See the miracle of life when you grow your own pet frog with the Grow a Frog kit by Copernicus. Included in this kit is an aquarium, food, and instructions on how to grow and take care of your new pet. You will witness his growth from a tiny tadpole to a cute little frog. Put him in your larger aquarium with fish and they will be instant buddies! Ages 4 and up. Wholesale price: $12.50.

This unique model consists of 16 cards: for the Sun, the planets, the Moon, asteroids, comets, the Voyagers and "ice dwarfs". They are in fact a concise encyclopedia of the Solar System! But more importantly it is a scale model (scale 1:100 billion). They provide, when completely placed, the best possible representation of the distances within our own Solar System and the emptiness of space. The complete model when placed up to Pluto is 194 feet/59 m long. There are English versions for the US (with inches and feet) and with metric units.

With 8.5" X 11" USA/World notebook maps from Cram-now, students can take a map with them to every class. Cram has developed a brightly colored, markable, 3-hole punched notebook map for easy reference. Maps are up to date.

Based on a 2003 NASA space shuttle experiment to study animal life in space to test how ants successfully tunnel in microgravity, the nutrient-rich, nontoxic AntWorks™ Gel promotes healthy colony growth while viewers watch ants live and work to create series upon series of intricate tunnels. This easy-to-care-for set includes a magnifying glass, extreme zoom lens, tunnel starter tool and instruction booklet with fun ant facts. U.S. Patent pending. The transparent gel allows for “better representation of ants’ intelligent and architectural ability,” Gary Armstrong of Fascinations told TDmonthly. “The gel is also their food and water source. Ants are the perfect pet. They don’t need any care.”
— "We sell quite a few ant farms from Fascinations," said David Campbell, owner of Amazing Toys in Great Falls, Mont., when discussing science and nature best sellers with TDmonthly in summer 2007.
— Two of 29 retailers TDmonthly spoke with said ant farms from Fascinations are best-selling science toys with customers. They sell about half a dozen ant farms from Fascinations each month.
— “We can't keep them in stock,” remarked Jude Larene, co-owner of Izilla Toys in Seattle, Wash., of the AntWorks kits in his store. Of 64 retailers surveyed in August 2008, 12 percent named Antworks as a best-selling science and nature product.

Children discover the adventure just outside their door with the Backyard Safari Bug Vacuum! This cool, interactive toy captures insects by battery operated vacuum suction power without harm, into a plastic capsule. The live bugs can then be viewed and studied through the magnifier in the capsule. Children can either release the bug back into the outdoors or transfer the bug into a habitat.
— “The bug vacuum — those guys sell really well,” said Pat Cooley, owner of Cooleykatz Toys in Livermore, Calif., in August 2008.
— Forty percent of 64 retailers across the nation, from Alaska to Florida, said that bug observation and collecting items headlined their summer sales in 2008.
― As of 9.23.2010, this product had 4 out of 5 stars from 10 reviews on ToysRUs.com and was listed No. 5 in best-selling science and nature toys. PROS: Durable, interactive, engaging and educational.

Flying Pig Paper Animation kits are paper models you make that move. Each kit comes as an eight-page booklet. Pop the pieces out, fold, glue and assemble. Complete step-by-step instructions are provided. A super parent/child activity. Taking less than two hours to make and the Flying Pig will bring hours of smiles when shared with friends and family.

The Teaching Tank is an affordable, award-winning, "visually exciting" teaching aid educationally designed for children to do hands-on science. The tank's large viewing area allows students to easily see what is happening. Its 150 experiments let children view roots, worms and chemical reactions like with no other product. The tanks are a snap to assemble, a breeze to clean and fun to use. In addition, the Teaching Tank can be converted into a small aquarium in about 3 minutes.

Antquariums were developed for the Space Shuttle to study animal life without gravity. Ants tunnel in the nontoxic blue gel creating an amazing network of tunnels. The gel also serves as their food. It is made to highest standards in Italy by Globus, the leader in gel technology. The Antquarium will intrigue earthbound scientists of all ages for hours. Simply a great gift!

The New incredible Wizard Stick . Now with Bright Blue LED light, Enhanced Vapor Production and Black light sensitive plastic. Great in the dark. Do science experiments. Make a volcano. The only battery hand held Special-FX machine on the planet.

The NEW MINI ZERO BLASTER! It's a baby ZERO BLASTER!!!!

