Bring Science2Life at home or in the classroom with this bright, child-friendly test tube

Mix, measure and explore — real science play with child-friendly test tubes and droppers.

set, designed to turn everyday curiosity into real scientific exploration.

Turn Your Kitchen into a Mini Science Lab!

Ready to become a home scientist?

This fun Junior Lab Test Tube Set lets curious kids explore colourful chemistry, fizzing reactions, and exciting discoveries using simple ingredients from around the house.

Inspired by the hands-on demonstrations used in Scientific Sue’s live science shows, this set gives young experimenters the tools they need to mix, observe, and investigate like real scientists.

Perfect for curious minds who love asking
“What will happen if…?”

Includes a Free Experiment Activity Sheet

When you purchase this Junior Lab Test Tube Set, you’ll receive a free downloadable experiment sheet by email, created by Scientific Sue.

The activity sheet includes easy science experiments using simple kitchen ingredients, helping children explore fizzing reactions, colourful chemistry, and fascinating liquid experiments.

Each activity encourages children to:

• Predict what might happen
• Observe the reaction carefully
• Record their discoveries like real scientists

It’s a fun way to extend the play and turn your test tubes into a real home science laboratory.

What’s Inside the Set

This child-friendly science kit includes everything needed to start experimenting:

• Test tubes for mixing and observing reactions
• A sturdy test tube stand
• Pipette dropper for measuring liquids
• Measuring scoop
• Stirring stick

The equipment is designed for small hands and big discoveries!

Experiments You Can Try

Using everyday household ingredients, children can explore exciting science investigations such as:

Fizzing Reactions
Mix baking soda and vinegar to create bubbling chemical reactions.

Colour Mixing Chemistry
Add food colouring to create vibrant liquid layers.

Oil and Water Investigation
Discover why some liquids mix and others don’t.

Density Discoveries
Layer liquids and watch them form colourful science towers.

These simple experiments encourage children to observe, predict, and investigate like real scientists.

What Children Will Learn

While having fun experimenting, children also develop important STEM skills:

• Scientific curiosity
• Observation and prediction
• Measuring and mixing
• Understanding reactions and liquids
• Problem-solving and investigation skills

It’s a wonderful way to introduce real science thinking through play.

Perfect For

Curious kids who love experimenting
Family science time at home
Mini scientists aged approx. 6+
STEM learning through play
Gifts for budding inventors

Safety First

Always carry out experiments with adult supervision and use simple household ingredients such as baking soda, vinegar, water, and food colouring.

Add this Junior Lab Test Tube Set to your science kit and start experimenting today — all you need is curiosity and a few simple kitchen ingredients to bring Science2Life!

Bring Science2Life!

With just a few simple ingredients and a sense of curiosity, children can transform their kitchen into a mini laboratory full of fizzing reactions, colourful chemistry, and exciting discoveries.

Put on your explorer hat and get ready to experiment, discover, and bring Science2Life!

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Bring Science2Life at home or in the classroom with this bright, child-friendly test tube

Mix, measure and explore — real science play with child-friendly test tubes and droppers.

set, designed to turn everyday curiosity into real scientific exploration.

Turn Your Kitchen into a Mini Science Lab!

Ready to become a home scientist?

This fun Junior Lab Test Tube Set lets curious kids explore colourful chemistry, fizzing reactions, and exciting discoveries using simple ingredients from around the house.

Inspired by the hands-on demonstrations used in Scientific Sue’s live science shows, this set gives young experimenters the tools they need to mix, observe, and investigate like real scientists.

Perfect for curious minds who love asking
“What will happen if…?”

Includes a Free Experiment Activity Sheet

When you purchase this Junior Lab Test Tube Set, you’ll receive a free downloadable experiment sheet by email, created by Scientific Sue.

The activity sheet includes easy science experiments using simple kitchen ingredients, helping children explore fizzing reactions, colourful chemistry, and fascinating liquid experiments.

