paint them (optional, paint not included) and glue them together to complete the finished man or woman. Which is what provides the fun and learning. Simple well illustrated directions and a comprehensive booklet summarizing the functions of the parts and explaining the body's systems (respiratory, digestive, endocrine, etc.) are included. A long standing favorite in our stores.
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70228 VISIBLE MAN | |
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70283 VISIBLE WOMAN |
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
Pop one of these roughly 1-1/4" dia stones into the toe of a sock, smash it with a hammer, and be the first person ever to see your real-as-Nature-makes-it geode!! Ninety percent of them have the familiar beautiful white crystals inside. Formed by volcanic action, they are found all over the world, but ours are from Mexico. There is no way to tell from the outside if they have crystal centers, but we will send you two just to raise your odds, and we haven't had a dud yet in our stores!! Much much more fun and satisfaction than buying one already cracked.
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88823 GEODES |
If you're a science teacher, an amateur scientist, or a professional who likes to take his work home with him, you'll lust after this CD-ROM. The updated (v3.0) and expanded disk contains the "legacy of a century," the complete collection of The Amateur Scientist columns from Scientific American magazine, featuring Albert G. Ingalls, C.L. Strong, Jearl Walker, Forrest Mims, Shawn Carlson and others. It includes over 1,000 classic projects in various disciplines for hobbyists, students and science fair contestants, more than 1,000 pages of helpful techniques that never appeared in the magazine, plus Internet links to valuable scientific sites. Minimum requirements: Mac OS, Windows, Linux or UNIX. 64MB RAM minimum. Runs with any browser. An incredible resource. An Absolutely-Must-Have!
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92047 AMATEUR SCIENTIST CD 3.0 |
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The manufacturer calls it the Thunder Tube". We call it indispensable for the amateur Foley operator. It's a 7" long x 2-1/2" dia PVC tube with a resonant head at one end attached to a 17" long x 3/16" dia extension spring. Shake it, scrape it, wiggle it, use your palm to muffle it and you generate creaks, deep warbles, rumbles, weird heterodyne-ish gong effects, wa-wa's, rude noises, and, yes, realistic thunder. A perfect musical companion to your cuica and rain stick--and good, clean fun around the house. Don't make a sound-track without it.
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92686 THUNDER TUBE |
This set of (6) tweezers is as useful as it looks daunting. The (6) stainless steel tweezers vary in size from 4-1/2" up to 7". Two of the tweezers have serated tips one is inverse, one has a slide latch and the others are straight flat tip. The set comes in a clear front plastic carrying case. Good for model cars, planes or hard to reach splinters.
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88366 STAINLESS TWEEZERS SET |
Think of it as a shortcut to learning perspective. This clever 50-sheet pad of white, 7" x 4-1/2" paper has a fine red and blue grid pattern that shows your drawing and doodling in 3-D when you wear the included 3-D glasses. It's our candidate for the why-didn't-I-think-of-that award this year.
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93371 3-D PAD |
No reason to neglect your education while you’re playing blackjack. Just use our special heuristic playing cards and you’ll learn something, even if you do lose your shirt. The Elemental cards are a double deck, (104) cards plus (4) jokers. In addition to the standard playing card values, the decks cover the (up-to-date, 2006) periodic table of elements. Each card includes one element's atomic number, symbol, series, melting and boiling points, period/group, uses, est. atomic weight, standard state, and the element's name in English. The Bones cards are a deck of (52) plus (2) jokers covering the human skeletal system, with names and full-color illustrations, and yes, the four of clubs is connected to the five of clubs.
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93185 ELEMENTAL CARDS | |
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93408 HUMAN BONE CARDS |
Special for your beginner tootler. Our black (ABS plastic) soprano recorder measures 12-5/8" long and includes a plastic carrying case, cleaning rod, and a sheet of fingering instructions.
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93499 RECORDER FLUTE |
This small flashlight is only 4-5/8" long, but draws super-bright light from its (32) LEDs. The unique, non-rolling design of the 1-1/2 dia head is a nice added feature. Comes with (3) "AAA" batteries, a carrying strap, and a nylon travel pouch. Runs about six hours on a set of batteries.
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38706 32 LED FLASHLIGHT |
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