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Brand | Scientific Explorer |
Theme | video-games |
Age Range (Description) | Baby |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 12.25 x 2.75 x 10 inches |
Item Weight | 1.1 Pounds |
About this item
- A make it yourself culinary science kit for boys and girls to create tasty experiments
- Learn why soda pop fizzes and why cakes rise
- Includes baking soda, citric acid, fruit flavorings, food coloring, sprinkles, Bouillon cube, measuring spoon and scoop and labels
- Also includes litmus paper, 12 baking cups, 4 test tubes with stand, plastic vial with cap and pipette and Activity guide
- Recommended for children 8 years of age and older with adult supervision
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 12.25 x 2.75 x 10 inches |
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Item Weight | 1.1 pounds |
ASIN | B000NQNS5K |
Item model number | 0SA248 |
Manufacturer recommended age | 8 - 15 years |
Best Sellers Rank | #128,165 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #1,301 in Educational Science Kits |
Customer Reviews |
4.3 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Release date | June 15, 2007 |
Department | unisex-child |
Manufacturer | Scientific Explorer |
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Scientific Explorer Tasty Science Kit will satisfy your little chef’s sweet tooth and feed their brain all in the name of science! Packed with ingredients, recipes, activity cards and a test tube laboratory, children will create delicious, creative and edible concoctions from the comfort of your kitchen. The (10) activities included will educate your child on how good science tastes once they experience making a cake rise, creating rockin’ crystallized candy, whip up cupcakes, cookies and making drinks fizz. This educational make-it-yourself kit is real chemistry for boys and girls and makes a great birthday party activity. Time to explore the world of sweet treats! Includes baking soda, citric acid, fruit flavorings, food coloring, sprinkles, Bouillon cube, measuring spoon and scoop and labels, litmus paper, 12 baking cups, 4 test tubes with stand, plastic vial with cap and pipette and Activity guide. Recommended for children 8 years of age and older with adult supervision.
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Customers like the appearance and entertainment value of the science fundamentals kit. They mention that it's a cool craft and great educational fun for kids. However, some complain about the experiments, saying that there are not many and some are complex. Customers also have issues with value and performance.
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Customers find the science fundamentals kit to be great educational fun for kids. They also say it's a good value with awesome experiments. Customers also say that it gets children excited in a project and is fun to learn about chemistry in s hands-on way. They say it’s releatively kid friendly and makes great projects.
"The strengths of this kit are teaching basic science and scientific research principles...." Read more
"...easy or hard, messy or not... but I can tell you it got children excited in a project...." Read more
"...but it is super fun...." Read more
"...I like providing my son with activities that are not only fun, but educational. My son loves learning about science and these kits do not disappoint...." Read more
Customers find the appearance of the science fundamentals kit cool, cute, and awesome. They also say the kit is a good overall kit and the products within are good.
"...holder for the test tubes in a cool wavy shape, which was rather stylish for a science kit...." Read more
"Pretty cool. Getting a packet of isolated citric acid is nearly worth the price.Ph strips didn't work though...." Read more
"...My son loves learning about science and these kits do not disappoint...." Read more
"Very cute! We like to do science kits with my son and I thought this one would be fun...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the science fundamentals kit. Some mention that it's very simple and easy for kids to do and understand, while others say that the directions are very unclear or generalize. They also say the kit lacks explanation as to what the experiments mean.
"...Weaknesses of this kit are the lack of explanation as to what the experiments mean...." Read more
"...in the recipe, we had to keep adding more milk AND cupcakes do not cook in 10 minutes, had to keep adding time to that about 15 minutes...." Read more
"...Very easy to use and the concepts were fun for the kids. The only recommendation for future editions is to have the packets be resealable...." Read more
"...of the ingredients have colorful labels and the instruction booklet is all in black and white...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the taste of the science fundamentals kit. Some mention it's tasty and the kids love it, while others say it tastes terrible and some of the flavors included are funky.
