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NEW!   KS3 Instant Science packs

Growing Alligator
Suitable for ages 4 to 7 years
Reception to Year 2 (Primary 1 to 3)
A great introduction to measuring quantities and presenting
the data in a visual format ... more

Growing Alligator Standard Pack   (S05)   £7
Growing Alligator Class Pack   (S05C)   £27
plus £3 p+p if your total order value is less than £30.

Class Pack contains 10 Growing Alligators.

You can also buy additional Growing Alligators
(without Teacher Notes or Worksheets) for £22 for a pack of 10 (P05).

Make a Diver
Ideal for ages 4 to 8 years
Reception to Year 3 (Primary 1 to 4)
A fun way to investigate sinking and floating. Children just love this experiment ... more

Make a Diver Standard Pack   (S06)   £6
Make a Diver Class Pack   (S06C)   £10
plus £3 p+p if your total order value is less than £30.

Standard Pack contents make 3 Divers.
Class Pack contents make 30 Divers.

You can also buy additional Divers (without Teacher Notes or Worksheets)
for £2.00 for a pack of 10 (P06).

Water Jelly Cubes
Suitable for ages 5 to 13 years
Year 1 to Year 8 (P2 - S2)
Simply amazing! Our best selling experiment last year
Place one of these cubes in water and it grows to over 100 times its
original volume ... more

Water Jelly Cubes Standard Pack   (S07)   £6
Water Jelly Cubes Class Pack   (S07C)   £12
plus £3 p+p if your total order value is less than £30.

Standard Pack contains enough for about 3 experiments.
Class Pack contains enough for about 20 experiments.

You can also buy additional packs of Water Jelly Cubes (without Teacher Notes or Worksheets) for £4 each (P07). (These contain enough for about 10 experiments.)

Defying Gravity
Ideal for ages 6 to 13
Year 2 to Year 8 (P3 - S3)
An amazing experiment in which a paperclip appears to hang in mid-air!
Investigates balanced forces and much more!
Also makes a great technology project ... more

Defying Gravity Standard Pack   (S08)   £6
Defying Gravity Class Pack   (S08C)   £16
plus £3 p+p if your total order value is less than £30.

Standard Pack contains 1 pair of strong magnets (1 x 8mm and 1 x 12mm)
- enough for 2 experiments.
Class Pack contains 15 pairs of strong magnets - enough for 30 experiments.

You can also buy additional Strong Magnets (without Teacher Notes or Worksheets)
for £6 for 10 x 12mm magnets (P08).

Make a Telescope
Recommended for ages 10 years and over
Year 5 to Year 8 (P6 - S2)
Contains two lenses - an eyepiece and an objective. Pupils explore the different properties of the lenses, and then use them to make a working telescope ... more

Make a Telescope Standard Pack   (S09)   £10
plus £3 p+p if your total order value is less than £30.

This experiment is not sold as a Class Pack, but you can buy
additional lenses for £6 per pair (P09).

Floor Walker
Suitable for ages 5 to 11
Year 1 to Year 6 (Primary 2 to 7)
Energy is stored in an eastic band - and then used to propel
a crisp tube across the floor ... more

Floor Walker Standard Pack   (S11)   £6
Floor Walker Class Pack   (S11C)   £10
plus £3 p+p if your total order value is less than £30.

Standard Pack - contents make 3 Floor Wakers.
Class Pack - contents make 30 Floor Walkers.

You can also buy additional Floor Walker components (without
instructions or worksheets) for £4.00 per pack (P11).
(Contents make 10 Floor Walkers.)

Colour Changing UV Wristband
Ages 4 to 13 years
Reception to Year 8 (P1 - S2)
Children investigate the science of suntans - and get to make their own great fashion accessory - using beads which change colour in sunlight ... more

UV Wristband Standard Pack   (S12)   £7
UV Wristband Class Pack   (S12C)   £40
plus £3 p+p if your total order value is less than £30.

Standard Pack contents make 1 UV Wristband
Class Pack contents make 30 UV Wristbands

You can also buy additional UV Wristband kits (without
instructions or worksheets): for £12 (P12) (makes 10 Wristbands)

Investigating Velcro Experiment
Ages 5 to 11 years
Year 1 to Year 6 (Primary 2 to 7)
A novel way to investigate and measure forces - without using a force meter.
Younger children can even play this as a game ... more

Investigating Velcro Standard Pack   (S13)   £8
Investigating Velcro Class Pack   (S13C)   £22
- contains 6 copies of the experiment
plus £3 p+p if your total order value is less than £30.

Sun Printing
Suitable for ages 4 to 13
Reception to Year 8 (P1 - S2)
Place an object on the paper, put it in the sunlight for a minute or two,
then 'develop' in ordinary tap water. Hey presto! You have created
a fabulous image ... more

Sun Printing Experiment Standard Pack  
(S14)   £8

Sun Printing Experiment Class Pack  
(S14C)   £31
plus £3 p+p if your total order value is less than £30.

Standard Pack - contains 5 sheets of Sun Print Paper.
Class Pack - contains 40 sheets of Sun Print Paper.

You can also buy the Sun Print Paper by itself
(without instructions or worksheets):
£26 for 40 sheets (P14).

Colour Splash Experiment
Ages 4 to 7 years
Reception to Year 2 (Primary 1 to 3)
Young children love the bright colours produced when
these tablets are placed in water
- and when two different coloured waters are
mixed together the colours change instantly ... more

Colour Splash Experiment   (S15)   £22

Colour Splash Tablets   (P15)   £18
(without notes or worksheets)
plus £3 p+p if your total order value is less than £30.

One container of Colour Splash Tablets contains approximately 200 tablets (assorted colours).

Make A Hovercraft
Suitable for ages 8 to 11
Year 4 to Year 6 (Primary 5 to 7)
Inflate the balloon and then watch the hovercraft skim over the surface
as the cushion of air reduces friction ... more

Make a Hovercraft Multi Pack   (P16)   £11
(Contents make 10 hovercraft)
plus £3 p+p if your total order value is less than £30.

The Make a Hovercraft Muti Pack contains brief instructions on
how to assemble the hovercraft, but unlike most of the other Instant
Science packs it does not contain any worksheets or experiment ideas.

Make A Bouncy Ball
Suitable for ages 5 to 11
Year 1 to Year 6 (Primary 2 to 7)
Incredible as it may seem, you can make a bouncy ball from
a packet of powder in just a few minutes ... more

Make a Bouncy Ball Multi Pack   (P17)   £18
(Contents make 10 bouncy balls)

The Make a Bouncy Ball Muti Pack contains brief instructions on
how to make the bouncy ball, but unlike most of the other Instant
Science packs it does not contain any worksheets or experiment ideas.

Amazing Science for Under 7s
Aimed specifically at children aged from 4 to 7 years
Reception and KS1 (Primary 1 - Primary 3)
These experiments are so amazing they look like magic, but the children can investigate what is happening to show that it is really science that makes it all work.
8 great science activities ... more

Click here for samples of Worksheets and Teacher Notes.

Amazing Science for Under 7s Multi Pack   (M01)   £30
plus £3 p+p if your total order value is less than £30.

Fun with Forces
Suitable for ages 5 to 11 years
especially Years 3 and 4 (Primary 4 / 5)
8 great experiments investigating various aspects of forces, including
Friction, Gravity and some original and fascinating Magnet experiments ...
more

Click here for samples of Worksheets and Teacher Notes.

Fun with Forces Multi Pack   (M02)   £30
plus £3 p+p if your total order value is less than £30.