Customer Reviews

The Magic School Bus: The Secrets of Space

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I teach a small group of home schoolers aged 5-8 based on these kits and this kit was great! I loved hearing the "WOW's" from kids when we did some of these experiments (especially solar beads). I used 4 kits for 12 kids and they were able to share with few extras being purchased (from the grocery store). I combined it with the "Soaring Into Flight" kit for the semester. We did trivia on the last day and I was amazed at what their little minds absorbed!

The planets didn't stick to the play dough as well as expected, but we easily fixed that with toothpicks. Use very little water to paint the planets and glue your mobile if you want it to stay on the wires. This kit is very much worth the money even with these little bumps.

Awesome toy, but the clay that came in it was already dried out. So we are purchasing extra. Other than that, its great :)

My 6-year old enjoyed the projects; however, the kit is pretty flimsy. The projects will last a week if we are lucky.
A bit disappointing.

I had high hopes considering the name, but it fell short. It makes for a decent jumping off point, but the constellation project was a complete fail that served only to frustrate and there is a real lack of information and instruction overall. I wont be buying this name again.

I was disappointed by the quality of this product. The first thing my son and I attempted to do was construct the solar system, but the paint was difficult to use on the styrofoam and the wire was hard to attach to the project. We tried another experiment with a flashlight and then something with identifying stars, which was nearly impossible. These were educational, but not enticing enough to keep his interest for more than a couple of hours. He gave it another attempt when he tried to assemble a telescope that did not want to cooperate. Nobody in our family was able to figure out the little cardboard telescope, there goes my husband's engineering career.

I got this for my nephew who is interested in space and astronomy. He liked the hands on activities and I think he enjoyed learning a little more about the moon and the planets.

Bought for our daughter, we love the books and the video, but this "lab" is a major disappointment. Cheaply made with little educational value. It might be okay as a rainy day activity but not as a lesson for our homeschool.

Very educational product. You can't paint the provided foam globes to make different planets because paint doesn't stay on the globes.

My kids (5 & 7 1/2) really enjoyed this kit when we got it - fun but still educational. The Magic School Bus kits are all really great. I'd recommend them...

i have a 5 year old, and he absolutly loves all the activities we can do at night he is showing a great intrest in science now because of it and wants to explore new and diferent thinks