Science kit

[Emsie1987]

Hi looking for a science experiment kit for a six year boy. I'm happy for it to be for older kids. Any recommendations?

Also happy to book a box/hamper of bits together.

The Galt one is great!

The Science Museum has an online shop. You could try there

We had some electro dough, which is basically electrically conductive play dough. It's great.

It depends on the type of science, the complexity/fun level, and how much you want them to learn

The unglinga one looks pretty decent. It looks to be all chemistry though.

Not heard of this. When I googled it just eBay kits coming up. Do you recommend anywhere else to buy?

Thank you will take a look

Yes I have been looking at this.

It's difficult to work out if some of these kits are just gimmicks and are more packaging then actual learning

Snap Circuits are good and not gimmicky.

Great idea.

Try here https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Technology+Will+Save+Us/page/9866B151-45B5-4E12-A37C-282CB947F380?ref_=ast_bln

Hmm. That doesn't work. I think they might have gone out of business unfortunately. What a shame.

What about this one?

Science kit

Or this one

First Science

I've bought DD one of those miniscopes (hand-held microscope). It's actually surprisingly impressive (and that's from someone who spent years counting leaf cells down a microscope for work!)! You can see all the dots of ink in printed text, and the cells of a leaf. Then I stopped 'testing' it but I'll definitely have another go at Christmas!

We got DS this one for his 7th birthday and it’s been a real hit!

DD has one of these and it's excellent. Definitely recommend - also less wasteful than those Galt kits which are basically single use.

Another possibility is a gyroscope - the Science Museum has one on sale.

(Can you tell I have a sciencey kid??)

I have a science box and we do experiments most weeks, so if a hamper get together goggles/pipettes/test tubes. Then vinegar/bicarb/alka seltzer/oil/food colouring/cornflour/detergent And list of you tube channels
Ama,on has a geode one which is interesting especially if grown crystal too

My son got a homemade hamper a couple of years ago, my sister bought a great experiment book, looked through it and worked out the most common ingredients and put them all in a huge box. I love it too as he has his own salt, vinegar, bicarb, balloons etc so isn’t always using kitchen supplies. We’ve had our fair share of ‘kits’ too and highly prefer the homemade option, my son wasn’t interested in name badges etc and there are
only so many glasses etc you need!