Thames & Kosmos Little Labs Stepping into Science

by Thames & Kosmos

Product Features

• Begin a lifetime of scientific investigation and understanding
• Learn, Discover, Investigate, and Build
• Starter Kit that covers five topics
• The simple instructions included in each Little Labs kit rely heavily on illustrations
• New Edition to an original best selling series

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14.6 x 11.5 x 3.1 inches ; 1.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000VE6U0O
• Item model number: 602079
• Our recommended age: 5 - 8 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 5 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,291 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #59 in Toys & Games > Learning & Education > Science > Physics
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Stepping into Science: Begin a lifetime of scientific investigation and understanding with 25 fun experiments in five key areas: nature, physics, chemistry, air, and water. Learn what plants need to grow, build a barometer, see how water climbs, watch plants sweat, and investigate plant propagation. Discover how a magnifying glass enlarges, how colors mix, how static electricity attracts, how sundials tell time, and how a motion picture works. Investigate air pressure, air flow, hovercraft, paper airplanes, and suction. Write secret messages, float a paper clip, blow super bubbles, observe capillary action, and test displacement. Build a soap-driven boat, mix oil and water, experiment with evaporation, paint with sugar, and watch a balloon inflate itself. With a 48-page guidebook, Stepping into Science teaches science fundamentals with step-by-step, hands-on experiments, while also introducing children to the scientific method itself.

Product Description

Begin a lifetime of scientific investigation and understanding with 25 fun experiments in five key areas; nature, physics, chemistry, air and water. Learn what plants need to grow, build a barometer, see how water climbs, watch plants sweat and investigate plant propagation. Discover how a magnifying glass enlarges, how colors mix, how static electricity attracts, how sundials tell time and how a motion picture works. Investigate air pressure, air flow, hovercraft, paper airplanes and suction. Write secret messages, float a paper clip, blow super bubblers, observe capillary action and test displacement. Build a soap-driven boat, mix oil and water, experiment with evaporation, paint with sugar and watch a balloon inflate itself. With a 48-page guidebook, stepping into science teaches science dundamentals with step-by-step, hands-on experiments, while also introducing children to the scientific method itself. Thames & Kosmos. Ages: 5+

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stepping into Science is fun for young kids, September 24, 2009

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Christine L. Acre - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Thames & Kosmos Little Labs Stepping into Science (Toy)

I recently purchased Stepping into Science for my son who is 5 and just starting kindgergarten homeschool. He just loves to do experiments and anything hands on and after reading the description for this product I thought it would be a good fit for him. He does really enjoy it and it is definitely an introduction to science projects for his age level. There are a lot of small pieces and cardboard and styrofoam so if you have children younger than 4 or 5 you would want to keep this away from them. We work on the experiments when my son's 2 year old sister is napping so she can't get into the kit. There are a lot of experiments and they can be done more than once which is a plus. And there are also explanations for going further on the experiments like making a large sundial from the small one. Overall I would reccomend this to anyone with a preschooler or kindergarten age child who would like to have some fun with science.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mostly great!, January 6, 2009

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A. Beck (Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Thames & Kosmos Little Labs Stepping into Science (Toy)

My 6-year old daughter loves science, and this is perfect for her! She has great fun with all of the experiments. My only complaint is that a couple of the experiments with the boat didn't work. I think it is just too cheaply made. But the book always gives extra ideas for more fun at the end of each experiment, so you aren't limited by the number of experiments, which is great. Overall, a great find.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Science is FUN!, January 6, 2009

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P. Ulrich (Georgia USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Thames & Kosmos Little Labs Stepping into Science (Toy)

I bought this to supplement our homeschool curr. It has great hands-on things for the kids, that the kids can actually do! My kids beg me every day to do another one! It comes with a great book that explains exactly what is going on.