Equal parts educational, challenging, and entertaining, there’s nothing quite like giving a child a quality science toy with the hopes of sparking an interest in one of many useful scientific fields.

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These are the best children’s science, technology, engineering, and math toys to inspire creativity and learning. By Fiona Tapp Published Oct 22, 2024 8:00 AM EDT We may earn revenue from the products ...

Watch YouTubers light fireworks, toss in dry ice and conduct other action-packed science experiments in a pool full of tiny water beads. Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about movies, TV shows, comics, ...

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A Star Wars tie-in brings science to young Jedis-to-be. The Star Wars Lightsaber Crystal Growing Lab includes a packet of liquid starter to grow salt crystals in a plastic tank. After the crystals ...

Tim Rowett is an avid collector of science-related toys. Robert P Crease and son drop in to play with them The wow factor: Tim Rowett, collector of scientific toys. “I have a low boredom threshold,” ...

With its suspended metallic spheres that clack back and forth, Newton's cradle is more than a popular desktop plaything. It has taught a generation of students about conservation of momentum and ...