I received The Magic School Bus Space Lab for review. All opinions are of my own.
Summer is officially upon us. My son has 2 weeks of summer camp, but otherwise it’s just the two of us all summer long. I’ve been wracking my brain trying to come up with fun, yet educational things to do.?My son has so many interests: animals, dinosaurs, and his absolute favorite, space.?While the Internet is full of ideas of things to do at home, I just don’t even know where to begin. I was thrilled when I heard about The Magic School Bus Space Lab from The Young Scientists Club because not only is it full of creative ways to learn, but everything you need for is in one big yellow schoolbus-shaped box.
The Magic School Bus Space Lab is filled to the brim with exciting experiments and activities sure to wow any budding space enthusiast.
Ms. Frizzle and her students take Young Scientists on a wild ride with The Magic School Bus as they explore Space. Young Scientists will use the included specialized astronomical device called the Star Pilot? to locate constellations both on the star ball and in the night sky. Fun and exciting experiments and activities include making a constellation box, learning about the life cycle of a star, making a solar system mobile, creating a planet poster, making a night-vision flashlight, and much, much more! This inquisitive bus-shaped kit comes packed with science components for the experiments and activities, 20 colorful instruction cards, a 16 page booklet on constellation myths from all around the world, a data notebook, poster and the unique Star Pilot?. Seatbelts, everyone! Get ready to navigate the sky with Space Lab! (Ages: 5 and up)
My son thought the?Star Pilot? was absolutely the coolest! We live in a bigger city with lots of lights, so it’s hard for us to really get a good look at the cosmos. Many times we use apps on my phone to look for stars and see the constellations they make up. Now he can check out his very own constellations right in our home. He spent at least 30 minutes carefully looking at each constellation and then we read about each one so we could learn the story behind it.
Even though my son is just shy of 5, he was able to enjoy all of the activities in this box. Everything was well thought out and thoroughly explained in this kit. I loved that there were index cards providing the’steps for each activity as well as giving information that we could read and learn about together. We made our own solar system which is now hanging in his room. He also thought it was so cool to see?the lifecycle of a star, as he just assumed they magically appeared in the sky. It’s amazing to see his face light up as he learns more about the world and the universe around us. Let’s just say I foresee a future astronaut in my house.
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