Price : $35.99
The Dangerous Book for Boys Classic Chemistry Science Kit - Based on the bestselling children's book The Dangerous Book for Boys, this kit presents chemistry every kid should know through fun, engaging, and impressive experiments and activities. Learn about atoms, elements, and the periodic table by building simple models. Experiment with compounds, mixtures, solutions, and suspensions. Discover ionic and covalent bonding. Perform chemical reactions involving acids and bases, indicators, salts, and electrochemistry. Explore examples of important metals, metalloids, and nonmetals, and then conduct chemistry experiments with them. Investigate topics in organic chemistry such as alcohols, proteins, and plastics. Make plastic out of milk, a stink bomb, a smoke bomb, and colorful slime. Learn about where and how chemistry is used in the real world and read a brief history of the science. Parents and grandparents will appreciate this nostalgic kit, updated for today's kids. With more than 30 hands-on experiments and projects, it offers a great opportunity for parent-son bonding. The full-color, 32-page manual guides your experiments.
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overpriced . At $32.60 with the Thames and Kosmos name we expected more than cardboard parts, and few at that. The 9-volt battery clip without a battery included was also a pretty cheap cost saving move. Won't be buy another Thames and Kosmos toy in the future.
overpriced . At $32.60 with the Thames and Kosmos name we expected more than cardboard parts, and few at that. The 9-volt battery clip without a battery included was also a pretty cheap cost saving move. Won't be buy another Thames and Kosmos toy in the future.
The Dangerous Book for Boys Classic Chemistry Science Kit Reviews
Make your own experiments and save your money . These are just the same old "child proof" chemistry experiments which have been circulating the internet for over a decade. It is ironic that they used the "Dangerous Book for Boys" name for a kit which is generally less dangerous than cooking! (creme brulee anyone?). Timid science experiments reinforce the "Science is boring" stereotype.
No one sells real chemistry sets for kids anymore because, despite being educational, they aren't safe. Ironically, they sell children's snow skis and dirt bikes which are unsafe and non-educational. So I suggest that parents wanting to introduce their child to chemistry first find a manual from an old chemistry set, order real chemicals, and spend some quality time with your budding scientist.
Make your own experiments and save your money . These are just the same old "child proof" chemistry experiments which have been circulating the internet for over a decade. It is ironic that they used the "Dangerous Book for Boys" name for a kit which is generally less dangerous than cooking! (creme brulee anyone?). Timid science experiments reinforce the "Science is boring" stereotype.
No one sells real chemistry sets for kids anymore because, despite being educational, they aren't safe. Ironically, they sell children's snow skis and dirt bikes which are unsafe and non-educational. So I suggest that parents wanting to introduce their child to chemistry first find a manual from an old chemistry set, order real chemicals, and spend some quality time with your budding scientist.
The Dangerous Book for Boys Classic Chemistry Science Kit Opinions
Beginners Chemistry . Very nice introduction to chemistry for older children. My nine-year-old son can do some of the experiments on his own, and he loves that aspect. Others do require adult supervision.
Beginners Chemistry . Very nice introduction to chemistry for older children. My nine-year-old son can do some of the experiments on his own, and he loves that aspect. Others do require adult supervision.
A set that includes NOTHING . Purchased this set for my nephew along with the Dangerous Book for Boys. Finally was around long enough to go through the chemistry set book with him and figure out what experiments we could do on a dark, wintery night without leaving the house for supplies...Come to find out: NONE. While the experiments are worthwhile and scientific explanations for experiments good, the "STUFF" included within the chem set is barely existent. Wanna make slime? Well you need glue and borax....Wanna test for iron...well you need cereal and A MAGNET (really, they couldn't just put one in the set????). Not to mention the actual "stuff" within the set was really really cheap...the goggles were WAY too tight on my 6 year old nephew; the test tube holder is flimsy cardboard, and the chemicals dumped all over the place when we opened them. Skip this set.
Tougher than the description sounds . The set has many good experiments, but the surrounding information turned my son off a bit. He enjoys it, but we don't do it unless I am the one suggesting we try one. He is a very bright 9 year old, but I have to help him a lot with the understanding part.
My grandson loves it! . I gave this book to my grandson and he loved it. He was working on some of the experiments the next day.
Cons Review
Dangerous Chemistry rather boring for 8 year old boy . Bought this kit for my 8 year old grandson (he's a very bright student), however, found it to be written more on a high school level. I am a chemist and a teacher, so I know this could have been done better to make science more fun and exciting for a child that was eager to use it. Way too much detail for easy experiments and you had to work through too many "ho-hum" exercises before you got to some of the more interesting projects; by that time, kids lost interest.
It had some good educational information, however, I think this is marketed to the wrong audience.
It had some good educational information, however, I think this is marketed to the wrong audience.
. . good product if you're getting your kid interested in science. it was a little more geeky than i expected from the ad. the ad mentioned smoke bombs, stink bombs, slime, ect. in reality there are only about 4, maybe 5 of these fairly simple experiments that will get most elementary kids excited. the rest of the book and experiments are considerably more time consuming (frequently take a week of waiting for results) and more basic science that would appeal to someone already into science heavily, but not the kind that would interested or intrigue more small kids.... in all fairness my little boy is younger than the recommended age of the product, but i wanted him to think of science as fun because he's not getting those ideas from his school currently.
Classic Chemistry Set . This is a neat little chemistry kit. If you are looking for a full-fledged chemistry set, I suggest looking at one of Thames & Kosmos's larger chemistry kits. But I see why they did this one: it lets parents convert a child's interest in the Dangerous Book for Boys into an interest in chemistry. The booklet that comes with this kit is really nice: it is well written, and packed with content... very dense with lots of chemistry explanations. The illustrations are nicely done.
Some of the experiments are easy and quick, but some of the experiments are pretty involved and actually require MORE materials. Most of these items we have in the house, but some items we don't have, so we are going to skip those experiments.
Some of the experiments are easy and quick, but some of the experiments are pretty involved and actually require MORE materials. Most of these items we have in the house, but some items we don't have, so we are going to skip those experiments.
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Feature The Dangerous Book for Boys Classic Chemistry Science Kit
- Make a stink bomb and a smoke bomb
- Make plastic from milk
- Explore examples of metals, metalloids, and nonmetals
- Learn about the periodic table
- Build atomic models
Product Details
EAN : 0857853001889UPC : 857853001889
MPN : 600001
Brand : Thames & Kosmos
Weight : 1 pounds
Height : 3 inches
Length : 13 inches
Width : 11 inches
Binding : Toy
Department : ToysAndShoes
Manufacturer : Thames & Kosmos
Manufacturer Maximum Age : 21 years
Manufacturer Minimum Age : 8 years
Model : 600001
Publisher : Thames & Kosmos
Release Date : 2009-10-15
SKU : 3151285
Studio : Thames & Kosmos
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