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Best Ever Bug Jar
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This is the best bug jar ever! Designed with your critterâ€s comfort in mind the bug jarâ€s unique “air-flowâ€? breathable mesh lid allows your bug to enjoy peaceful easy breathing. And after youâ€ve had quality time with your bug just unscrew the easy-to-grip leafy lid and let your critters loose †outside of course! Ages 4 and up. |
Big Bug Magnifier (Special Deal)
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Who wants a plain old magnifying glass when you can have the Big Bug Magnifier? This whimsically designed viewer features an oversized 3X magnifying lens that gives you great up-close views. The lens swivels into a multitude of angles while the bugâ€s legs “clickâ€? into many different positions making it easy to pose the bug onto a table for still views. Hefty construction makes taking it outside safe and easy for little hands. Great for home school or gift-giving. Ages 4 and up. |
Big Bunch O' Bugs (Special Deal)
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Now this is one big bunch of bugs! Little insect lovers will be overwhelmed with this stampede of giant-sized beetles caterpillars spiders ants flies praying mantises and more! Made of sturdy flexible plastic and colorfully detailed. The resealable tube keeps all the bugs in one tidy place and the tote strap is great for kids on the go. For ages 3 and up. |
Bug Biter (Special Deal)
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Bug Biter is your own personal hand-held live insect catch-and-release trapper. Simply place the see-through bug chamber over a bug and pull the lever to catch anything that moves. Watch the Bug Biter's mondo mandibles "chew" as you safely and humanely capture your bug! Great for moms who don't like bugs or bug-hunting kids who love them. For ages 6 and up. |
Bug Keeper (Special Deal)
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This classic bug house features just what you need to catch and watch small insects. Collect your critter then slide open the special magnification window and place your bug inside for an up-close look. Features airy mesh back wall and tote handle. Ages 4 and up. |
Butterfly Activity Book
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Hereâ€s the best way to make the most of your live butterfly experience! The Live Butterfly Activity Book from Insect Lore provides activities resources and ideas that can be used with any live Insect Lore Painted Lady butterfly kit. Activities are suitable for pre-K to grade 8 and draw from the frameworks of the Head Start Program Performance Standards and National Science Education Standards. |
Butterfly Feeder
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For years hummingbirds have had all the “fly throughâ€? restaurants. Now with our new Butterfly Feeder butterflies on the go can get the same sweet treatment as their feathered friends. Hang our colorful feeder from a limb or set it on a flat surface. Mix together some nectar (recipe included) pour it into the Feederâ€s reservoir and wait for wild butterflies to arrive. This beautiful feeder is entomologist-approved and will provide hours of enjoyment for the whole family. Complete instructions included. Ages 4 and up. |
Butterfly Garden (Special Deal)
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Watch caterpillars change into butterflies right before your eyes with our award-winning Butterfly Garden! Weâ€ve completely redesigned this classic educational wonder after 33 years on the market. Raise 5 Painted Lady butterflies while learning all about metamorphosis. See the caterpillarâ€s transition as it matures changes into a chrysalis and finally emerges as a Painted Lady butterfly! Absolutely safe to release into the environment. |
Butterfly Life Cycle Stages
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These meticulously designed Painted Lady lifecycle figures are an educational accessory to any of our live butterfly kits. The accurately detailed Egg Larva Chrysalid and Adult butterfly replicas are oversized for little hands. Ages 4 and up. |
Butterfly Net
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Use this fun net to capture critters large and small. The unique butterfly shape sets it apart from other nature nets and you can use it on land or water! Provides hours of outdoor enjoyment for young nature lovers. Ages 4 and up. |
Butterfly Pavilion (Special Deal)
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Witness the wonder of the butterfly life cycle with this amazing educational experience. The 2-foot tall newly redesigned Butterfly Pavilion “pops-up� easily. Hang it from a string or set it on a table-top. Its see-through mesh and zippered entry allows easy access for care and feeding. |
Cactus Garden
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Grow 20 varieties of baby cactus. They're simple to grow fool proof and they sprout immediately. They make a perfect desert garden on a window sill and there's no better introduction to the world of living plants. |
Creature Peeper
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The over and under insect wonder! Keep your creatures for a peep then let them go! This kid and bug friendly viewer is easy-to-use and lets kids study their catches up close from above and below. Peep at ladybugs crickets worms - anything a young scientist can find! The watertight viewing chamber will even keep tadpoles and small fish safe during inspections. There's no limit to what you can peep! The 3X magnifier and snug-fitting view chamber make learning about bugs interesting and safe. Ages 4 and up. |
