Scence Wiz: Electricity [Accessory]

Penny, Ph.D. Norman (Author), Art Huff (Author), Lynn Beckstrom (Illustrator)

Book Description

Whiz Kits For whiz kids, from ScienceWiz". The Electricity kit includes (18) projects, and comes with a motor, buzzer, test leads, LED and much more. You add a D-cell battery and some household items. Created by Berkeley science-education whiz Penny Norman, Ph.D., and attractively boxed, with a lavishly illustrated 34pp instruction book. For ages 5 to 10.

Editorial Reviews

From the Manufacturer

Electricy should be your child's first electricity experiment kit. The book contains beautiful step-by-step, highly visual instructions and child appropriate materials encourage independent learning through play, and lead a child successfully through each invention. Discover the "why" as well as the "how" common electronic components work through the use of everyday materials. Each project contributes to the understanding of how things work.

Product Details

• Accessory
• Publisher: Norman & Globus; Book and Access edition (April 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 188697800X
• ISBN-13: 978-1886978003
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #638,763 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #52 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Physics > Electromagnetism > Magnetism

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor quality; get another electricity kit, January 1, 2009

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RenaissanceMom (NYC, USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This kit is rather overpriced, in my opinion. The accompanying book is extremely skimpy. The components are cheap. The LED doesn't work and the buzzer doesn't work. (Yes, we tried connecting in both directions. And I've done this before with other kits, and have gotten LEDs and buzzers to work, so this isn't a lack of knowledge on my part.)

Age-wise, this is at best suitable for a 5 or 6 year old. It doesn't offer enough for my 7 year old.

I'd recommend getting an electricity kit from Snap Circuit instead. They come in a wide price range. Even the simplest is a bit more expensive than this kit, but they're far superior in terms of fun, durability, and educational value.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, November 7, 2007

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Laura Carter "Mom" (Princeton, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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We got this for my 5-year-old son for his birthday, and he absolutely loved it. He wanted to linger on each activity for hours before moving on to the next one. The book isn't a complete textbook on electricity; it's meant for young kids, but that was exactly what we wanted. When he's a little older we'll get him something more complex and he'll understand it much better having started with this kit.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Actual Gadgets are Entertaining, December 16, 2006

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Augustine "Augustine" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

I bought this for my friend's 6 year-old daughter, and she was intense on wanting to get through everything in one night. It took about 2 hours each night for 4 nights to get through the whole set of experiments. Although the book was not engrossing, it was interesting and provided enough guidance that the daughter's parents and I were able to show her how to do the basic assembly of the different battery-powered experiments, and then she was able to complete them herself. It continues to be brought out and re-experimented with...