Groovy Lab in a Box - Review & #Giveaway

With Groovy Lab in a Box, young STEMists (your children!) will receive fun, hands-on projects and an engineering design challenge – all focused on a particular STEM topic.

All STEMists will receive a Lab Notebook, where they can read about that month’s topic, perform investigation activities and document their findings. They will investigate, brainstorm, plan, build, test and redesign their own creations.

STEMists also receive access to our special “Beyond…in a Box” online learning portal. This is a unique feature of Groovy Lab in a Box because it gives STEMists a deeper understanding of that month’s topic. “Beyond…in a Box” has videos and more interactive activities to supplement what they are learning from the box projects, which also helps the STEMist even more when completing the design challenge.

While the investigation activities have step-by-step directions, STEMists won’t have detailed directions to complete the Engineering Design Challenge. Instead, they must rely on their critical thinking skills, and what they’ve learned through the investigation process from the Lab Notebook and online activities. The Engineering Design Challenge is the culmination of your STEMist’s learning experience – the ultimate project where he/she must apply the knowledge gained from that month’s activities.

Science learning made fun!

My thoughts:

I have a seven and ten year old.  The three of us sat together and did some activities in this Groovy Lab in a Box.  My ten year old's favorite experiment was the Groovy Waterwheel.  She likes to be hands on and really enjoyed being able to do the measuring for the the two bowls.  My seven year olds favorite experiment was Paddle Boat Rolling Down the River.  He was excited that he was able to do something that involved playing in water.

 

This was a great idea having all the experiments come in one box, along with the Lab Notebook that has the instructions on how to do each one.  It says it is for ages eight and up.  But my seven year loved doing this also.  I would strongly suggest adult supervision, as my ten year didn't quite get some of the instructions.  It was great though spending the amount of quality time with my two children, while learning some great experiments.  And both my kids were eager to be involved with each experiment we did.  My daughter really liked doing the brainstorming work sheets that were at the end of the book.

Groovy Lab in a Box is a great idea, and much fun and educational for adults as well as children.

Want a Groovy Lab in a Box for your kids? Use coupon code GROOVYNOW20at at checkout to get 20% off of the first month of the Monthly Subscription.

 The Giveaway

One lucky winner is going to receive a Groovy Lab in a Box! This giveaway will end on  9/28/14. Open to the US only. The winner will be notified via email and will have 48 hours to reply. Thanks again to Groovy Lab for offering this fantastic prize.

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