I love science kits. A few science kits, such as Edible Chemistry, are worth it. Others? Not so much. I have made a few science kits—especially for Science Camp! One year, I taught Chem remotely and made Chem Kits (with the lab links) for a ton of teens. Let me share a few ideas. Consider a kit with basic equipment: safety glasses, craft sticks (as stirring rods or catapults), funnel, graduated cylinder, beaker (yoghurt cup), pipettes (medicine dropper), thermometer, reaction plate, and film canisters. I try to find mini test tubes which fit into cassette cases. (Pipettes work, too. Thrift stores still get used cassettes. Ask your local store to save you some.) Now you have the basics for a ton of experiments with household chemicals.
Start with Adventures in Chemistry. You may want to add a stack of clear, plastics cups to the kit. I use clear cups at Science Camp to make it easy to see color changes. When I’m making up batches of kits, I save coffee cans to house the equipment.
Science Sparks has a great, inexpensive kit for film poppers, catapult, candy chromatography, and static electricity, with instructions. This DIY Science Birthday Kit adds slime to the fun. Take a look at the Little Bins Science Kits for younger kiddos. Yes, four year olds love to make mixtures! This DIY kit has a list of budget friendly items with simple instructions to store in a plastic bin. I love plastic bins for kits. However, empty coffee cans are free. Now, all I can think about are kits! Fun!
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