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Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 July 2010 07:50 Written by Administrator Tuesday, 13 July 2010 07:50
Chem C500 Review
Review of Chem C500.
Price: 31.4 USD
Manufacturer: Thames & Kos
Chem C500 – Product Warranty:
Type of Product: Science Gear > Games_Kits
Chem C500 takes you on an introductory tour through seven central areas in chemistry with more than 30 classic experiments. Learn about reactions between solids, liquids, and gases. Discover the colorful effects of acids and bases. Perform astonishing “magic” tricks for your friends. 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 32-page, full-color 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. Ages 8 and up. One 9 volt battery is required for some experiments. Additional items include common food ingredients, office supplies, and kitchen tools and utensils.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 July 2010 07:50 Written by Administrator Tuesday, 13 July 2010 07:50
Hydropower Renewable Energy Science Kit Review
Review of Hydropower Renewable Energy Science Kit.
Price: 44.9 USD
Manufacturer: Thames & Kos
Hydropower Renewable Energy Science Kit – Product Warranty:
Product Type: Science Gear > Games_Kits
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. 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. 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 a light an LED. Learn about where the energy in ocean waves, tides, and rivers comes from, and discover how we can generate emission-free electricity from them. The full-color, 32-page experiment manual offers illustrated instructions and scientific information. Suitable for ages 8 and up. Requires adult supervision. For every kit sold, Thames and Kosmos donates 1% of the retail price to environmentally focused non-profit organizations in the United States.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 July 2010 07:50 Written by Administrator Tuesday, 13 July 2010 07:50
Optical Science and Art Review
A review of Optical Science and Art.
Price: 31.4 USD
Manufacturer: Thames & Kosmos
Optical Science and Art – Product Warranty:
Type of Product: Science Gear > Games_Kits
Astonish yourself with optical illusions and amazing visual phenomena as you explore the science of human perception in this fascinating kit. Experiment with light and the color spectrum by building a color wheel, a fiber optic peacock, and diffraction glasses. Investigate lenses and light refraction. Experiment with spatial version 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, color, 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 colors in black and white. Learn about how optical illusions relate to techniques commonly used by artists. See firsthand how your eye and brain work together to perceive color, light, depth, perspective, size, shape and motion. Conduct over 42 experiments, guided by the 48-page, full-color experiment book. Ages 8 and up.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 July 2010 07:49 Written by Administrator Tuesday, 13 July 2010 07:49
Khet: The Laser Game (formerly Deflexion) Review
Review of Khet: The Laser Game (formerly Deflexion).
Price: 37.95 USD
Manufacturer: Khet
Khet: The Laser Game (formerly Deflexion) – Product Warranty:
Type of Product: Science Gear > Games_Kits
Zap the pharaoh. No, that’s not slang for a questionable act, but the object of the first ever board game to use real lasers! Khet is a high-tech game of strategy in which two players try to zap each other’s pharaoh by bouncing a laser beam off Egyptian-themed game pieces bearing one, two, or no mirrored surfaces. Players alternate turns moving their obelisks, pyramids, djed columns, or pharaoh, then firing a class II diode laser built into the game board. The red laser beam ricochets off the mirrors and if it hits a non-mirrored surface on any piece, that piece is destroyed (figuratively!) and removed from play. The goal is to zap your opponent’s pharaoh while shielding yours. Khet is fun for players of all ages, and not just geeks and dweebs. In fact, “geeks” was the only group to rate it a 9 out of 10 on overall enjoyment, instead of the usual 10 of 10 from all other groups, including swimsuit supermodels. AAA batteries included.
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