Science @ Home

Comes in 5 fun options: Tiny Baking, Tiny Science, Tiny Ice Cream, Tiny Gardening, and Tiny Robots

Tiny Baking: This teeny-tiny set will show your pint-size prodigy the rewards of being a kitchen whiz. They’ll love making mini feasts that are small enough to fit in the palm of their hand. They’ll learn the science behind cooking, baking and nutrition as they bake little pies, cakes, grilled cheese sandwiches and pizza. This kit comes with all the tools they’ll need and a 48-page recipe book. If you’re lucky, they might even share. For kids 8 and up.

Tiny Science: SmartLab's Tiny Science is a miniature working lab with real precision instruments, including a funnel, petri dish, beaker, Erlenmeyer flask, magnifier, test tube, pipette, graduated cylinder, measuring scoop, balance scale, and 3 gram weights. These teeny tiny tools are housed in a miniature cabinet, making Tiny Science perfect for on-the-go fun!

Tiny Robots: Welcome to the itty-bity robotic engineering lab. Your Tiny Robots set comes with teensy tools to make miniature mechanized minions. You'll build wee walkers, tiny dancers, and many more. As you create, you'll learn all about mechanisms, inside machines, that make our world go round. 

Tiny Ice Cream: All the equipment you need to make 1/4 cup of real ice cream! Use the included recipes, tools, and molds to make itty-bitty waffle cones, ice cream sandwich cookies, ice cream taco shells, teeny popsicles, and even incredible edible ice cream bowls while learning the history and science of ice cream

Tiny Gardening: Kids can enjoy gardening at their fingertips with a miniature desktop greenhouse and tiny gardening tools while exploring science principles like capillary action, photosynthesis, transpiration, and phototropism.

Tiny Circuits: Get amped up about itty-bitty electronics! This miniaturized version of our best-selling Smart Circuits kit lets you build gadgets, create funny sound effects, and play fast-paced electronic games with lights and sounds!

Challenge your child's imagination with this 4M Salt Water Powered Robot Kit. Perfect for any young scientist, this fun kit teaches robotics and the value of alternative energy sources. Once assembled, this robotic racer is powered by the safe, non-toxic chemical reaction of salt water and charcoal. Fostering creativity and mechanical skill, this kit also provides an excellent opportunity to show kids how toys are assembled and function.

• This set includes necessary components, accessories, and easy-to-follow instructions.
• Requires one Phillips head screwdriver, cup, table salt, spoon, and adult supervision
• Recommended for ages 9+yrs

Choose from Kitchen Science or Survival Science

• The Kitchen Science Kit uses 6 different common kitchen ingredients. Generate electricity using a lemon, launch a rocket with vinegar, write invisible messages, and more.
• The fantastic Survival Science Kit shows how science can help you to get out of trouble in the wild! Learn about wilderness survival in this kid-sized kit. Includes compass, whistle, mirror, Morse code torch, cup, water purifying blister cap, glass magnifier and instructions.
• Instructions Included

Give this forest friend some flair with a glittering crystal tail and ears! Bend and insert colorful pipe cleaners into your animal to form dazzling details. Soak the Figurine in our specially formulated crystal solution, and watch the crystals magically grow. Along the way, learn the science behind the magic in the included 20-page book.

• Recommended age 8-13 years old

 A perfect introduction to magnets, learn about North and South poles, explore magnetic items around the house and test the strength of magnets! 

• 11-Piece Set includes: 2 large horseshoe magnets, 2 magnetic balls, 2 star magnets, 2 magnet rings, 2 "U" shaped magnets, and a magnetic wand
• Ages 6+
• Choking hazard - not suitable for children under 3 years old

Grow four of your own crystals and apply geology, chemistry and paleontology to create a dinosaur terrarium filled with colorful crystals kids grow themselves.

• This DIY STEM kit includes crystal growing medium, three dinosaur figures, plastic terrarium, interesting facts and detailed instructions
• For Ages 10+

An invention of the captain of Darwin's HMS Beagle, this updated barometer responds to atmospheric fluctuations to forecast the weather. Crystals within the sealed glass chamber cluster or disperse with changes in air pressure or temperature. Add a little atmosphere to your home and daily routine.

• Markings on glass indicate forecast
• Glass capsule sets into a beech wood base

Observe your world on a grand scale with these extra-large magnifiers, sized perfectly for small hands. Supports life science explorations as children observe plants, animals and insects. Features built-in stands for hands-free viewing.

• Ages 3+
• 6-4/5 in x 6-4/5 in x 6-1/3 in
• 4.5x Magnification

At-home mad scientist and slime fanatics, this test tube slime is for you! Perfect for party favors, stocking stuffer, or just an addition to a slime collection. 

• 5½” test tubes filled with two colors of slippery slime, 1.3oz
• Not intended for children under 3 yrs

Rainbows in your room! Build a triple-crystal, motorized rainbow catcher that spins in your window. You'll learn about the best weather conditions to find and record rainbows in the wild. Plus, use easy-to-find materials from home to conduct six more experiments and activities to make your own rainbows, even indoors. 

• Includes everything you need to create a spinning rainbow catcher, including a 32 page book with crystal clear instructions. 
• Ages 8+ 

• For kids age 4-104
• Magically unfolds from 5.5" to 12"

Creates mesmerizing stalagmite formations before you very eyes!

• Measures: 7" tall
• Contains small magnets, choking hazard
• Magnetic wood base and ferrous sand

Science in Seconds

by Hazel Muir

The quickest possible way to learn about everything from black holes to quantum computers! 200 Key concepts explained in an instant. Simple and accessible,Science in Seconds is a visually led introduction to all the scientific concepts that really matter Each idea is made incredibly quick to remember and easy to understand, illustrated by means of a straightforward picture and a maximum 200 word explanation.

Concepts span all of the key scientific disciplines including physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, biotechnology, anatomy and physiology, medicine, earth science, energy generation, astronomy, spaceflight and information technology.

Challenge your child's imagination with the 4M Tin Can Robot. Perfect for any young scientist, this fun robotics kit teaches how to build a motorized robot or monster while identifying the value of recycling by re-purposing a used soda can.  Not only does it foster creativity, it's an excellent opportunity to show kids how toys are assembled and function using mechanical principles.

• Requires an empty soda can and 1 AA battery. Adult supervision may be necessary.
• Recommended for 8+yrs

Discover like a real paleontologist! Take a crack at this egg and discover all seven different species of dinosaurs hidden inside! Will you find the stegosaurus first, or the mighty T-Rex? Learn more about each creature with the excavation guide when you’re done.  Soak the egg in a bowl or sink, chip away with your chisels, and discover!

• Kit includes 7"x 4" egg, 2 chiseling tools, and an instruction and excavation guide.
• Recommended for 4+yrs.

Physics in Minutes

by Giles Sparrow

The fastest way to learn the facts of physics, from black holes to quarks and gluons! 200 key concepts are explained in an instant.

Physics in Minutes takes you on a journey from classroom experiments to cutting-edge contemporary theories, condensing everything you need to know about the way the universe operates into 200 accessible- and clearly illustrated- essays. 

This complex reference book is the perfect introduction to the complex world of physics. 

The Periodic Table in Minutes

by Don Green

The elements and their chemistry explained in an instant. An icon of science, the periodic table defines the fundamental chemistry of everything in the universe. In this compact yet comprehensive guide, Dan Green outlines the history, development, and workings of the table, shows how its design reflects and illuminates the organization of all matter, and even explains what it has to tell us about the chemistry of distant stars and of our own bodies.