OWI introduces the second generation of its award winning Jungle Robot and is it Quadra-spectacular! As its name indicates, 4 in 1 Robot Kit features 4 different methods of movement: Traversing – hand over hand (Orangutan mode), 2 legged walking (Gorilla mode), 4 legged walking (Centaur mode) and 6 legged walking (Spider mode). Discover the dynamics of animal locomotion. What are the benefits or disadvantages of two or four or six-legged propulsion? Make a connection and differentiate the physical characteristics of stability verses mobility. Simple engineering and basic industrial design are accomplished in its self-stabilizing computations. Enough technical jargon, 4 in 1 Robot will be your friend the moment it arrives. Selected by Creative Child Magazine as "Preffered Choice Award".

Dinoworks is a fascinating, educational and fun-filled kit that will show you what it is like to be a paleontologist in the field.

The Budding Scientist Kit is a great way to experience the Teaching Tank. It includes the smaller 8" x 8" tank and the Discovery Book Sampler with eight lessons that will get your child excited and on their way to enjoying science and learning new things about the world we live in!

Geomag is a captivating line of magnetic construction sets providing creative learning and hours of play for children ages three and up. Using simple magnetic rods and spheres, children can create a myriad of static and mobile structures: geometric shapes, buildings, spinning tops and more.

Geomag’s colorful Panels add sparkling chromatic effects and expanded building possibilities to the classic Geomag concept. Insert these brilliantly colored translucent shapes between the rods and spheres to create unique new forms and strengthen models constructed using the original rods and spheres.

Architect Daniel Oakley invented Öliblocks to inspire children to think about building in a whole new way. Öliblocks have a magnetic connection on one end and an interlocking connection on the other. The organically shaped pieces and vibrant colors add a modern touch to classic building blocks, making Öliblocks a hit among young builders and design-conscious adults.

Create your own rainbows with these optical delights. Hang the Rainbow Catcher in a sunny window and watch a beautiful array of spectral colors fill your surroundings. Available in assorted colors, large and small sizes.

The Skullduggery Eyewitness Kit, "BUTTERFLY", is a fascinating, educational and creative introduction to the realm of butterflies. Learn all about the beautiful world of butterflies: Monarch, Western Swallowtail, Red Admiral, Painted Lady. Cast each butterfly for study and display.

This Cast & Paint kit contains everything you need to make 3 matchbox size race cars. Cast, paint, decorate and race your custom race cars on Hot Wheels size tracks.

Cast & Paint Princess is a fun and creative craft kit that is an exciting project for kids and parents to share. The project takes about 1 to 2 hours to complete. After casting and painting the pieces, they can be displayed on the refrigerator using enclosed magnets. Monsters, Fire Fighters, Sharks, Dinosaurs, Tarantula and Army Men also available.

The Skullduggery Eyewitness Kit, "HORSE", is a fascinating, educational and creative introduction to the world of horses. Learn fascinating facts about horses. Read about the different breeds of horses and what they can do. Learn about and create models of a Clydesdale, Thoroughbred and a Wild Horse.

This unique new series of memory games features beautiful photographic playing tiles, an educational instruction booklet with multiple game options and an interactive computer game CD. Three different activities - Match & Match, Match & MiniMatch, Brain Twister - offer challenges for all ages. The series includes five different versions: America, Art & Architecture, Brain Twister, Discovery Channel and Europe.

Kevin Tjaden, owner of Scientific Wizardry in Boise, Idaho, had this to say: “It's an electronic kit — kind of like the ones we had when we were kids. … It's really taken off. It also targets the right age range: 8-14, which allows for increased market share. It's become easier to use and easier to understand. As parents, everyone remembers it, but certain parts didn't work that well, certain springs would fall apart. … By solving those problems, people say, "This is like what I had as a kid, but better!”
— As of 12/17/2012 this product had 4.9 out of 5 stars from 477 reviews on Amazon.com and was No. 16 on the top 100 bestselling toys and games. PROS:  Fun and educational, lots of possible circuits.  CONS:  Kit doesn't always explain how the circuits work.
— In a late Summer 2012 survey, four out of 12 retailers told TDmonthly that Snap Circuits were one of their best selling Science & Nature toys.
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The Triassic Triops DLX (12 per case) measure 11" x 6.25" x 4.5". This all-inclusive kit includes a clear view aquarium and lid, a color information booklet, an instruction booklet, a sealed nutrient pack, a fossil replica, 30 to 50 cultured Triops eggs, a Triops food packet, a thermometer strip, a magnifying ruler, decorative colored gravel and glow-in-the-dark beads.