I want my children to have a well-rounded education, but I want them to have fun while learning too! It is easy to think of fun ways to teach them things like math (counting and shapes), colors, the alphabet, and even social studies, but science is a different matter. I enjoyed science as a child, but I do not recall having any interest in it until I was at least in fifth grade. It would be great if I could introduce science to my children at a younger age, in a way that is age-appropriate, interesting, and fun!
The Young Scientists Club sells a variety of science kits and games for children ages 3 and up (although most of them are for children 5 and up)! The different series of kits include Clifford the Big Red Dog, The Magic School Bus Series, The Young Scientist Series, Adventure Science Series, the Nature Series, and other science kits and games.
We received
The Magic School Bus Growing Crazy Crystals kit, featuring the hilarious Ms. Frizzle and her group of students. This kit comes with an instruction manual that explains the science behind how crystals are formed. It also has twelve experiments that children can try, including observing sugar and salt crystals, making sugar crystals and rock candy, making a crystal star, making Epsom sale crystals and painting with them on black paper, and growing a crystal tree. The kit comes with some of the materials needed (like petri dishes, measuring cup, a magnifying glass, tweezers, and an observation chart), but you have to supply other items such as salt and sugar.
We tried both the sugar crystal and rock candy experiments because the sugar solution mixed for the sugar crystal experiment can then be used for the rock candy experiment. First, we boiled some water and slowly added sugar until it was all dissolved (parental supervision is required for some experiments!). We then added a little blue food coloring. We then put a little bit in a petri dish and set it in a warm sunny area for the crystals to grow. After a few hours, my daughter was delighted to look at the crystals through her magnifying glass!
We used the remaining sugar solution to make the rock candy. This took a little longer to harden, but then came the best part – tasting the candy! We also read through some information in the manual about how the sugar solution became candy. This kit is designed for children ages 5 and up, so it was hard for my girls to actually understand the scientific aspects of growing crystals, but my oldest daughter enjoyed the experiments. I cannot wait to try some of the other experiments as well, and I am excited for my girls to be young scientists!
If you are interested in trying any of the science kits and games from
The Young Scientists Club, there are several options! You can either purchase kits and games separately
online or in certain
retail stores, or you can purchase a monthly subscription.
The Young Scientists Club subscription is $11.99 per kit plus shipping and handling ($4.95), and you can choose to receive kits once or twice a month. The
Magic School Bus Science Club subscription is $19.99 per kit (which includes shipping and handling), with kits being shipped once a month. The
Clifford the Big Red Dog Science Club subscription (for younger children) is $33.00 per kit (which includes shipping and handling), and kits are shipped once a month. A lot of different options for some fun science learning!
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