I was given this product, free of charge, for purposes of this review. All opinions are 100% my own.
About the Weather Lab:
Ms. Frizzle and her students take Young Scientists on a wild ride with The Magic School Bus as they explore the weather. Young Scientists learn about the weather by spinning a pinwheel, making a tornado in a bottle, swirling a paper snake, recreating the water cycle, creating a rain cloud, using a sun dial, constructing a barometer, catching a rainbow, and learning about the greenhouse effect. Young Scientists become their own meteorologist by building the bus-shaped weather station with a thermometer, rain gauge, wind meter, wind vane, and compass. The weather is then tracked on the enclosed weather chart with colorful stickers. This captivating bus-shaped kit comes packed with lots of science components, 28 colorful experiment cards, weather station, weather chart, stickers, and data notebook to record observations. Seatbelts, everyone! Get ready to become a meteorologist with Weather Lab! (Ages: 5 and up) $39.99 arv http://www.theyoungscientistsclub.com
My Review:
My hubby is a big weather watcher. I think he loved this set more than anyone. He loved how he could teach my son all the things we always talk about when we have wild weather.
We started off doing the easy Swirling Snake. Once my son saw how easy the experiments were, he kept going on to try different ones. He is still working on building his weather station. Making a pinwheel was fun and easy.
The kit comes with 28 experiment cards. Mrs. Frizzle walks the kids through one step at a time. She defines new terms and makes the whole experience exciting. Science can be FUN!
This Science experiment kit is fun for all ages. I love how kids learn while having fun. It’s always a great kit when kids learn and have fun at the same time.
I highly recommend this Magic School Bus Weather Lab for kids 5 and up. Parental guidance is suggested for all experiments. Don’t worry, they don’t have any ingredients to blow anything up.
We give the Weather Lab 2 big thumbs up!
About the Young Scientists Club: The mission of The Young Scientists Club is simple – to offer children quality, science-related products that will fascinate them with the wonders of scientific discovery and spark their interest in future scientific endeavors. All our products are designed by a team of Harvard graduates, scientists, educators, and parents with one purpose in mind – to combine fun and fascination with quality and learning in each and every product.
Here is one of my favorites- Cornstarch Slime!
Materials Needed: Cornstarch, water, bowl, measuring cup, food coloring
Methods:
1. Add 2 cups of cornstarch to your bowl.
2. Slowly add water (about 1 measuring cup). As you add the water, mix the
cornstarch and water with your hands. The mixture should feel solid when squeezed and become a liquid when released. If the mixture is too dry, add a little water. If the mixture is too wet, add more cornstarch.
3. Add food coloring to your mixture and keep playing! The slime can be stored in a zip lock bag.
Hint: To make a larger batch of cornstarch slime, double or triple the amount and always slowly add the water until you feel your slime is “perfect.”
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