"...The first gum they made was a bit too sour but oh-so-much-fun to chew :-)Already bought another set gifting and will do again." Read more
"...And it tastes yummy!..." Read more
"...soda taste tests had very few steps to keep kids engaged and tasted nasty to boot...." Read more
"...The finished product tasted ok. The cupcakes work out well. They don't keep very long. You have to eat them right away otherwise,they'll spoil...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the science fundamentals kit. Some mention that it was perfect, works well, and is simple to do, while others say that most of the experience didn't work. They mention that the rock candy solution didn' t work at all, the litmus paper didn''t, and the PH strips didn'.
"...Ph strips didn't work though. Didn't change color in the presence of strong acid, or base...." Read more
"...The finished product tasted ok. The cupcakes work out well. They don't keep very long. You have to eat them right away otherwise,they'll spoil...." Read more
"What was really upsetting was that the litmus paper doesn't work. It's probably old...." Read more
"...This product was perfect. She spent the entire Christmas and the day after doing experiments from this and a few other products along the same line...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ingredients in the science fundamentals kit. Some say that it includes quite a bit of what is necessary to perform the experiments, and that the items are common items that can be easily found and replenished. However, other customers say that the set is fun, but it requires so many extra ingredients from home.
"...You do need to provide some basic ingredients, not included, but most well stocked kitchens will have what is needed...." Read more
"...It’s fun for kids about 4-8 years old and comes with most of the stuff you need to actually do the experiments...." Read more
"...It requires quite a few extra items to make most of the projects, even something that in my opinion should come included, such as sugar or premixed..." Read more
"This set is fun, but it requires so many extra ingredients from home. We had to purchase many items in order to complete several experiments...." Read more
Customers find the value of the science fundamentals kit to be poor. They mention that the kit is a total waste of time and money, and the experiments are disappointing. They also say that the instructions are not correct and the end results are disappointing for kids. Customers also mention that cookies were inaccurate and made inedible treats. Overall, customers feel the kit does not provide value for money.
"...you would come away with great results, however this one did not turn out so great. The cookie dough was not consistant...." Read more
"...were supplied seeing that the kit itself came with a bit of a hefty price, but then again it's understandable...." Read more
"...Not worth the money even with the lightening deal." Read more
"Pretty cool. Getting a packet of isolated citric acid is nearly worth the price.Ph strips didn't work though...." Read more
Customers find the experiments in the science fundamentals kit to be complex and confusing. They also say the kit lacks science and there is no explanation for the experiments.
"...The candy powder and soda taste tests had very few steps to keep kids engaged and tasted nasty to boot...." Read more
"...At least it made them curious about chemistry. There are not many experiments in here but I was inspired to just find some on my own...." Read more
"A lot of fun, but only a little science...." Read more
"this seems to be very involved and you cant just pull it out to play with spur the moment. you have to really set up and set aside a lot of time...." Read more
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Weaknesses of this kit are the lack of explanation as to what the experiments mean. However, with an adult participant who's familiar enough with things like acids and bases, this is not really an issue. I also did not find the test tubes to be inadequate as some other reviewers did- I thought they were adequate for the levels of the experiments performed and the price of the kits. There was even a holder for the test tubes in a cool wavy shape, which was rather stylish for a science kit. Other reviewers were quite correct that the fizzy pop was "icky"- as you would expect the result of neutralizing an acid with a base to be! The purpose of that particular recipe was to see a chemical reaction rather than to have a yummy drink, and I think that was accomplished.
I purchased this kit for my eight year old cousin, who has an interest in cooking. I also found this product "girl friendly"- as a female engineer, piquing my younger cousin's interest in science was a goal for this year's Christmas presents. I was quite happy with it overall- it was fun and the experiments were easy to do.
Ph strips didn't work though. Didn't change color in the presence of strong acid, or base.
We did experiments that weren't in the directions. For example: I mixed dry citric acid, baking soda, grape flavor, and sugar - all dry, and mixed it all together. When I place a teaspoon of it in my kids' mouths, the water allows the base (baking soda) and acid to react, resulting in foaming at the mouth. But since it winds up Ph-neutral, it is harmless (and neither are that strong alone anyway). And it tastes yummy!
Kind of like Alka-Selzer (which I'm sure uses the same method - notice they are in tightly sealed aluminum+plastic pouches), but with yummy flavor. Or, like powdered Pop-Rocks.