Ages 5+

Marine Biologist Starter Kit

$29.954.9

Create a color-changing reef and build ocean animals that move! Learn how scientists explore the ocean, build moving whale and shark automatons, and use color-changing clay to sculpt your own coral reef and play with temperature changes. Later, discover what it takes to become a marine biologist and meet deep-sea creatures.


Why it’s awesome

  1. Colorful coral

    Color-changing clay shows the impact of ocean temperature on coral.

  2. Swimming science

    Automaton tails move in different directions like real fish and whales!

  3. Deep-sea poster

    Discover a huge variety of different creatures living in the ocean.

What’s included?

  • tank

  • rolling pin

  • sculpting knife

  • 8 rubber rings

  • wood set (28 pcs)

  • sticky foam sheet

  • 4 wiggle eyes

  • 11 nuts

  • 5 bolts

  • mess mat

  • 3 clay packs, each 1.8 oz (50g)

  • 3 illustrated instruction booklets

  • folder of marine biologist information

  • poster

Topics explored

  1. Marine biology

  2. Engineering + design

  3. Thermodynamics

From the desk of the product designer:

Behind the design

I modeled the marine machines off of real whales and sharks. Except for the wheels, of course. I based those off of train wheels!

- KiwiCo Product Designer

By the numbers

3

Pounds of clay molded into coral

6

Shark species modeled

dozens

Hours spent racing marine machines


Reviews

4.9

7 reviews

    Patricia

    10/06/2023

    I purchased this for my grandson and I cannot think of a craft that he has enjoyed more. He's anxiously awaiting what I chose for his next box.

    Nicole

    01/03/2023

    A lid to store the coral ? in the container.

    JLB

    12/23/2022

    My 7 year old son is obsessed with this crate!! He loves showing us how the clay coral changes color depending on the water temperature. He was thrilled to be able to complete this mostly by himself, too - so proud!

    ACraftyKnitter

    11/21/2022

    The whale and shark kits were so easy and well put together! The clay was dried out in the coral kit, though, so we couldn't do that one. :(

    Jo snyder

    11/07/2022

    My grand daughter loved this project kit. A reall success

    Samantha S

    10/27/2022

    My kid loved this kit. They were able to do lots of it on their own, learned a ton and have been playing with the projects for days.

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