Each activity encourages children to:

• Predict what might happen
• Observe the reaction carefully
• Record their discoveries like real scientists

It’s a fun way to extend the play and turn your test tubes into a real home science laboratory.

What’s Inside the Set

This child-friendly science kit includes everything needed to start experimenting:

• Test tubes for mixing and observing reactions
• A sturdy test tube stand
• Pipette dropper for measuring liquids
• Measuring scoop
• Stirring stick

The equipment is designed for small hands and big discoveries!

Experiments You Can Try

Using everyday household ingredients, children can explore exciting science investigations such as:

Fizzing Reactions
Mix baking soda and vinegar to create bubbling chemical reactions.

Colour Mixing Chemistry
Add food colouring to create vibrant liquid layers.

Oil and Water Investigation
Discover why some liquids mix and others don’t.

Density Discoveries
Layer liquids and watch them form colourful science towers.

These simple experiments encourage children to observe, predict, and investigate like real scientists.

What Children Will Learn

While having fun experimenting, children also develop important STEM skills:

• Scientific curiosity
• Observation and prediction
• Measuring and mixing
• Understanding reactions and liquids
• Problem-solving and investigation skills

It’s a wonderful way to introduce real science thinking through play.

Perfect For

Curious kids who love experimenting
Family science time at home
Mini scientists aged approx. 6+
STEM learning through play
Gifts for budding inventors

Safety First

Always carry out experiments with adult supervision and use simple household ingredients such as baking soda, vinegar, water, and food colouring.

Add this Junior Lab Test Tube Set to your science kit and start experimenting today — all you need is curiosity and a few simple kitchen ingredients to bring Science2Life!

Bring Science2Life!

With just a few simple ingredients and a sense of curiosity, children can transform their kitchen into a mini laboratory full of fizzing reactions, colourful chemistry, and exciting discoveries.

Put on your explorer hat and get ready to experiment, discover, and bring Science2Life!

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Unleash your inner scientist! This set of 10 durable, hand-held magnifying glasses is perfect for young explorers, budding scientists, and curious minds. Each plastic magnifier offers 5× magnification—ideal for studying insects, plants, rocks, or reading fine print.

These brightly coloured tools (random selection of colours in each set) are fantastic for outdoor discovery, classroom STEM experiments, party bags, treasure hunts, and nature walks.

Perfect for:

• Science experiments at home or school

• Nature trails and bug hunting

• Kids’ party bags and activity packs

• Classroom sets or group activities

Lightweight, safe, and easy for small hands to hold
5× magnification
10 bright, colourful magnifiers per pack
Random colours – each set is a surprise!

Magnifying Flowers

 Mini Explorer Challenge!

Use your magnifying glass to explore the world around you! Complete the fun tasks below and become a true nature detective.

Your Explorer Tasks

• Find and draw 3 different leaves. Can you spot the veins?
• Look closely at a flower. What colours and shapes do you see?
• Spot a bug or insect. Draw it and describe what it’s doing.
• Examine a rock or pebble. What patterns or textures can you find?
• Use your magnifier to read tiny writing on a label or book.
• Look at your own fingerprints – what do they remind you of?

Explorer Sketch Zone

Can you draw what you see?

Sparks of imagination are at the heart of creativity!
– Scientific Sue      

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• Hands-on educational project

• Online support for setting up and delivering the programme

• Virtual workshop given by Scientific Sue

Want Scientific Sue to run this session in your school, for your event or even to create a bespoke session for you? That can be arranged too!

Although we have called this activity ‘Pneumatic Mini-Beasts‘ your children can use the contents to make any toy which uses the inflated balloon to open or move it. This creative activity helps to develop children’s understanding of control through investigating simple pneumatic systems and designing and making a model of a toy that has moving parts controlled by moving air – pneumatics.

Enough material to make 30 models

• Balloon pump
• Balloons x 40
• Paper plates x 60
• Double sided stickers/sticky dots x 250
  

  Is this a friendly spider?

