NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Science Glow Dark Reviews Summary

Experiment Variety

Pros:

• "This is a great set with 15 different experiments included."
• "It includes lots of different types of rock and lots of snippets of knowledge about the rocks."
• "The kids love this set. So many projects to do and observe."
• "There are 15 experiments for the science lover and rocks you get to keep in a storage container."
• "You get lots of different earth science experiments and activities, which is kind of perfect for many of us who are suddenly finding ourselves home-schooling."
• "The experiments are perfect for homeschooling and encourage kids to learn about the world around them."
• "He loved the variety of activities included in this kit."

Cons:

• "There were very few activities, and other than growing the crystals and the rock collection, it was not very exciting."
• "The box says '15 activities', but the kit enables less than half of those."
• "Some things worked out better than others, but the volcano was the biggest disappointment."
• "The only cool thing that came out of this was the tiny rock collection, and even that was incomplete."
• "15+ activities claimed, but instructions for 4 only that we can find."
• "This isn’t worth the price. There are not a lot of fun experiments as mentioned."
• "Okay set of 'experiments' but not anything particularly exciting."

Educational Value

Pros:

• "Highly recommended for kids with any interest in science and fun!"
• "Very entertaining box with lots of experiments and the volcano doing and colouring is very exciting for kids all the materials for the experiments is in the box."
• "These National Geographic Science Kits are amazing! They have kept my grandkids entertained for hours!!"
• "Gotta love National Geographic! They have very cool things for kids that are educational without them realizing it."
• "National Geographic has the simplest, most fun and informative science kits for the money."
• "Kids loved learning about seismic and volcanic activity with this kit."
• "This one is by far the best because it contains 15 different experiments for a low price ($29.99 at the time of this review)."

Cons:

• "The booklet that comes with the kit doesn’t do a very good job of explaining the science behind the various activities."
• "The kit is cool and all but there are no useful instructions, for a person who isn't a geologist."
• "The instructions that come with this kit are not clear."
• "The projects don't have the clearest directions, would help if directions had pictures for child to do this more independently."
• "The instructions are unclear and in some cases all out wrong."
• "I think the biggest down side is instruction, and explanation, any STEM toys should include both the How and Why, not just the What."
• "This kit is supposed to be for 8 yr olds and up, and my kiddos liked it well enough, but it really needed better labeling and directions."

Quality and Completeness

Pros:

• "They do all require adult supervision so they're really not meant for kids to do alone. But they're all safe and came with good instructions."
• "As long as you contain everything it doesn’t make much mess."
• "There are 10 small but nice quality rocks in a sturdy plastic case plus a nice chunk of selenite."
• "Everything was well detailed and turned out exactly as expected."
• "The instruction book was clear and easy to follow (for the adults - he is only six)."
• "Good quality experiments and they provide explanations for the each experiment."
• "Nice packaging and age appropriate gift that is more giftable to me than a video game."