Exploring Frogs (Special Deal)
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A fun and friendly way to explore the wonderful world of frogs space spacecraft aliens and dinosaurs. Each interactive kit comes with CD-Rom 3D Moviee 3D glasses and detailed models. |
Garden Spider Web Frame (Special Deal)
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This all-wood garden conversation piece is the perfect spider condo! Just place the spider web frame in any natural setting and watch spiders spin intricate and interesting webs through the frame's window. Features a special spider-friendly hideaway to keep your spider safe. Instruction guide comes with lots of educational information on spiders and webs. For ages 4 and up. |
Giant Ant Farm
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Watch the world's tiniest engineers dig tunnels build roads and erect bridges. Escape proof design with break resistant frame and viewing windows. Watch ants go about their "chores" around the barnyard and farmhouse. |
Giant Frog Model
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Your amphibian learning tool! Learn the placement of a frog's internal organs without the mess - great for classrooms! |
Jurassic Plant
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Watch your Jurassic Plant come alive right before your eyes. You can even hear it grow! You literally wake it up with water and can put it back to sleep. The Jurassic Plant's been around for over 290 million years. It grows when ou give it water but will sleep for 50 years without it. |
Ladybug Land
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Ladybug Land †Ladybug Metamorphosis Kit Discover the metamorphosis of a ladybug with our new Ladybug Land. Mail the pre-paid certificate to receive your Pink Spotted ladybug larvae by mail. The see-through domed habitat allows you to get a bugâ€s eye view as you watch the small alligator-shaped larvae eat their special food and drink from “water bubblesâ€?. |
Mind's Eye
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Optical Illusions and Human Perception |
My First Lab Microscope
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Actual Scientific Instrument Designed especially for students ages 11 and up. |
Port-A-Bug
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Pop! Pop up your Port-A-Bug put in some friendly insects and you're ready for buggy fun! Observe butterflies ladybugs and other friendly bugs in the airy mesh habitat then let them go! Collapse the Port-A-Bug back into its tote-sack clip it to your hip and you're ready to explore some more! |
Silkworm City (Special Deal)
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Experience the wonder and magic of silk production with this fascinating lifecycle kit. Weâ€ve discovered a special silkworm food so you donâ€t have to search for Mulberry tree leaves. Watch and learn as three silkworm larvae eat grow spin cocoons and emerge as lovable touchable adult moths. Comes complete with a colorful Silkworm City habitat free certificate for three silkworm larvae special food handling brush incubation tub and fact-filled guide. Ages 4 and up. |
Teaching Tank Budding Scientist Kit (Special Deal)
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The Budding Scientist Kit is a great way to try out the Teaching Tank. It includes the smaller 8" x 8" tank and the Discovery Book Sampler with eight lessons that will get you excited and on your way to enjoying science and learning new things about the world we live in! |
Teaching Tank Discovery Book Vol 1 (Special Deal)
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The lessons in the Discovery Book Series are written by experienced teachers who want students and instructors to succeed. All of the lessons are very well-written easy to follow and visually exciting! The detailed instructions are augmented by thinking questions and notes for the instructor. Each volume contains 50 new lessons. |
Teaching Tank Large Expanded Tank Kit (Special Deal)
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With this expansion kit you can enlarge the tank opening up to another range of great experiments. The expansion kits are available in both small and large sizes depending on your tanks needs! |
Teaching Tank Starter Kit (Special Deal)
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Not only is the Teaching Tank the best original science teaching aid on the market because it does so much and the lessons are so visually exciting to students but it is cost effective. With the Starter Kit you not only get the large tank but you also get 50 fully developed lessons that can be adjusted to different levels of investigation. The tank can be used over and over within the same year and then used from year to year. |
Teaching Tank Waterless Crystals 1oz (Special Deal)
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These crystals are just plain fun! Not only can you grow plants in them but you can investigate cells monitor water absorbtion etc. |
Teaching Tank Waterless Crystals 4oz (Special Deal)
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These crystals are just plain fun! Not only can you grow plants in them but you can investigate cells monitor water absorbtion etc. in this convenient 4 oz. size. |
Teaching Tank Teaching Tank (Special Deal)
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The Teaching Tank is the best teaching aid available to really do and see science. The tank doesn't require a lot of materials but the large viewing area allows students to easily see what is happening. There is no better way to view roots worms or ants! In addition the tanks are a snap to assemble a breeze to clean and fun to use. |