Technology
DIY Electronics Kits and Assemblies
Many electronically-savvy parents have bought electronic or science kits for their children only to find that the number of things they can do or make with the kit are more limited than they actually need to be, and just a few more items would make a lot of difference. It is possible to buy a wide range of electronic components so that an already interesting electronic kit would be even more amazing, or for the parent in the know, they could build up their own kit for their child to build with their help or even on their own.
Inventive parents could put together components to make things such as magnets and circuits at their simplest or generators or alarms and lighting circuits, models to show the impact of windpower or show the development of simple robotics. [Read More...]
Robots and more electronics kits
There are some really amazing kits available at this time to challenge the brains of budding scientists or physicists or engineers – especially those getting browned off with Barbie or welded too closely to Xbox. [Read More...]
Science
Biology and Life Sciences kits
There are a number of excellent kits available for kids of all ages, but the ones for younger children tend to have only limited experimental or investigative value. There are some kits, however, that are truly impressive in terms of the science children can learn from working with them. I particularly note the two following [...]
Forensic Kits
Given the increasing popularity of television programmes that highlight the work of the Scene of Crime Officers (SOCOs) and forensic Scientists it is not surprising that many young people are becoming interested in science through the medium of forensics. A forensic scientist has to have knowledge of a range of scientific areas – zoology, botany, [...]
Magnetism and electricity kits
Children are often bought magnets and play with them without really understanding what they are or their potential. Electricity is something the modern child also takes for granted and yet the science behind these two phenomena powers some of the really great interesting projects that give insights into real science. There are a number of [...]