Customer Reviews

Ein-O Science BioSigns Bacteria

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I ordered the bacterial model along with the skin and virus models from this manufacturer. For the price, I expected tiny displays with the quality of a happy meal toy. I was pleasantly surprise to find a very quality item inside and a very decent size - feels much bigger than the little box it came in.

The model can be taken apart to check out different areas. All parts are made of a soft, thick, and flexible vinyl that could easily be dropped or thrown against the wall often without it breaking. The tail is bendable and it is a very tactile model. It comes with an information booklet that is brief but informative. It also comes with a card that condenses the booklet's info and can be placed next to the model for reference. And it all comes in an attractive storage case.

This is my favorite in the series - it stays together well, is large, and is very handleable.

The only detractions I can find is that the stand itself is cheap thin plastic - I wish the stand had been of the same quality as the model. And it might have been more interesting if the inner genetic material had been incased in a 'gelly' bag to mimic the protoplasm that keeps the bacteria's shape.

In all, I highly recommend this. I was happily surprised when I received this and my daughter loves examining it. The booklet was a nice bonus in that it was just informative enough to be interesting but not overly heavy or clunky.

Originally purchased as a class decoration. Best visual aid! Great for beginning educators and homeschoolers.

I am delighted with this toy and my students also. They remained fascinated on having worked with these models and in addition I assure them that it is much better to explain the topic of "Cells" because they have a clear idea of the structure of the same ones

After giving tons of playing toys, like transformers, cars, stuffed animals, etc, my husband and I decided to start giving my 5 year old son some educational toys. This bacteria model is a fun, simple and sturdy toy. It comes with a small booklet explaining briefly what a bacteria cell is. My son asked many questions about it. Because of his questions, we even went to youtube and watched the video clips about the subject.