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Life in the Past Science Kit
by GeoWorld, LLC
Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours.
Size (in inches):
11.0 x 9.0 x 0.75
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Manufacturer's age: 8 years and
up
Shipping: Currently, item
can be shipped only within the U.S.
Shipping weight: 0.53 pounds.
ASIN: B00000J1CT
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Tired of using the same old "pick-a-card" tricks and pulling
bunnies from hats? This unique educational kit combines two of the most enduring
fascinations of kids of all ages: magic and ancient Egypt. An 80-page
illustrated booklet provides tips on practicing, "pattering," and
performing any type of magic, from magician Bob Friedhoffer. Most importantly,
the booklet gives an introduction to the role of magic in ancient Egyptian life,
as well as clear instructions on how to build and conduct magic tricks recorded
in ancient Egyptian texts. These include "Djedi's ever-living heads,"
"King Sneferu's magic bead," "the Nile water of
invisibility," "Pharaoh becomes Ra," "restore the torn
restored papyrus," and "hero's never-empty bottle." Along the
way, the booklet painlessly imparts a surprising wealth of information on
ancient Egyptian history and culture. Bye-bye bunnies! --Rebecca Hughes
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Here's a gift item for that dinosaur devotee who has everything--an
accurate replica of a dinosaur claw! This exact reproduction duplicates the
sickle claw from the hind foot of the Utahraptor, a type of dinosaur recently
identified in the western United States. (The Utahraptor is a close cousin of
those nasty Velociraptors that chased the kids in the kitchen in Jurassic
Park.) The claw in question is about 7 inches by 3 inches and is made from
lightweight bronze-colored metal. A small information folder gives the history
of the Utahraptor, and a display stand lets you show your claw to the world. A
great visual aid for a class studying dinosaurs or an unusual paperweight for a
desk (perhaps for someone trying to claw her way up the corporate ladder). --Marcie
Bovetz
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Everyone knows the frighteningly swift, meat-eating velociraptor,
which was featured in the movies Jurassic Park and Dinosaur. With
this set, a kid can pretend to be a famous paleontologist by unearthing a
perfect velociraptor skeleton from the 6-by-4-inch "rock," weighing
almost 2 pounds, that's included in the kit. Open up the neon orange toolbox and
use the included tools (safety goggles, a hammer, a chisel, and a brush) to
dislodge the plastic "bones." Then reconstruct the skeleton on the
included base. The next thing you know, the American Museum of Natural History
will be inviting budding paleontologists to talk about their recent discoveries.
--Richard Farr
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If Little Red Riding Hood thought the wolf had big teeth, imagine how
she'd react to a saber tooth cat. Skullduggery has created a life-size replica
of a saber tooth cat skull that was found in the La Brea Tar Pits in Los
Angeles. At 6 inches long, the swordlike upper canines of this animal are almost
half the length of its entire skull! The jaws of the saber tooth cat opened 90
degrees so that its canines could plunge into victims' necks. Extinct since the
end of the Ice Age (12,000 years ago), this cat preyed on huge animals,
including elephants and mastodons. Cast in durable gypsum cement, the skull is
13 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 12 inches high. Included are an 8-page
information booklet and an oak display base with acrylic post for mounting. --Louise
Carter
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The authentic fossil specimen in this kit belongs to one of the
several species of fishes that lived about 50 million years ago during the
Eocene period, and found in the Green River Formation, (Wyoming, U.S.A.). Also
included in this kit you will find a magnifying glass to examine the specimen,
together with the booklet "Fossils of the Green River Formation". This
highly informative guidebook will help you discover one of the richest deposits
of well preserved paleontological specimens in the world. The secrets concerning
the geological formation of the Green River deposits are disclosed in 112 pages
of colorful photograph, illustrated tables and detailed charts. In a clear and
understandable fashion, you will learn of the origin concerning this geological
formation, the fossilization process, the paleoenvironment, the paleoecology, as
well as a recreation of the habitat and living conditions found during this
period.
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