When you think of the first days of school, what comes to your new students' minds? New school clothes… that's a given. Nine months until summer – another fair choice. But if you're their teacher there is one thing on your mind, impressing a new set of students. That means coming up with the type of stuff that will capture the students' imagination. The kind of activity that will enthrall a fresh batch of young minds. The type of thing that Steve Spangler Science is great at. We focused on creating a kit that highlighted spectacular back to school activities for teachers to do on those first days of school. From the first days of preschool to a fresh group of 5th graders, these science back to school activities will grab their minds, shake some oohs, aahs, and laughter out of them, and make you the coolest teacher in the school.

Since our goal is making things big, doing them right, and giving them class, you have seen some of these experiments before. But now we've compiled some of our favorites in one attention-grabbing kit. We want to give you the tools to use the first days of school to do something so amazing, so powerful, and so utterly mind-blowing that your students will want to learn, explore and experiment on their own.  Turn them into learning tycoons!

What's included?

• 30 Windbags
• Approximately 250 Energy Beads (Assorted Colors)
• 100g jar of Water Gel™
• 50g jar of Jelly Marbles
• 3 styrofoam cups
• 30 pipe cleaners
• First Days of School Activity Guide

How does it work?

• Change normal white beads to a rainbow of colors and make bracelets
• Grow Jelly Marbles overnight then watch them vanish instantly in water
• Surprise a student with a Water Gel trick
• Show your students how to inflate a massive bag with just one breath
• Introduce learning using 3-cup Monty

What does it teach?

The one-of-a-kind, hands-on activities in this kit were selected not only for their "wow!" factor, but also for the great scientific principles behind them.  Use them how you think you'll get the best reaction out of them.  Use metaphors in teamwork and sharing, goal setting, reasoning, creative thinking or any topic that you find applicable.

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