Complete the circuit. See it. Hear it. Explore it.

Can you make the Cosmic Energy Stick burst into life?

Place one hand on each of the silver conductive contacts at either end of the clear tube and bright coloured LEDs begin to flash while the stick sounds. Lift either hand away and it stops.

You’ve completed—and then broken—an electrical circuit.

But the real fun begins when you add other people.

Hold one end of the Cosmic Energy Stick while a friend holds the other, then join your free hands. The stick responds again. Add another person… and another…

How big can you make your human circuit?

As long as there is a suitable conductive pathway connecting the two contacts, the Cosmic Energy Stick can respond. Break that pathway and the lights and sound stop.

See the Science Inside

One of the things we particularly love about the Cosmic Energy Stick is its clear tube. The electronics aren’t completely hidden away—you can actually look inside and explore some of the components that make it work.

Look closely and you can spot the LEDs, connecting

A close-up of the components inside the clear stick.

wires, circuit board and electronic sounder. Openings in the end cap allow the sound to escape clearly when the circuit is completed.

So this isn’t just a science toy that flashes and makes a noise. It provides a starting point for asking questions about electricity, circuits, conductivity, resistance and electronic components.

There’s lots more to investigate

Once you’ve mastered the human circuit, the experiments can begin.

What happens if somebody in your human chain lets go? Can you make the circuit even bigger? Will the stick respond if you connect the two contacts using another material? Which materials provide a suitable conductive pathway—and which don’t?

Make a prediction, test your idea and see what happens.

What makes the Cosmic Energy Stick special?

• Bright, colourful flashing LEDs and sound provide an immediate response when the circuit is completed
• Create a human electrical circuit on your own or with family and friends
• Explore open and closed circuits, conductivity and resistance
• Investigate conductors and insulators
• Clear tube lets young scientists see the electronics inside
• Approximately 17.2 cm long × 3 cm diameter
• Easy to hold, highly visual and wonderfully interactive
• Batteries are already fitted
• Includes Scientific Sue’s downloadable teaching notes, packed with additional science and investigation ideas

Less packaging. More science.

We’ve chosen to supply our Cosmic Energy Stick without unnecessary retail packaging. It will, of course, be carefully protected for delivery.

This helps us reduce packaging, keep the price down and put the emphasis where we think it belongs—on the science.

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Make Your Own Fossil Kit!

Science2Life’s Science iT! Activities take everyday life objects, toys and knick-knacks and turns them into fun, innovative science projects.

In this activity Scientific Sue uses the quick drying action of casting stone to help create 3D copies of your dinosaurs of choice.

Turn your children into little archaeologists with our DINO DIG Kit.

A complete learning activity – this mega dig kit includes everything you need to create and uncover your very own fossils!

Ideal gift for any dinosaur fan!

This kit contains:

• Dinosaur puzzle
• 2 Dinosaur toys
• Casting foam
• Wooden Tools
• Toothbrush
• 3 x 32 g casting stone (enough to make 3 models)
• Measuring cup
• Dinosaur box – to be coloured in

Build your dinosaur skeleton puzzle: bury it, cast it, then dig it!

Building this 3D puzzle stimulates logical thinking and special imagination.

1. Build your Dinosaur puzzle.
2. Gently push it into the foam mould using the wooden stick – this ensures no finger marks are made.
3. Carefully remove your dinosaur skeleton.
4. Carefully measure 10 ml of water and add it to 32 g (or 30 ml) of dental stone powder.
5. Mix until you have a smooth paste (a bit like a thick batter) – 30 seconds max.
6. Pour the paste into the mold – use the lollipop stick to smooth the surface.
7. Leave for 60 minutes.
8. Place your mould on a tray.
9. Carefully remove the outer layer of the foam with your fingers.
10. As you get closer to the skeleton you will then need to use the wooden stick.
11. The toothbrush is then used to brush away the foam that is found within the rib cage and other crevasses.
12. When completely dry paint your fossil!

Casting stone can be used to collect many kinds of impressions. Forensic scientists use it a lot to gather impressions of shoe prints and type tracks.

Casting stone emits a little bit of heat while it hardens – so we can’t use it for impressions made in snow!

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.

With the inclusion of the arts component into STEM it 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 Monsters Activity
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

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