Little Labs: Boats and Buoyancy

'B-u-o-y-a-n-c-y' is a bit long for most kindergartners, but that doesn't mean they can't learn about this important science concept, and have a splash doing it! As soon as your child realizes that boats and water are involved, he'll be eager to dive into the Little Labs: Boats and Buoyancy kit.

As your child follows the colorfully illustrated 16-page guidebook, he'll explore how shape determines whether an object floats or sinks by molding the included clay into different forms and test-floating each. She'll learn how propellers, jet propulsion, and sails work by building boats that utilize each method. And of course, he'll learn what that three-syllable word, 'buoyancy,' means and how it relates to everything he's studied and done with the kit. There's even a 'Knowledge Wheel' included that provides your child a fun way to test her memory of all of the concepts she's learned. The next time you visit your local body of water, be prepared for your child's proud scientific explanations of how all those boats stay afloat!

Ages 5 and up.