• Pipe cleaners x 300
• Plastic tubing x 30
• Ping pong balls x 60
• Wiggly eyes x 60
• Wire ties x 40
• Plastic ‘throat’ rings x 30
• Rocket balloon
• Pneumatic Monsters Art Kit:
• 30 Creature Design Sheets with Name Cards
• 30 Boolmarks
• 30 Mini-Beast (Monster) Profile Cards
• Teaching notes

The children create a toy which can be opened using air moving out of an inflated balloon.

Extra balloon pumps can be order by clicking this link.

Teaching notes included

This creative activity can also be used to investigate camouflage as an adaptation and why it helps organisms to survive. The activity can reinforce the usefulness of being able to ‘hide’ in an environment in a fun way – and which child doesn’t like playing hide-and-seek?!

Engage your children in an exciting hands-on activity by introducing them to a simple pneumatic toy project. This delightful creation, powered by the inflation of a balloon, offers an excellent opportunity for students to explore basic principles of air pressure while unleashing their creativity.

In this project, children construct a charming creepy crawly toy with a unique twist—the toy’s mouth is animated by the inflation of a balloon. This dynamic feature adds an element of surprise and fosters curiosity among students. Not only does it serve as an entertaining toy, but it also provides an interactive platform for learning about pneumatic systems.

Encourage students to personalise their creepy crawlies by decorating them with vibrant colours and patterns. This creative aspect opens the door to discussions about camouflage in the animal kingdom, making the project an interdisciplinary learning experience.

Through this hands-on activity, students will not only grasp the fundamentals of pneumatic systems but also gain insight into the fascinating world of adaptation and survival strategies. This project not only enhances their understanding of science and engineering but also cultivates artistic expression and critical thinking skills.

Note: The balloon can be inflated by the children directly blowing down the tube or with the aid of a balloon pump.

The Mini-Beast Art Kit will allow your children  to:

 Activity 1: Creature Design Sheet

 Objective: Children will sketch and decorate their own creepy crawly creature.
 Focus: Shape, colour, pattern, camouflage techniques, body structure (legs, wings, antennae).
 Top Tip: Encourage them to think about how their creature hides in its habitat—leaf patterns? Muddy textures? Bark-like colours?

 Add-on: Give their creature a name and write one “super power” or adaptation that helps it survive.

 Activity 2: Creature Fact Bookmark

 Objective: Children will choose a real-life insect, bug, or small animal that inspired their pneumatic toy and create an information bookmark.
 Focus: Name, habitat, adaptations, diet, and a fun fact.

 Challenge: Can they link their design to something real? (e.g., “My creepy crawly is based on the stick insect—it’s almost invisible in the woods!”)

 Activity 3: Monster Profile Card

 Objective: Create a “Meet My Monster” profile card.
 Focus: Drawing of the final creature, a short story, character traits, habitat description, and what makes it unique.

 Optional Prompt:

• My monster’s name is…
• It lives in…
• It eats…
• It hides by…
• When it feels threatened, it…

 Extension Idea: Use the envelope to create a habitat pocket! Decorate it and tuck the creature design or profile inside.

Bonus Idea: Display Wall

Create a class gallery of monsters! Use string and pegs or a wall board to hang:

• The Monster Profile Cards
• The Bookmarks
• Photos of the finished pneumatic creations

Science2Life’s Science iT! activities and programmes

Children love to be engaged in learning, especially through interactive projects that they can really get involved and be hands on with.

Science2Life’s Science iT! activities and programmes are part of our STEAM Academy. The activities use everyday life objects, toys and knick-knacks and turns them into fun, innovative, hands-on experiences designed to encourage children to:

• discover the amazing world of science and engineering
• to perform engaging activities that show how science and engineering is at work in their everyday lives
• to foster a lifelong love of science and engineering
• to give a basic grounding in scientific concepts and scientific thinking
• to increase children’s motivation to learn and
• enhance their perception, creativity and logic.

Hands-on learning is learning by doing.

