SKU: CLAB-402
Discover Electrons and Electricity in This Great Kit!
There’s a good chance you or someone in your family has a computer, cell phone, tablet, or some other kind of electronic device. Notice that word: “electronic.” It tells you that these devices use electrons to work. Sometimes electrons don’t move but build up in huge numbers. That’s static electricity and with this kit, you’ll discover more about it using your homemade Static Bottle. Moving electrons travel through conductors and are stopped by insulators and the Energy Stick identifies one from the other. The Energy Stick also tells when a circuit is complete when multiple liquids are connected by electron bridges. There are a lot of challenges to take on and discoveries to make when electrons are involved!
Create an unforgettable learning experience for both you and your child
This STEM Science Kit includes all the materials you need to conduct all 6 experiments, suggestions for take-it-further activities and challenges for 1-4 children per kit. You’ll also receive a colored activity guide. The young scientist guide has step-by-step instructions for each lab, along with questions, and more challenges.
What does it teach?
This kit presents the foundation kids need to get a better idea of just what electrons – electricity – really are and how to control them whether they’re stationary or moving. Everyday experiences with static charges like uncooperative hair, a blue spark from a door knob, and sparkles between a sheet and a blanket start to make sense because of a balloon, a plastic bottle, and Styrofoam beads.
This Could be the Start of a Career in Electronics
Who knows? The idea of an electrical circuit is presented in several fun ways that show electrons move in a closed circuit and are stopped in an open circuit. The proof comes from a simple device called an Energy Stick that flashes and buzzes when a circuit is complete.
Make Some Science Fair Connections
To develop a science fair project, you need to identify and test variables. A variable is something you change that might alter the results of the experiment. A valid test keeps everything else the same except the single variable being tested.
7 Experiments Included:
Energy Stick – Human Conductors
In Search of Conductors
Make a Conductivity Tester
Build an Electron Bridge
A Hair-Raising Experience
Push or Pull
The Amazing Levitating Loop
What’s Included?
*STEM Science Kit includes:
Energy Stick Conductor Blister Card
Two 19” Latex Balloon (when inflated)
Clear Cylinder with cap – (8” h x 1.5”w)
Colored Beads – (10 mL)
Six Clear PET Cup – (4 oz.)
Aluminum Foil Sheet
Instruction Cards
Recommended for children ages 8 and up with adult supervision.
The kit comes with the essential materials you’ll need to conduct many experiments, take-it-further activities and challenges for 1 – 4 children per kit. The easy to follow step-by-step instructions guide the learner through the scientific method while providing open-ended activities to promote further learning. Best of all, you’ll receive helpful tips and suggestions for ways to work with your child to create an unforgettable learning experience.
Science Fair Connections
To develop a science fair project, you need to identify and test variables. A variable is something you change that might alter the results of the experiment. A valid test keeps everything else the same except the single variable being tested. Here are some examples of variables you could test with the Electric Test Tubes activity:
Come up with your own variable to test and go claim that First Place prize!
Safety Information
Adult supervision is required. Ages 8+.
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nicole smith –
Hello.
How many experiments can be done with the ” It’s electric!” kit?
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Staff lisabrooks –
This kit includes 6 different experiments.
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Karen –
Is it possible to order the leads that attach to the Energy Stick separately?
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pam –
What ages is the kit appropriate for?
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Lisa – Customer Service Manager –
The STEM kits come with a student activity guide and a parent helper guide. This way you can gear the kit to meet the needs of your little scientist between the age of 5 and 12.
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Katie –
When are subscription boxes usually shipped out each month and how long does it typically take to recieve a subscription box after ordering?
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Lisa – Customer Service Manager –
The subscription service currently only ships once a month per club box. Deluxe kits ship out around the 5th of each month and Lab ships out around the 20th of each month. Once they leave our fulfillment center, you should expect to receive our club box within 3-12 days.
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