Scientific Explorer Wacky Weird Weather Kit is an educational make-it-yourself set that allows your child to uncover all the secrets behind our weird and wacky weather. Weather sure can be weird with all the different types of elements like rain, wind, snow, hail, thunder, lightning and heat waves. There's all kinds of forces at work in nature that create all kinds of weather conditions - everything from a little bit of drizzle to massive storms like hurricanes. This set is designed to inspire young scientists to understand the science of storms in order to make a tornado, create a tidal wave, make their own powerful weather effects, create lighting at home, make their own storm front and whip up a blizzard in a test tube. Questions like "What makes a Tsunami"? and "How does a volcano make rain"? are just a few of topics addressed in this kit. Your child will learn to act and think like a real scientist by comparing things, asking questions and making observations by their different senses to understand the really fun and cool science about weather and what makes it so weird. The Scientific Explorer Wacky Weird Weather Kit includes a test tube with cap, color tablets, (2) plastic bottles, vortex connector, (15) beads, balloon, instant snow, measuring spoon, volcano mold and cap, baking soda, citric acid and instruction manual to provide step-by-step instructions for each of the experiments. Ages 8+.