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Stem Focus
Parents are thrilled with the STEM focus of this product as it inspires young girls to explore and enter the world of science, and they appreciate the emphasis on the scientific method and recording observations in a journal.
Engaging Activity
Customers are highly engaged with the educational activities offered by the Mighty Microbes Lab & Germ Journal from Educational Insights Nancy B's Science Club. The hands-on experiments, which often use household items, provide endless learning opportunities and fun for children of various ages. The included journal adds to the excitement and encourages repeat usage.
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Swabbing And Growing
Customers have mixed opinions about the Swabbing And Growing aspect of the product. While most are excited about the opportunity for kids to observe and investigate microbes found on various surfaces, some customers were disappointed that the provided agar solution was not enough to make all four Petri dishes as stated in the description.
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Quality
I have always been a huge fan of educational insights as they make such wonderful learning toys that are also durable and reliable.
Overall, it was super high quality, engaging and interesting to see the results.
We received this kit and my 8 year old daughter could not wait to dig into it.
We took a piece of lunchmeat and a piece of cheese and followed the directions of how long they should be on the floor and used... Read More
Price
For the price it is very good.
I did receive a set free to try out in exchange for my honest review, but i also purchased one at full price on amazon to give ... Read More
Packaging/appearance
My two girls ages 6 and 8 were very excited to open the box and find this.
This is a kit that is designed for boys and girls alike to do, but the packaging and the website emphasizes women in science, a... Read More
I like that they gave directions for making more agar for the petri dishes, although i do wish they had specified that the agar... Read More
Overview
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- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 57.5% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 234 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 14 2024.
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I poured it into the specimen dishes and we waited a few hours for it to thicken up like jello
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The first experiment my girls wanted to try was the 5 second rule
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We took a piece of lunchmeat and a piece of cheese and followed the directions of how long they should be on the floor and used a q tip to wipe it into the specimen dishes
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I labeled the top with a dry erase marker so we would know which was which
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Then the hardest part for the kids came
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We put the dishes into a shoebox on top of the fridge and waited a week to see if anything would grow
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We checked it after one week and there was no difference
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But we checked it today which was day 12 and you can see bacteria or mold growing in one of the dishes
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