4M 4572 Clean Water Science Reviews Summary

Assembly and Instructions

Pros:

• "The kit is well made and easy to assemble, and comes with clear instructions."
• "Good instruction leaflet."
• "Purchased the kit for a science fair project. Directions are easy to follow."
• "They provide a detailed instruction sheet and it is simple to follow."
• "Excellent packing of material. Great instruction sheet with easy to follow instructions."
• "This is an awesome kit, very easy to use, nothing extra to buy, just add dirt to the water and see it dripping clean at the bottom of the purification station!"
• "Got this as something for my Grade 3 daughter's science fair project. Really great way to show the filter process for water with clear instructions and everything you need inside."

Cons:

• "I ordered my kit a few days ago it came in on time however upon opening the box I realized the box had previously been opened half of the items were missing and there are absolutely no instructions waste of money."
• "Some of the pieces were very small, with complex instructions and would likely be difficult for a child under 11 to complete without lots of instruction, assistance, etc."
• "There is absolutely no educational information included, and the assembly is not difficult for an adult, even with the instructions being incorrect and wrong in places -- but it is asking a lot for a small child to be able to assemble this."
• "The instructions say to clean the carbon, sand, and gravel of any dust by putting them in separate small bowls and running water over them several times!!"
• "I found the directions not as straightforward as I'd prefer."
• "The assembly is not difficult for an adult, even with the instructions being incorrect and wrong in places -- but it is asking a lot for a small child to be able to assemble this."
• "So we homeschool and we used this as a science project. The instructions where bad but we figured it out without them."

Educational Value

Pros:

• "This was a lifesaver for an overdue science project my Son needed to get done for his 4th grade class."
• "So educational and fun for all ages!"
• "I am blessed to have a 10 year old granddaughter who loves STEM especially Green STEM and we had a quality 45 minutes of putting this kit together and talking about renewable energy."
• "Love it - student loved researching and building it."
• "This weather station was exactly what I expected! It's a great science project and my grandson loved it!"
• "I loved that I learned what pasteurization is and the history of it - totally changed the way I think about a lot of my food."
• "This 'science kit' would work well for a first grader to begin earth science knowledge."

Cons:

• "I'm not a huge fan of simple assembly kits being presented as 'science' projects."
• "It did get the job done but more for teaching the basic concepts of weather than great accurate daily readings."
• "It's OK depending on the projects you are trying to do. For demonstrative projects it's fine, however if you want something more scientifically sound that your child can actually PROVE--you should probably look elsewhere."
• "This unit is advertised as a STEM kit but it’s just a plastic toy."
• "Not a good way to try to encourage an interest in science for young kids."
• "Definitely not a STEM toy. By the time the manual dexterity and abilities to follow the instructions are there, the concepts this is supposed to teach will be old-hat."
• "This will not work (unless exposed to a thunderstorm or put in front of a large fan.)...Educational? NO!! Unless you want to teach that wind power doesn't really work."

Quality and Durability

Pros:

• "Excellent kit and a great value."
• "One of the best science kits I've ever purchased, for one of the lowest prices."
• "Excellence product! Received exactly as advertised. Quick and easy transaction!"
• "Received super fast. Item exactly as described. Packaged perfectly!"
• "Item was a good value, arrived on time and was in excellent condition."
• "Everything feels decent quality."
• "Every one of them worked!! There were extra screws (tiny) in case some fell."

Cons:

• "The diode stopped working after a few days and we had to buy others."
• "This items broke during assembly. Poorly manufactured and disappointed birthday boy."
• "We got this as a gift, but as others have mentioned it just doesn't work."
• "The box is four times the size of cheap .99c instruments in it."
• "This product is a total waste of money. Look at the package vs what is received."
• "The windmill is very hard to turn fast enough to generate power."
• "The LED wouldn't turn on with out very high wind velocity, and when I used a air blower it worked but soon LED was dead perhaps due to over voltage."