Children involved in our ‘Science iT!’ activities and programmes are introduced to various STEAM learning methods and activities. Our creative programmes involve learning activities that require active thinking and experimenting to find out how things work. We all know how curious children are about the world around them and how they love using the word ‘why?’

The aim of our activities is to provide optimal learning opportunities that strategically help children grasp mathematics, engineering and science concepts.

The inclusion of the arts component into STEM makes it more fun to learn, and more approachable to children.

Art education allows children to learn things in a more open-ended way and make them applicable to real life.

Links to the curriculum

All of Science2Life activities can be used to entertain children – however they have been created with the curriculum in mind, so are perfect activities to generate mesmerizing examples of the topics they can be used to explore.

Plus our Science iT! activities can up scaled-up to be used in workshops within the classroom, for festival and birthday celebrations, which provide opportunities for children to collaborate on initiatives, explorations and creations.

The idea behind our Science iT! activities is to ignite children’s natural innate curiosity about the world around them (and the items in it) and to channel their enthusiasm for scientific discovery as early as possible.

Currently Science2Life have the following Science iT! activities:

1. The Magical EVANESCO Spell
2. The Magical AMORTENTIA Spell
3. The Super Bouncing Bubble Kit
4. Make your own Fossil Kit
5. Colour Changing Bracelet Kit
6. Pneumatic Mini-Beast Kit x 4
7. Creative Circuits
8. The Magical Wandarama
9. Gone Fishing
10. The Jitter Bug

Each of the above activities can be turned into a workshop programme! Interested? Give us a call!

Scientificsue@science2life.com

+447970884728

Note: All of Science2Life’s STEAM ACADEMY shows and workshops are designed to not only motivate and fire the spirit of discovery within your children but also ignite curiosity in their minds.

For more information on our shows visit our website: https://www.science2life.com

Sparks of imagination are at the heart of creativity!
– Scientific Sue     

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A little wizardry. A flash of fire. A whole lot of science!

Click the image to see the Incendio wand in action

This wand produces real flame at its tip. It is not a toy. For responsible adult use only.

Bring a little wizarding theatre to life! Choose from five distinctive Incendio wand designs, each producing a brief, bright flash of real flame at the tip. Rechargeable and presented in a black and gold gift box. Adults only, 18+

Say “Incendio!” for the theatrical flourish—but it’s science that makes the magic happen!

Choose your wand

Five distinctive designs, each with its own character:

• Harry Potter: a textured, wood-style handle and reddish-brown shaft.
• Hermione Granger: a brown wand decorated with raised flowers and vines.
• Professor Dumbledore: a brown wand with distinctive knots and a pale band bearing symbols.
• Lord Voldemort: a cream wand with a hooked handle and contrasting dark markings.
• Severus Snape: an entirely black wand with an ornate handle.

Select your preferred design from the dropdown before adding it to your basket.

What’s included?

A Beginner’s Guide to Wand Motions – Science2Life

• One Incendio Wand in your chosen design
• Flash paper, supplied slightly damp
• USB charging cable
• Small screwdriver
• Gold Platform 9¾ ticket
• Beginner’s guide to wand motions
• Presentation box

The wand-motion sheet adds a little wizarding inspiration. Practise movements with the wand switched off and unloaded. Keep it steady when producing a flame.

Before the magic: prepare your wand

1. Charge your wand

Before first use, charge your wand using the supplied USB charging cable. Keep it switched off and unloaded while charging.

The indicator on the charging cable turns green when the wand is fully charged. Disconnect the cable before preparing the wand for use.

2. Allow the flash paper to dry completely

Flash paper is supplied slightly damp for safety. The portion you intend to use must be fully dry for the wand to work properly.

Allow it to air-dry at room temperature in a secure place away from heat, sparks, naked flames, children and pets. Prepare only the amount needed for your session.

To speed up the process you could use a hairdryer on low heat mode.

3. Cut neatly rather than tear

Scissors produce a consistently sized piece with tidy edges, making folding and positioning more repeatable.

