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Air jet rocket
Air Jet Rocket: Up it goes!
Code EC28703

Explore basic physics with this rocket kit. Contains all the parts necessary to make an air-filled container shoot up into the sky! Use with an adult present.
Choking hazard: Not suitable for children 3 years and under.
$9.95
Air trike
Air Trike: An air-powered car

The motor powers the fan which in turn pushes the car forward. Simple and fun! Contains all the parts necessary to make the model. Batteries not included.

Choking hazard: Not suitable for children 3 years and under.
$14.95
Balloon helicopter
Balloon helicopter: Flight and Newtonian forces demo
Code LF650

Classic party favor that can be used in the science classroom. Good for discussion on Bernoulli or for Newton's Laws. Air is pushed through a channel to the wingtip itself to create the thrust.
Choking hazard: Not suitable for children 3 years and under
For children aged 4 and up.
Multi-buy cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.
$3.95
for 1

or

Multibuy
$10.00
for 3
Single

For 3
Watch the woodpeckers move
Energy woodpeckers. Why do they peck?
Code WT039

Start the woodpeckers going and watch them peck! Ask your students why they don't just slide straight down (friction) and how is the energy being stored and released?

For children 3 years and up with adult supervision

$4.95
Experilab cartesian diver
Experilab Treasure diver': Make a cartesian diver.
Code EX3113

Whether you know him as 'Scuba Steve' or 'Diver Dan', the cartesian diver experiment is an old favourite that has demonstrated pressure in science classrooms for years. Floating in a bottle of water, when you squeeze the bottle, the diver sinks to the bottom. All you need is a bottle. Solid, simple science.
Choking hazard: Not suitable for children 3 years and under.
$9.95
Flying saucer balloons
Flying saucer balloons: Spin me around!
Code TL7334

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction... for these balloons they spin around and around as pushes them along. Comes as packet of 4 balloons.

Choking hazard: Not suitable for children 3 years and under.
Multi-buy cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.
$2.95
for 1

or

Multibuy
$10.00
for 4
Single

For 4
Make your flying wing fly!
Flying wing prop top: Make them take off!
Code HJ2112

We love these. Simply clasp your hands together over the stick and quickly push one hand forward > up it goes! Have students look at the angle of the wing blades and discuss why it rises. You get 2 in each pack. Great fun!
Choking hazard: Not suitable for children 3 years and under.
Multi-buy cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.
$1.95
for 1

or

Multibuy
$5.00
for 3
Single

For 3
Dangerous Books for Boys Onager
Onager: By the Dangerous Books for Boys series


Known by many as a catapult, this kit allows you to put together your own onager that really works! Contains all the pre-cut and pre-drilled pieces you need to make a scale model of the siege machine from medieval times. No batteries required.
Finished model measures 245mm x 150mm x 280mm.
Choking hazard: For children 8 years and under.
$49.50
Pet tornado
Pet tornado: Create a tornado in a bottle
Code TE80953

Turn the bottle upside down so the curved end is towards the ground, give it a quick twirl with your hand and watch the tornado form inside the fluid. Great for exploring inertia. Provides additional information on wind speed and destructive power.
Choking hazard: Not suitable for children 3 years and under.
$9.95
Hairy pop balls
Pop balls: A classic on storing an releasing energy
Code PF001

Turn the ball in side out to store energy in the ball. Now drop the ball from a height and watch the ball spring back into the air! Great demonstration for potential and kinetic energy at a decent price.
Choking hazard: Not suitable for children 3 years and under.
$3.45
Space Wonder Gyroscope
Space Wonder Gyroscope: Classic rotational toy
Code 6594

Demonstrates rotational inertia very well... i.e. the faster it spins, the harder it is to change it's 'angle of spin'. Great for classroom discussion on centripetal forces and conservation of angular momentum as well!

For children aged 5 and up.
$14.95
Budget spinning top
Spinning Top: Budget top for precession demonstration
Code BBF4426

Simple science toy for showing spinning motion.
Choking hazard: Not suitable for children 3 years and under
For children aged 4 and up.
$0.45
Dangerous Books for Boys Trebuchet
Trebuchet: By the Dangerous Books for Boys series


Assemble your own trebuchet that really works! Contains all the pre-cut and pre-drilled pieces you need to make a scale model of the siege machine used to take down castle walls. No batteries required. Finished model measures 250mm x 145mm x 460mm.
Choking hazard: For children 8 years and under.
$49.50
Tumbling bugs with sticky feet!
Tumbling bugs: Sticky wall bugs that tumble down!
Code IS1051

Explore friction as you throw the sticky rubber insects at a smooth surface and watch them fall down! Try different surfaces as an experiment in speed or join several together and see if they work. Don't throw the bugs hard at windows or glass!
Choking hazard: Not suitable for children 3 years and under.
$4.95
Vortex valves
Vortex valve: Make a tornado in a bottle
Code 5003

Now you can make your own tornado's in a bottle. Designed to connect 2 soft drink bottles together so you can demonstrate how a tornado swirls. Also demonstrates that air takes up volume.

For children aged 3 and up.
Multi-buy cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.
$3.00
for 1

or

Multibuy
$10.00
for 4
Single

For 4
Water snake with a Christmas theme
Water snake: The Christmas water snake version!
Code IS1149

Squeeze the Christmas themed water snake and try to hold on! Preschoolers and primary school children love to experiment with the tubes - great fun!
Choking hazard: Not suitable for children 3 years and under.
$3.00


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