Science Toy Review

I’ve reviewed one of Tedco Toys’ Discovery Tanks recently - the space science one. This one is equally as cool, but with a focus on nature science. Like the other, this one is a pretty solid kit. Have you ever heard of a pooter tube? Unless you’re an insect collector, you probably haven’t. It’s basically a small jar with two flexible tubes you can use to vacuum insects into the jar. It’s pretty clever, and pretty cool.

I was also pleasantly surprised with the rest of the stuff this toy comes with. It has a small pair of binoculars (not very sophisticated, but kind of cute). It also has some tweezers, a magnifying glass and of course, some collection jars for the future entomologist.  What makes this Tedco line some of the best science toys out there is the excellent instruction guide. Sure, the Professor Ein-O science line is a clever play on the words “I know” science, but the guides really are what make these toys so valuable.

This one made the top 12 best selling toys of 2008 at Atomic Elephant Toy, a great online source of science kits and educational toys.