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Melissa & Doug Classic Wooden Abacus
“ My child got this for Christmas. He loves the feel of the beads on his hands. The bright colors are great and make it appealing to look at. I can't wait to use this when I homeschool him. This certainly helps make education more fun when you have a colorful manipulative! ” --mhemingson
Thames & Kosmos Elastic Power
Build rubber band powered vehicles and mechanisms and learn about potential and kinetic energy. Discover fun mechanical applications for simple rubber bands! You can assemble 11 models including a sail car, helicopter, three race cars, yo-yo, spinning top, trolley, catapult, wind-up paddleboat, and motor bike. Design your own vehicle with a rubber band under the hood. Conduct experiments with...
Thames & Kosmos Solar Power
Build your own solar-powered models and discover how solar cells generate electricity from light. Build six solar powered models including a locomotive, single-prop plane, bulldozer, helicopter, backhoe, and twin-rotor helicopter. The special solar panel in this kit consists of three solar cells and generates 1.5 volts of electricity in bright sunlight, like a AA battery. A unique cradle holds...
Thames & Kosmos Remote Control Machines
Build your own motorized 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 easy-to-activate touch sensors. The three motors can be combined to make complex vehicles and machines in numerous configurations limited only by your...
Thames & Kosmos Wind Power 2.0
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...
Thames & Kosmos Alternative Energy and Environmental Science Stirling Engine
620325 Features: -Stirling engine is a heat engine can convert engine into mechanical work and mechanical engine into electricity. -Stirling engines are highly efficient. -Can use many different sources of heat: combustion of fuels, nuclear fission, geothermal, or solar heat. -Stirling engine in this kit is located in charging station with a mirrored parabolic dish. -Air inside the bulb heats...
Thames & Kosmos Alternative Energy and Environmental Science Sustainable Earth Lab
638016 Features: -Science kit gives you the tools and information to learn firsthand about the environmental problems. -Kit is organized into five main sections: renewable energies, natural resource usage, climate change prevention, waste and water management, and energy conservation. -Construct a miniature water treatment plant. -Learn how substances in unnatural concentrations can pollute...
Thames & Kosmos Technology and Electronics Electronics Workshop 2
The intricate world of electronics becomes tangible with the hands-on circuit building experiments in Electronics Workshop 2. This advanced science kit is designed for the older child or adult hobbyist with a serious interest in circuitry, constructing electronic devices, and investigating the digital world. This kit offers a detailed overviewof basic electronic components and an introduction...
Earth Science Crystals, Rocks, and Minerals
642112 Features: -Learn about rocks and the minerals that form them. -Discover the fascinating crystal structures of these minerals. -Kit teaches you the chemistry of crystals and the geological science. -Grow three chemically different types of crystals. -Built crystal shapes including octahedron, , tetrahedrons, and rhomboids. -Investigate the geologic rock cycle. -Learn how three main...
Little Labs Stars and Planets
Explore outer space by building a solar system making moon craters and constellations launching a rocket and testing to see which planets could support life. 20 pages.
