ScienceWizPhysics Experiment Kit

I bought this kit for my niece (7 years old) and the Chemistry set for my nephew (9 years old) for Christmas. I also sent them each a remote controlled helicopter. On Christmas Day, my brother called me and told me that he & his kids had been conducting experiments all afternoon, and they loved it. All of those toys that they had been given (including the remote controlled helicopters) remained under the tree, while they bounced from the kitchen to the living room to the back deck conducting experiment after experiment TOGETHER. They were having a blast.The thank you cards that I received from each of them a couple of weeks later thanked me for the Physics & Chemistry sets and told tales of the experiments they had conducted with their parents, with this little addition at the bottom, "The helicopter was nice. Thank you for that, too."I don't have children. But from what I can tell, they like doing fun stuff that amazes them. This Christmas, I'll be sending more science sets...

Well thought out experiments help kids understand basic physics principles that a lot of kids wouldn't get to until high school. My bright 8-year old needed help to perform all of the experiments, and certainly to understand them - this is not something kids his age can do themselves and get something out of.This not the kind of kit that my son is likely to go back to and use or play with over the year (unlike the elenco electronics kit he has). There's about a day and a half of activities here and there isn't much variation built in. So price is a little high for the value.As a previous reviewer said, quality of parts is okay but not great.Kudos to the kit maker for their efforts at making Newton's laws of motions accessible.

This was too simplistic for my eight-year-old. I think that if people are leaning toward buying this, it's likely because they already have a young person in their lives who already developed an interest in science, especially physics. With words like dork and geek becoming badges of honor amongst this generation, and shows like Big Bang Theory spurring kids to want to be scientists, more and more kids are learning more about science at a much earlier age than their parents. In our area, teachers are focusing so much on STEM, and science projects have taken center stage (even in first grade).That's why I bought this.And that is precisely why it was a disappointment.This experiment kit might have held the imagination and attention of a kid captive 20 years ago, but not now. It was boring.I would think that if a kid was not exposed at all to science and someone wanted to get them interested, this might be something to interest them. But for today's elementary kids, no. And middle schoolers will be way too sophisticated for it.

Awesome product that brought the answers my young son had about different laws of science to his level in a fun way to read which has made it entertaining for the whole family. It could do with a little more supplies included but overall a definite win for Christmas. Great price too. I plan on getting the Chemistry version as well when we have worn the physics set out. As a science wiz and lover it was a perfect selection for him.

Written for young experimenters, I would say 4th to 6th grade, or even 3rd grade with parent coaching. Quality of parts is OK, not great but adequate. Instruction book is colorful and easy to follow. A bit too elementary for my recipient and it was not so easy to discern age/maturity level the set was aimed at before buying, hence 4 instead of 5 stars.

Nice gift for the young ones

I teach 12 year olds at a primary school and I found the simple experiments included in the kit more than helpful. The young students were much enthused and wanted to do the experiments themselves. There is nothing more educative than illustrating to the students how a physics law works in reality.

I like it but after I received it and look at it I find that the price is a little too high for that small gift, I purpose for my grandson who loves science so its for Christmas haven't open it yet so I will give you morefter Xmas... Thank you..