The Young Scientists ClubExtreme Chemistry Lab, DIY Chemistry Experiments & Activities, Great for Science Party, at-Home STEM Kits for Kids Age 6, 7, 8, 9

Lo compre para mi hijo de 6 años y le encantó. Buenos experimentos y muchos utensilios.

When you have something that is truly super fun to do as well as educational, then you have hit the sweet spot of toys. My little nieces and nephews loved this set so much and really enjoyed - and were actually interested in - the science that made everything work.

Everything you need is included, would be nice if they were separate out with the cards for each project, and or if the cards had pics of all items needed. As far as the projects go, many options with lots of learning and fun time spent with child.sadly our first one failed, the slime glow in the dark. It said to add 2 ‘scoops’ and we couldn’t find a scoop and got too much activator. Later we found a small, see through spoon behind another item. Luckily it looks like we can buy more activator (borax) and try again.Make sure you maps out some time, have a large clean space and a few basic items, our first require a disposable cup, we didn’t have any so used a MCDs cup and it ate thought it a bit, it also asked a zip bag, to store afterwards, but it was basics most homes already have or could adapt around.

When I was a kid, I owned several Gilbert chemistry sets that were designed for my age at the time. They evolved over the years by becoming increasingly sophisticated, so that by the time I was 12 years old the sets contained chemicals like potassium chromate, ammonium chloride, tannic acid and sodium iodide in solution. A bit later they contained a candle powered open flame burner, hydrochloric acid, potassium nitrate and sulfur. They also contained yards of glass tubing and test tubes. These were children's chemistry sets and they were inherently dangerous. Yet they also instilled a love for science, taught young boys (they were mostly boys in that unenlightened period) a mature cautious approach when using dangerous materials, evoked a heightened sense of responsibility, and most importantly, instilled a lifetime's desire for intellectual exploration. I resolved to become a scientist because of those chemistry sets.Those chemistry sets are gone and what has replaced them are what are known as STEM sets: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The purpose of these sets remains noble but they are also somewhat intellectually hobbled. Gone are the wide-open experiments that challenged our creativity. Also gone are the dangerous chemicals and glass test tubes that today would alert the attention of the ATF and Homeland Security. We live in difficult times. This chemistry set contains plastic beakers and test tubes. There is no glass. There are no open flames. And the "chemicals" we discover inside the well designed suitcase laboratory are compounds like cornstarch, salt, fizzing powder and water beads. In fairness, there is also zinc sulfide and sodium tetraborate (which contains a warning label), but these are relatively safe if a modicum of care is taken and they are not ingested. Neither will explode, of course.Some of the experiments reproduce what many folks do at home to clear a clogged sink: pour baking soda and vinegar down the drain and fizz the clog away. There's a cool erupting volcano (fizzing, of course). There's an interesting exploration of acids and bases using litmus paper. There are experiments that use balloons. And naturally we explore the science of "slimygloop". I did some of the 30 experiments that are included (there are also 15 bonus experiments), and I had a blast (not literally, of course. Those days are gone).This chemistry set is designed for younger children. It is quite safe with proper care and/or supervision. It will awaken scientific curiosity in kids that are predisposed to learning about science, because these experiments are designed to be fun. Who doesn't love erupting volcanoes and "slimygloop"? But I sure miss those incredibly sophisticated, inherently dangerous chemistry sets of yore. I quite literally learned most of my early chemistry that way. Progress does not always mean improvement, and an over abundance of caution always has a price. These STEM sets are necessary because they're all we have. In an age where being anti-science is a political statement, even baby steps are important.

This is a great chemistry lab for a young child.This includes a number of packets of dry chemical powders so that you can generate all types of chemical reactions that are fun to do.There are a number of beakers that you can use to create the reactions inside and there are things like a real fossil, a mold for a bath bomb can several types of water beads that grow with a reaction.The intention of this set is to get young budding scientists interested in chemistry and chemical reactions in general so that they are curious about learning more and throughout time learn more and more advanced and exciting things about science.Overall, this is a great set and accomplishes that.

I do like this science kit, and my kids love it. It is ones of the more educational science kits we've used, and the experiments are fun. It has a lab notebook where kids are prompted to write a hypothesis, record results, and draw a conclusion, for each experiment. There is also an experiment card for each experiment explaining in detail how to do the experiment and more information behind the science of each experiment, (along with an answer key for the lab notebook) in a separate instruction manual. Experiments are broken into related groups; acids/bases, color science, gasses bubbles and fizz, goop and polymers, and explosions. Most of the chemicals supplies are common household items, like salt, citric acid, corn starch, and baking soda. There are a few less coming things too, such as litmus paper and zinc sulfide. The chemicals come in plastic pouches that are not resealable...which is actually a pretty major negative as you never use all of a compound in one experiment and it's hard to save the remainder in the bags they come in. The whole kit comes in a plastic suitcase type container that serves as the base for the science lab. This is a cool concept in theory, but in practice it's really annoying because you can't take anything out of the container with the lab see up, so you have to take everything out of I before getting started. The lab is also difficult to set up. The plastic pieces all snap together, but some are difficult to put together, and some are so loose they don't stay put. Another negative is that the paper the lab notebook is printed on is hard to write on. It's glossy, so pencil won't write on it at all and pen smudges. Also the experiment cards are printed on plain paper. They get easily destroyed if they get wet, and many of the experiments involve messy liquids.