Discovery Exclusive Eyepopping Early Science Kit Reviews

• Great Science Kit!

  
  By A1CXQE2WWYUDCL on 2006-06-10
  My seven year-old son is obsessed with science. We buy science kits like other people buy food. So I can compare this kit to a lot of other brands and say that this one is one of the best I have seen. It had everything you need included (there is no need to buy any weird supposed "common household items" to do the experiments). You do need baking soda and vinegar, but that is it. And I do consider those to be true common household items.
  
  The rainbow wand looks really cool, even my three teens were impressed with it.
  
  They give really detailed directions and every experiment worked. I also like that they tell you things like how to clean up the sand. We had bought martian sand from another company and I had no idea how to get the water out of the cup without sending the sand down the drain.
  
  Having priced many of the items in this kit individually, I feel it was a really good deal.
  
  I do agree with the other reviewer that it would be nice if they included more than one piece of goldenrod paper.
  
  

• Nice Pick

  
  By A2I6D6OB612I1W on 2006-03-09
  My 7 yr old chose this and we have had fun working with it. I wish it came with more than one sheet of coloring changing paper, but other than that, I'm satisfied. It should be priced a bit lower.
  
  

• Fun, but more Magic than Science

  
  By A14JHG60M6JPXW on 2007-01-04
  This kit is fun, well put together, and the projects are laid out in serial order, which is nice when you only have a little bit of time to sit down. However, I wouldn't necessarily call it a `science-kit', it is more of a `magic-kit' that is very accurately targeted at bright 5 year olds and older kids.
  
  The kit takes the first-step towards some very-basic scientific principles, particularly practice in measuring volume, buoyancy, and simple acid/base reactions. My son got a kick of of seeing why counting to 100 (ml) is a useful skill. Much of the kit is focused on water-absorptive materials, but the instructions don't help the parent to explain what is happening. For example, why do polyacrylamide crystals soak up so much water, and where does it go (a chance to explain cohesion and show surface tension)? It also doesn't follow next steps, like - how can we get the water out of the expanded crystals (to show dehydration and water/heat reactions)?
  
  So even though it's not `scientific' per se, it is a lot of fun for my oldest. Plus, like a lot of nerdy fathers, I have difficulty getting excited about tossing the ball around or painting pictures. But science, even at the most basic, reminds me of that first microscope or potato battery I was so fascinated with as a child.
  
  
  

• Not much bang for the buck

  
  By A2GHTM870VLJ1W on 2007-01-20
  I thought this was a little too expensive for the kit. The kids had fun with it but for cotton swabs, string and a couple of grow creatures you can buy at walmart 2 for a dollar it just wasn't worth the money. It had some magic sand and some dye tablets, test tubes etc. Most of these things you can buy from the store for nearly nothing. I would not recommend.
  
  

• Science is fun.

  
  By A1XOB7FFRKAD06 on 2007-01-16
  I bought this kit for my 6 year old grandson & he loved it! His Mom said they worked on it together & had a lot of fun while learning about various scientific principles appropriate for his age. I would recommend it.
  
  

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