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Gross AnatomyGross Anatomy Book
The more disgusting something is, the more kids want to know about it - so this creative book makes anatomy absolutely fascinating! Six fact-filled chapters cover the basics, from the nervous system to the digestive system. Next, kids can test their knowledge with six fun games - like racing to build a complete skeleton and playing an eye-spy game of health. This engaging, interactive reference book is part of the "Crash Course: Games for Brains™" series.   Ages 7 and up.   Buy from Amazon.com
Toys : The Young Scientist Club Science on a Nature Walk Kit
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The Young Scientist Club Science on a Nature Walk Kit
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Field Experiments Galore! What can be more fun than exploring science through real field experiments on a nature walk? Find animal tracks and fossilize them! Find treasures on a scavenger hunt! Make your own compass! Perform leaf chromatography! Make a bug house! This Young Scientists Club Kit includes all the necessary tools such as binoculars, butterfly net, magnifying glass with whistle, chromatography paper, data entry book, plaster, tracking guide, and waist belt pouch to carry some of these items. Put on your shoes and get ready to discover and explore!
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Revealing the very latest high-tech techniques of forensic detection, Crime Scene: The Ultimate Guide to Forensic Science is a truly absorbing book that uses case studies and amazing digital imagery to show how science helps uncover the truth about how crimes were committed and who carried them out.

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Discovery Whodunit? Forensics Lab Discovery Whodunit? Forensics Lab
Winner of the 2003 Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award.
Learn how to use science to fight crime! With advances in forensic science, more and more crime work is being solved in the lab. Now you can introduce your child to a fun and fascinating side of science, with this complete at-home forensic lab. You'll face six tough cases - each harder than the last. Use the state-of-the-art lab instruments to analyze handwriting, decipher blood type and examine mysterious fibers in your search for answers.
Discovery DNA Explorer Kit Discovery DNA Explorer Kit
Named to Popular Science's 2003 Best of What's New List.
Explore one of the newest frontiers in science – DNA mapping. From science labs to courtrooms, few discoveries are as exciting as the world of DNA. With this deluxe, first-of-its-kind kit, you can extract, view and map real DNA yourself. Ideal for budding forensic-scientists or secret agents, the working lab and tools are just like the real thing. Plus, you'll have all the supplies needed for six fascinating DNA experiments. Extract DNA from vegetables, find out what actually makes ink colors and even grow crystal stalagmites!
Discovery Butterfly Canopy Discovery Butterfly Canopy
Witness one of nature's most spectacular transformations up close with this reusable, collapsible habitat.Fine, transparent mesh lets you see butterfly metamorphosis up closeIncludes easy-to-use feeder and complete instructions for habitatUse the mail-in voucher to receive five butterfly larvae and special foodHabitat collapses for storage when not in use2-month manufacturer's warrantyAdopt and raise a handful of caterpillars, watch them transform into painted lady butterflies, then lift the garden cover to release your beautiful specimens into the wild. This exciting habitat makes a fabulous introduction to the miracles of nature.
Discovery Biosphere Terrarium Discovery Biosphere Terrarium
Peer through the magnifying lens and watch your miniature, self-contained world bustle with life!  It's the ultimate enclosed environment for raising plants, animals and insects.  The awesome, futuristic design features digital temperature and humidity gauges to let you monitor your world, and the included "rain maker" lets you cool off your critters with a spray mist.
The lifelike environment holds water, soil, rocks and plants, with a cave, tree and other cozy nooks for the animals to hide.  Terrarium is encased in clear plastic – perfect for keeping tabs on your specimen.  When you want to get a closer look, try the built-in magnifying window – you can even see underwater!  Easy to take apart and clean.

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Fingerprint Kit Fingerprint Kit
On the trail! With MiniLabs' Fingerprint Kit, the junior detective uses tested police methods to discover and preserve hidden fingerprints. With the kit's 'Instant Access' classification cards, a complete detective file can be developed.

Kit includes feathers, plastic tube, magnifying lens, carrying pouch, fingerprint classification cards, dusting powder, 3 sheets of tape squares.  Ages 8 and up.
WARNING! Choking Hazard - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
Amazing Mummies Amazing Mummies
Make Your Own Royal Mummy! Discover the fascinating traditions and myths behind the ancient art of mummification. Recreate The Pharaoh's Mummy from the inside out. Ages 10 and up.
Bug Hunt Kit Bug Hunt Kit  
Go hunting for really big game - insects - the largest animal group on our planet! Learn how and where to humanely catch various types of insects. This science kit contains four different traps to build, plus a magnifying lens and record book to investigate and document your catches before returning them to their natural environment.  Ages 8 and up.
Bug Scene Investigator Educational Insights GeoSafari Bug Scene Investigator

GeoSafari Bug Scene Investigator helps you uncover the hidden mysteries of a bug's world! Ages 5 and up.
Ant Factory GeoSafari Ant Factory
Discover the underground world of ants. Learn about ants -- inside and out. Durable, escape- proof and tip-proof habitat. It's easy for kids to set up and maintain their own ant habitats! Ages 5 and up.
       
Last Updated November 23, 2008
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Parenting Tip: If your gifted child enjoys life sciences, you can have fun at his or her next birthday party.  Instead of serving regular ol' birthday party food, try altering the food a little.  Use food coloring to change the color of food to illustrate how our eyes send signals to the brain about the edibility of food.  For example, if you're going to serve hotdogs, soak them first for a couple of hours (in the fridge) in green water mixed with lots of green food coloring.  Watch the kids' faces when you serve green hotdogs!  You can do the same kind of thing with french fries (try blue or red) and milk (try blue). You can even dye spaghetti!  If you want to try blue hamburgers, you have to get ground turkey meat.  That takes the dye nicely and the kids really can't tell a big difference in flavor.  During the meal, you can discuss why we don't want to eat food that is the "wrong" color.  (Brain says it's bad, spoiled food!)  For a real treat, serve a nice brain, hand, or heart for dessert!  It's jello, of course!


Amazon.com has great molds for brain, heart and hand jello!

Brain Gelatin
Brain Gelatin Mold

Heart Mold
Heart Gelatin Mold

Hand Gelatin Mold
Hand Gelatin Mold


FYI: Did you know that "forensics" is really a legal term?  It refers to the use of science and technology to discover and prove facts in court.  So forensic chemistry, for example, is just the application of chemistry to the evidence in a court case as a way to interpret some of that evidence.  The goal of forensic science is to gather scientific evidence that will prove a crime has occurred as well as who committed it. 

 

Bone Detectives
The Bone Detectives



Detective Science
Detective Science: 40 Crime-Solving, Case-Breaking, Crook-Catching Activities for Kids


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