Archive for the ‘Science Kits’ Category

Toy Review - Ein-O Force Science Kit

Friday, June 6th, 2008

This is one of the best educational toys I've reviewed in a while. This is another great one from Tedco Toys' line of Ein-O Smart Boxes. The Force Science kit is all about Newtonian mechanics. With this kit, kids actually get to build their own Newton's cradle. You know the ...

Toy Review - GeoSafari Bug Scene Investigator (BSI)

Friday, May 30th, 2008

GeoSafari is one of the trademarked lines from Educational Insights, one of the more popular distributors of educational toys. While the GeoSafari Bug Scene Investigator (BSI) is no doubt a play on the popular CSI crime/drama television series, this is a pretty cool toy none-the-less. It's for ages 5 and ...

The physics behind the classic thermodynamic drinking bird

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Note: for similar science kits and toys mentioned in this article, visit Atomic Elephant Science & Toy Co. -- For centuries, students and inventors alike have been intrigued by the idea of a perpetual motion machine. Alas, the second law of thermodynamics has held up to the test of time. ...