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Revolving Globe
$34.95
Fancy a round-the-world trip, but don’t have the time? Well with this Revolving Globe, it only takes 14 seconds!
With a 30 day spinning life on just one AA battery, The Revolving Globe is the perfect addition to any desk or shelf, and with it’s easy two-part assembly, you’ll be set up to go in less time than it takes to rotate.
Features
- Material:
Plastic
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14-second full rotation
- Detailed map of the world
- Spins for up to 30 days non-stop on one battery
- Requires single AA battery (not included)
- High-gloss finish
Dimensions
14cm x 14cm x 14.2cm
Sand Art
$34.95
Unique works of art at every turn!
Mesmerising and Relaxing. Sand Art uses the forces of gravity to create completely unique sandscapes every time you turn it. Can be used portrait and landscape.
Self-standing frame: 20 x 14.5 x 3.5cm
Science Magic
$19.95
This experiment kit could be the perfect present for the little learner in your life. Suitable for ages 8 and older, this educational kit will provide hours of stimulating play. The perfect present for the coming holiday season.
Features:
- 4M toys
- Design: KidzLabs Scientific Magic 20-Trick Kit
- Colour: Multi
- Great educational tool
- Hours of fun whilst learning
- Science mad fun
- Fantastic present idea
- 20 magical science tricks and props in one box
- Perfect for kids to experiment with science and showmanship
- Some common household items are needed for some tricks
- Box contains props needed for performing tricks
- Includes items such as plastic cups, mini boat and 24-page instruction manual
- Materials: N/A
- Recommended for ages 8+ years
- Dimensions (approx. cm): N/A
- Assembly required: Yes
Selfish
$29.95
You and your former friends are floating in space and your oxygen supplies are running low. Only the first back to the ship will survive.
This devious strategy game is a race through the vast and dangerous void of space to be the first to reach the spaceship. Attempt to move closer toward survival while desperately preserving your oxygen supply and simultaneously sabotaging your fellow astronauts.
Do you have what it takes to survive in space, and better yet, make sure you're the only one that does? Meteorically selfish and ruthless behavior will be needed to survive against wormholes, asteroid fields, laser blasts, and most dangerous of all, each other!
Space Shuttle Model
$7.95
A 7.5cm model of a space shuttle featuring the United States flag and NASA logo.
Spy Science - Detective Forensic Tool Kit
$34.95
Discover your inner detective with this forensic tool kit. Conduct crime-scene investigation with this the fingerprint collecting tools and identify suspects with the identikit projector.
Contents:
Includes everything needed to assemble an identikit projector, with dimensions of 14cm/5.5 inches. It features projector films for creating various suspect facts. Fingerprints collection tools include a stamp pad, dusting powder and brush, fingerprint collection pads, sticker tapes, fingerprint record cards, a magnifier and detective ID card. All stored in a convenient storage case. Also required but not included in this kit: A small crosshead screwdriver, 3x1.5V AAA batteries.
For ages over 8
Static Electricity
$29.95
Science kit for young researchers
About this kit:
What is "Static Electricity"? It seems that many people are aware of the concept but don't really know how to scientifically explain it. Kids experimenting with this "Crazy Scientist Lab" kit will know everything there is to know about static electricity and enjoy amazing tricks and experiments! In this science kit, kids will be exposed to the fascinating world of invisible atoms that are all around us, some with electrical particles that create static electricity in certain objects. Using this electrical current, we will perform really cool experiments such as separating salt and pepper grains, sticking a balloon to the wall using electricity, building flying saucers and an electroscope, making Styrofoam balls dance and many more exciting experiments.
This science kit comes equipped with all the necessary equipment excluding some common household items. It includes a clear guide accompanied with photos of the experiments steps as well as fascinating scientific explanations and facts.
Stepping Into Science
$59.95
Begin a lifetime of scientific investigation and understanding with 29 fun experiments in five key areas: nature, physics, chemistry, air, and water.
Learn what plants need in order to grow, observe the clouds, see how water climbs, 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 colours separate.
With a 48-page illustrated guidebook, Stepping into Science teaches science fundamentals with step-by-step, hands-on experiments, while also introducing children to the scientific method itself.
Super Science, Revolting Science and Glow Science kits
$9.95
Does your child love doing experiments and making things? Then this kit is the perfect combo that will keep them entertained for hours!
There are 3 kits on offer. Please make a selection at the checkout.
Magic Sand & Slippery Slime: Experiment with magical sand that stays dry even when it's under water, and make your own slime.
Revolting Science: Gross stomach-churning germs! This kit finds and grows the disgusting lurking around your house!
Glow Science: Glow-in-the-dark powder can be added to all kinds of things around the home to make them luminescent, and add water to special white powder to make it expand into faux snow - it feels just like the real thing! Everything you need is included, just add water! Comes with illustrated instructions, perfect for beginners.
For Ages 8+
The Crazy Scientist - Forces & Energy
$14.95
Forces & Energy
Do you think bottles can be telepathic? Have you ever seen a dizzy marble? Or an acrobat egg? Do you think a bridge made of paper can be strong? All of these are just a few examples of the exciting science tricks in this kit, all using common household materials.
Within this box you'll find 20 cards, each contains a real science trick that has a simple and yet clever scientific explanation.
All science tricks were designed for children aged 6 and above. Some magical tricks require adult supervision where indicated.
The crazy scientist series was created by a joint venture of one really crazy scientist and the purple cow. A combination bound to end up with lots of fun. our crazy scientist spent over 10 years enriching kids with the love of science and for this set she chose some of the most amazing tricks ever!
