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Hand held microscope, plugs into any tv! Very cool!

Eyeclops

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A Real Miniature Car, Powered by Hydrogen Fuel!

H-Racer

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Hydrodynamic Deluxe Set

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The Discoveries: Great Breakthroughs in 20th Century Science includes the original scientific papers. This is a fantastic book! Alan Lightman paints the context for each discovery, before presenting the original paper.

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Oh wow! I really, really want one of these!
ProScope M2 Handheld Video Microscope - Display Magnified Video Images on Your PC or Laptop! It hooks up to a USB port.

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Gift certificates are great! Especially as gifts for kids' teachers!

Science & Tech:
Edmund Scientifics Gift Certificates

For the kitchen:
Sur La Table Gift Certificates
The Perfect Gift - A CHEFS Catalog Gift Card

Family:
Leaps & Bounds Gift Certificates

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I't's more color theory than chemistry, but it's a great bath toy!

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How could I resist inflatable planets? I think I'll be ordering a set for my kids....who am I kidding, I want them in my office.

I'd probably not use the sun in this set, since the scale is so far off..the real sun is nowhere near the same size as any planets ;-)

Inflatable planets set.

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Galileo discovered that as temperatures vary, a liquid's density also varies. The colored spheres in this column of clear liquid change positions with fluctuations in temperature. Much more interesting than your average thermometer.

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Peter Sis's illustrations are in a class of their own--combining traditional etching with and modern techniques. His illustrated biographies of Charles Darwin and Gallileo Galiliei are detailed and mesmerizing. He captures the brilliance of these two great thinkers, and adds his own. These two books are essentials for any library, for either children or grown. I bought them for myself, but my kids love them.

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DK Visual Encyclopedia of Science

I love DK books, and their fantatic photo illustrations. While this book is really a reference, it's also lots of fun to cuddle up with your pre-reader and explore page after page of fascinating pictures. You can read the captions for the images that interest them. A great way to spark curiosity early, and get them excited about "looking it up".

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Digging for Bird-Dinosaurs: An Expedition to Madagascar

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The Human Body

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