Baby Soda Bottles - Giant Test Tubes Clear, unbreakable test tubes are used for safe science experiments. email to friend
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The #1 used test tube for kids! These clear, unbreakable test tubes are used for safe science experiments in classrooms everywhere. Unlike ordinary glass test tubes, these thick-walled plastic tubes can be thrown in the dishwasher, dropped, tapped or stepped on and they just won't break!

Steve Spangler coined the name Baby Soda Bottle when he first introduced them to educators everywhere as the world's greatest test tube for kids. Steve popularized the use of these special tubes as test tubes during his 1999 lecture tour and for more than a dozen toys he created for some of the biggest toy stores in the country. Read more about the Baby Soda Bottle secret below.

Great for encouraging kids to explore and create results on their own. Each set includes an activity guide with lots of fun ideas to get kids started on their new science adventure.

Measures 15 cm (5.75") tall, 2.5 cm (1") in diameter and holds approximately 60 mL (2 ounces) of liquid. Recommended for children ages 3 and up.

What's included?

• Test tubes with twist-on caps
• Activity guide

How does it work?

Why are they also called Baby Soda Bottles? Over the years, Steve Spangler popularized the name Baby Soda Bottle (BSB) for this test tube looking container because its home is actually in the bottling industry. At the bottling plant, the tubes are placed into a vacuum mold and heated so they soften. Hot air is then blown into the tube, stretching the warmed plastic to 40 times its original size to become a 2-liter soda bottle. When the plastic cools into the shape of the mold, the bottle is ready to fill with your favorite refreshing drink. So, you can see why it’s referred to as a Baby Soda Bottle.

What does it teach?

Baby Soda Bottles can be used to teach kids more things than you can imagine! Grow plants, observe critters, collect water samples, explore different densities, hydrate polymer crystals, and mix all the colors you can find in a rainbow. Kids are only limited by their own creativity—put one of these test tubes in their hands and they’ll be sure to discover something new!

Product FAQ

• Are they really indestructible?
  For the most part.  We put some baby soda bottles through very rigorous testing including dishwashing, dropping, and stomping on and they were unharmed.  They survived every test that we put them through until Drew treated it as a baseball and threw his 90 mph fastball at a brick wall, in which the bottle did not survive.  Also, it is not flame proof and does melt under extreme heat.
• What are the dimensions?     
  They measure 5.75” tall, 1” in diameter and hold approximately 2 ounces (60 ml) of liquid.
• What color caps do they have? 
  The caps typically come in blue but occasionally come in yellow.