The heating element sits at the bottom of the small cup-shaped recess at the wand’s tip. Correct positioning allows heat to transfer from the element to the paper and start ignition.

Do not  press tools against the delicate heating element.

4. Folding the flash paper

Fold the strip in half, then fold it in half again. Roll the folded paper tightly into a small roll that fits inside the heating cup at the wand’s tip.

Keep the wand switched off and the tip cool while loading. The roll should fit without being forced into the cup. Take care not to press against or damage the heating element.

5. Prepare the performance area

Check the space before any flame effect. Keep people, animals, hair, clothing, decorations and other combustible materials clear.

Use only in a location suitable for flame effects, with appropriate fire precautions and any necessary venue permission. Keep spare flash paper separate from the performance area and away from heat, sparks and flames.

6. Activation — a little theatrical magic!

With your performance area clear, point the wand away from yourself, other people, animals and flammable materials. Switch the wand ON and keep it steady.

Press the activation button. The flash paper may ignite immediately, or it may take a couple of seconds as the heating element warms up. Keep the tip directed into the clear space throughout.

Release the button as soon as the paper ignites, then switch the wand OFF. Allow the tip to cool before reloading.

If it does not ignite, release the button and switch off. Allow the tip to cool before checking the paper or charging the unloaded wand.

Say “Incendio!” for the theatrical flourish—it’s science that makes the magic happen!

If you are unsure about loading or operating your particular wand, contact Science2Life before use.

Where’s the science?

From electrical energy to a fiery flash

The rechargeable battery supplies electrical energy to the heating element. As current passes through it, the element heats up.

Heat transferred to the flash paper starts a rapid chemical reaction, releasing energy as heat and light.

What is flash paper?

Flash paper is made from nitrocellulose—a chemically treated cellulose material that burns rapidly, producing gases and very little solid residue.

The battery provides the energy to start ignition; the flash paper provides the chemical energy released in the flame.

Why does the effect vary?

The amount, dryness and arrangement of the flash paper affect how it ignites and burns. These factors help explain why one flash may look different from another.

A quick flash does not mean a cool flame: even a brief flame can cause burns or ignite nearby materials.

Real fire deserves real care

• Adult use only. Keep the wand and flash paper out of children’s reach.
• Never point the wand towards yourself, another person or an animal.
• Do not use it for duelling.
• Keep the wand steady during activation; do not wave it while producing a flame.
• Keep it switched off during loading and whenever it is not in use.
• Never look into the nozzle or touch the heating element.
• Allow the tip to cool before reloading or putting the wand away.
• Keep stored flash paper away from heat, sparks, flames and the performance area.
• If ignition fails the wand may need to be recharged and/or the flash paper has become slightly damp.

Questions before your first flash?

Email scientificsue@science2life.com if you need help with your wand.

Sparks of imagination are at the heart of creativity!

Scientific Sue

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Mini funnels for sand art, perfume, spices, essential oil etc

• Pack of 5 miniature funnels
• ★ MULTIPLE USES: essential oil funnel, powder funnel, sand art funnel etc.
• ★ BEST QUALITY: The Funnel designed to fit all kind of vials and small bottles
• ★ 5 PIECES
• ★ HANDLE: Helps holding the funnel while transfer
• ★ SIZE: Opening Diameter 3.1 cm / Bottom Diameter 0.6 cm X 3.9 cm Height

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Already enjoyed The Science of Dragons Experience and need more kits so everyone can take part?
These extra kits contain everything you need for hands-on activities for up to 30 pupils – just £60 each (that’s only £2 per additional child!).

Perfect for:

• Teachers who want to include extra classes

• Festival organisers catering for larger groups

• Corporate partners supporting more schools

Need the full experience?
If you haven’t yet purchased The Science of Dragons Experience, you’ll need the complete package first.
Click here to order the full Science of Dragons Experience

What’s Included in Each Extra Kit

All the experiment materials, instruction packs, and dragon-themed artwork needed for a magical, curriculum-linked STEM experience:

Please remember: This product does not include access to the video of the Science of Dragons Show or the Teacher Training Video access. It is intended as an add-on for customers who already have access to The Science of Dragons Experience.

