| "SPACE EXPLORATION" Science Kit Description:
Blast off on a mission to explore outer space and the objects in it!
Learn about rocket propulsion with balloons and chemically powered rockets.
Build a telescope and star map to investigate the stars and constellations.
Assemble a model of the solar system and learn about the planets that share it.
Find out how Earth's rotation creates day and night, how Earth's axis and revolution around the sun causes the seasons, and how the moon's rotation around Earth gives us the phases of the moon.
See for yourself how meteorites formed the craters on the moon.
Make a moon flipbook and a moon calendar.
Build a sundial and a solar collector to experiment with the sun.
Grasp a comet's tail and learn about how meteoroids become falling stars.
A full-color, 32-page experiment book guides your space exploration.
A List of each Topic with Experiment
The Recoil Principle: Air Balloon Rocket
Your Rocket as a Projectile: Pressurized Air Rocket
A Chemically Propelled Rocket: Effervescent Rocket
A Look to the Stars: Space Telescope
The Right Light for Researching: Observation Lamp
Our Solar System
Planets like Pearls on a String: Solar System Mobile
An Earth Day: Day and Night
The Seasons: Summer and Winter
The Moon: Moon Flip Book Theater
Your Own Moon Calendar
The Fixed Path of the Moon: Moon Sling
The Story of the Man in the Moon: The Face in the Moon
The Rugged Surface of the Moon: Flour Crater
The Invisible Moon: Lunar Eclipse
The Darkened Sun: Solar Eclipse
A Natural Way to Measure Time: Sundial
The Warming Force of the Sun: Sun Collector
Trapping Light and Heat: Finger Parabolic Mirror
The Stars: Star Map
Little Bear and The Big Dipper: Constellations
The Milky Way: The Universe is Expanding
Glowing Comets: Falling Stars
Glowing Solar Gas: Comet Tail
Product Specifications:
Ages: 8+
Product Size: 13.1" x 8.9" x 2.6"
Product Weight: 1.3 lbs
Product Contents:
2 Graduated Beakers
3 Drinking Straws
1 Ocular Lens
1 Field Lens
1 Objective Lens
1 Styrofoam Ball
1 Cotton Ball
2 Wooden Skewers
1 Two-Prong Fastener
1 Modeling Clay
1 Bag of Balloons
1 Rocket
1 Launch Pad for Rocket
2 Rubber Bands
1 Die-Cut Sheet I, 1 and 2 (Thick Cardboard)
1 Die-Cut Sheet II, 1 to 5 (Thin Cardboard)
1 Constellation Sheet
1 Moon Flip Book Theater Sheet
Additional items you will need for some of the experiments:
Scissors, adhesive tape, glue, nylon string/sewing thread, tear-proof string, effervescent tablets or powder (or baking powder), 2 large paper clips, ruler, flashlight, measuring tape, thumbtacks, felt-tip markers, pencil, yellow crayon, permanent marker, paper, compass (for drawing circles), flour, black paper, aluminum foil, blow-dryer, heat-resistant mat, compass (optional)
Product Awards:
Parents' Choice Foundation, Parents' Choice Silver Honor 2008
Homeschool.com, Top 15 Educational Gifts of 2008
Product Warnings & Safety Information:
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - SMALL PARTS. This kit contains small pieces and is not suitable for children under 3 years of age.
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - BALLOONS. Children under 8 years can choke or suffocate on uninflated or broken balloons. Adult supervision required. Keep uninflated balloons from children. Discard broken balloons at once. |
