Eight New Science Kits that Connect to Kids – American International Toy Fair 2009
Thames & Kosmos the proud publisher of 57 award-winning science kits for young children, with a mission of connecting science education with relevant issues, unveils the following latest creations at this year’s American International Toy Fair at 2009. Here are the brief descriptions about each of the product:
1. Power House Green Essentials Edition, empowers kids to conduct 30 experiments and build 10 energy-related models, such as the power house itself, a greenhouse, a solar cell array, a 2 passive solar collector, a solar oven, an air conditioner, a refrigerator, a hydrometer, a lemon battery, and a wind power generator.
2. Fuel Cell 10: 10th Anniversary Car & Experiment Kit enables a younger audience to experience one of the most significant technologies of the early 21st century— A unique reversible hydrogen fuel cell, powered by water and sunlight, children build a model car that actually runs on water!
3. Hydropower kit is dedicated to the science of water energy with twelve experiments and building projects, which include: building a waterwheel, sawmill, and hammer mill.
4. Global Warming kit enables children to explore an issue of utmost critically, both environmentally and politically. It helps them to understand both the science of global warming and how to alleviate it.
5. The Dangerous Book for Boys: Classic Chemistry has 30 fun, engaging, and impressive experiments and activities that educate children about chemical reactions involving acids and bases, indicators, electrochemistry, and various metals, metalloids, and nonmetals.
6. The Dangerous Book for Boys: Essential Electronics has 30 stimulating experiments, through which children can learn about electricity, conductors, circuits, voltage, current, and power, and experiment with resistance, capacitors, diodes, LEDs, and logical circuits.
7. Optical Science & Art kit deals with the sciences of light, optics, and visual perception, which find applications in disciplines ranging from physics to psychology to painting.
8. Little Labs: Intro to Engineering is latest kit in the popular Little Labs line. It starts with Stepping into Science, a starter kit that covers five basic science topics, and also includes ten single-topics kits, such as Plants, Colors, and Time. With its 25 experiments in five sections, children can learn engineering basics with experiments on levers, forces, and pulleys.
You can find high resolution pictures of these products @ Thames & Kosmos website here.
Thames & Kosmos is a privately held company with the mission of improving informal science education by creating high-quality science and technology-related educational products for the children. For more information about Thames & Kosmos, visit their website @ www.thamesandkosmos.com
Science Kits Available for Sale:
 Thames Kosmos Chemistry Lab Set C2000 2011 Edition US $138.95 |
 Fun and Fundamentals Core Science by Thames Kosmos US $100.00 |
 Thames Kosmos STIRLING ENGINE Science Fair Engineer Project US $69.00 |
 Thames Kosmos Fuel Cell Car Experiment Kit NIB COMPLETE UNOPENED FREE SHIP US $49.99 |
 Thames Kosmos 620325 Stirling Engine R$92 US $73.99 |
 Thames Kosmos Physics Workshop US $39.99 |
 Thames Kosmos Solar Cooking Science THK659226 US $14.39 |
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Comments
This is absolutely great. I love when people understand what kids really needs. Well, these kits will definitely keep them off the computer games for a good while. Hats off to Thames & Kosmos.
This is impressive! There is a range of inventive toy collections for children. These will really help kids to develop their knowledge and skills.
So So amazing kits for children. I wonder why such of helpful kits are less attractive than electronic toys. I suggest buying these science kits to children at home.Thanks
We have the Power House Green kit and it works great!