How to Order

UK Orders

• Order online via the link on this page.

• Or email scientificsue@science2life.com to request an invoice.

• Schools or companies using a Purchase Order: simply send your PO number and billing details, and we’ll arrange the paperwork for you.

Ireland & European Orders
Although Science2Life is based in Northern Ireland, courier services class all deliveries to the Republic of Ireland as international shipments.
For orders to Ireland (and other European destinations), postage is considerably higher than UK mainland rates. Please email us for a personalised shipping quote before placing your order.

Need more than one kit?

• Extra kits, each with materials for up to 30 pupils, are available for £60 – just £2 per additional child. Perfect for whole-school participation!

• Bulk Discount: Order 5 kits or more and receive a special discounted rate – ideal for multi-class, multi-school, or sponsor-funded projects.

To arrange your order, request a quote, or discuss bulk pricing, email: scientificsue@science2life.com

Corporate Sponsorship & Community Impact

Looking to make a meaningful difference in your local community?

Our Science of Dragons Virtual Experience is a powerful STEAM engagement opportunity for companies who want to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, and innovators.

With your support, schools in your area can access this immersive, curriculum-linked science experience – complete with classroom kits, teacher guidance, and hands-on experiments that leave a lasting impression.

You can:

• Sponsor a single school or multiple schools in your area

• Add your branding to a thank-you message in the video

• Receive feedback and photos from the classes you support

Contact Sue to discuss bespoke packages and bulk order discounts for schools in your community.

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This Stirrup Pump with gauge is perfect for schools and teams to inflate numerous ball efficiently – but is also a great aid in the classroom.

Scientific Sue uses this pump for her Cloud in a Bottle Demonstration and her water rocket demonstrations.

Features an air pressure tank. spring clip valve lock, reinforced air hose and a fold down footplate.

• Quick and easy to use
• Standard size needle ( included)

In the Cloud in a Bottle demonstration, the students directly observe a cloud from right before their eyes – and when the bottle is connected back to the pump and the air pressure is increased they will see the cloud disappear!

Cloud formation is part of the water cycle, but one we usually cannot see up close.

A cloud is a large collection of very tiny water droplets or ice crystals. The droplets are so small and light that they can float in the air. When warm air rises carrying with it evaporated water, it expands and cools. Cool air cannot hold as much water vapour as warm air, so some of the vapour condenses onto tiny pieces of dust that are floating in the air and forms a tiny droplet around each dust particle. When billions of these droplets come together they become a visible cloud.

This demonstration shows how water in the atmosphere can be made visible by changes in pressure and temperature.

Objectives

• Describe and illustrate the water cycle and associate parts of the cycle with weather conditions.
• Observe and describe changes to the properties of water when it is heated or cooled and associate these changes with weather conditions.

Materials

• Clean 2 L plastic bottle
• Cork with inflating needle 
• Stirrup or bicycle pump
• rubbing alcohol
• Safety Goggles

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• 100 wood splints

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• These battery holders are designed for 2 x CR2032 cell button batteries to output 6V.
• With dual wire and connector and an on/off switch this is perfect for use in science projects.
• High quality battery holder case with wire leads for easy soldering and connecting.

Possible Uses

• Used with LED’s to light up Christmas cards.
• Perfect for hiding inside model cars or buildings.
• Pins fit into breadboards or perf boards easily.

A little bit of info

The code of the lithium coin battery itself is an International Electro-Chemical (IEC) designation. The name CR2032 can be divided into two codes, the first one is the letter code which tells us the standard case size while the numeral code gives us information about the diameter of the cell followed by the height of the cell. In CR2032’s case, 20 refers to the fact that the cell has a diameter of 20 millimeters while 32 refers to its height of 3.2 millimeters. There are specific plug-in and solder-in CR2032 batteries as well.

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