If your idea of a science kit is a little, white, metal case containing litmus paper to dip into beakers and test tubes for mixing vinegar and baking soda (over and over), think again. Science kits have come a long way!
Instructions
1. Consider the purpose of your gift - to feed an existing fascination or to attempt to spark a new interest?
2. Identify your budding Einstein's interest, if he or she has one - query teachers, parents, siblings and friends if you need to.
3. Identify the non-scientist's reluctance, if this is what you're up against. Does she think science isn't for girls? (Barbie has a lot to answer for: "Math class is hard," indeed!) Does he think only nerds are interested in science? (He needs to hear about George Lucas, obviously.)
4. Check out the amazing variety of options even if you've got a strong feeling that chemistry (or geology) is the way to go. Science kits run the gamut - from "build your own volcano" to "brew your own root beer" - with everything you can imagine (geology, weather, solar power, insects and ants) in between.
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