The Crazy Scientist - Material Adventures
$14.95
Material Adventures
Did you ever see a flying tea bag? Can you make Styrofoam vanish? Did you ever build a flying saucer, or created your own cool homemade kinetic sand? Have you seen colour explosions? All of these are just a few examples of the exciting science tricks in this kit, all using common household materials.
Within this box you'll find 20 cards, each contains a real science trick that has a simple and yet clever scientific explanation.
All science tricks were designed for children aged 6 and above. Some magical tricks require adult supervision where indicated.
The crazy scientist series was created by joint venture of one really crazy scientist and the purple cow. A combination bound to end up with lots of fun. Our crazy scientist spent over 10 years enriching kids with the love of science and for this set she chose some of the most amazing tricks ever!
The Crazy Scientist - The Five Senses
$14.95
The Five Senses
Can you build a telephone from cups? Can you make a fork sing? Can you create an illusion so that you see a hole in your hand?
Within this science trick box you'll find 20 cards, each containing information on a science experiment that has a simple, yet clever, scientific explanation.
All magic tricks were designed for children 6 and above. Some magical tricks may require adult supervision where indicated.
The crazy scientists series was created by a joint venture of 2 crazy scientists and the purple cow. The crazy scientists spent over 10 years enriching kids with the love of science and for this set - chose the most amazing tricks ever!
The Crazy Scientist - Young Researchers
$14.95
Young Researchers
The world around us is intriguing, we can gain much joy from experimenting with it and learning about it. Can we produce drinking water from plants? Can we create an oven that works solely on solar energy? Can we light a fire under water?
Within this science trick box you'll find 20 cards, each containing information on science experiments that are both fun and educational.
All magic tricks were designed for children 6 and above. Some magical tricks may require adult supervision where indicated.
The crazy scientist series was created by a joint venture of 2 crazy scientist and the purple cow. The crazy scientists spend over 10 years enriching kids with the love of science and for this set - chose the most amazing tricks ever!
The Space Wonders of the Universe
$19.95
Discover the space wonders of the universe like you've never seen them before!
With beautiful and detailed illustrations by Jenny Wren, this book will both inform and amaze those longing to learn about the universe and all of its wonders.
Under the Stars: Astrophysics for Bedtime
$44.95
Under the Stars: Astrophysics for Bedtime transports curious kids and inquisitive adults on an incredible journey through the night sky. Explore our solar system from the comfort of your cosy bedroom. Find out why the sky is blue. Fly around a black hole and peer inside! Learn why Jupiter has stripes
When astrophysicists Lisa Harvey-Smith isn't looking skyward, she is answering the smart questions of school kids. Her engaging storytelling in this colourfully illustrated book brings the night sky to life, giving amazing new perspectives to young explorers who are always asking, 'Why?'
Volcano Lava Lab
$44.95
Make your eruptions on a unique volcanic island. Learn about volcanic bombs, bubbling mineral springs, acid base chemistry, lava pools and being a volcanologist.
Feel like a real volcanologist watching as twin volcanoes erupt up close. Based on a real life twin crater volcanic island, you will create volcanic bombs, multiple eruptions, gushing lava fields, gas flows and colour changing mineral pools, all in perfect safety!
Learn about the awesome power of volcanoes through the planet changing science of volcanology.
Volcano Making Kit
$24.95
Make a 9.5cm tall solid volcano. Paint and decorate it. Amaze your friends and family with a bubbly fizzy lava eruption. It's an awesome science project and a cool desktop decoration.
Suitable for ages over 8
Not suitable for children under 3
When Galaxies Collide
$29.95
Why is the Milky Way blue? Why isn't a black hole dark? How many stars can you see with your naked eye?
Humans are the only known astronomers in the universe. When we look up at the night sky, we are linked to our ancestors. Away from city lights, we can see what generations of people before us have wondered at and weaved stories around.
But all that will change. The Andromeda Galaxy is rushing towards us at 400,000 kilometres an hour.
When Galaxies Collide will guide you to look at the night sky afresh. It peers 5.86 billion years into the future to consider the fate of Earth and its inhabitants. Will the solution be to live in space without a planet to call home? Will one of the other 100 billion planets spawn life?
Learn how to watch this space.
Why is Uranus Upside down ?
$24.95
A highly entertaining and informative introduction to our planet and the universe we live in. Have you ever wondered what dark matter is or why galaxies collide? Or why the Moon is gradually drifting away from Earth? Space is really, really big, as Douglas Adams once pointed out, and there is no better guide to it than Fred Watson, astronomer to the stars. Fred Watson has taken the many, many questions that have been asked by listeners of his popular, long-running radio shows, and answered them in Why Is Uranus Upside Down? * How can you identify the constellations? * Does the Earth wobble? * Could you dump nuclear waste into the Sun? * What makes planets round? * Where's the nearest black hole? * Are there other universes? * Can we ever know everything? This highly entertaining and informative introduction to our planet and the Universe we live in is a must-read for enquiring minds of all ages.
Young Detectives
$29.95
Science kit for young researchers
About this kit:
This kit focuses on fingerprints. Children will experiment with producing their own fingerprint and classifying it. They'll learn how to extract invisible fingerprints from various surfaces using iron powder, talcum powder, adhesive tape and brushes - just like real crime scene investigators. The final experiment will be creating their own 3D finger replica using Alginate powder and plaster powder!
7 fun experiments inside!
This science kit comes equipped with the necessary equipment excluding some common household items. It includes a clear guide accompanied with photos of the processes as well as fascinating scientific explanations and facts.
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