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My son received the "Mega Science Lab" as a gift this past Christmas. Upon exploration we realized that the experiments are poorly conceived and the final result is horribly executed. The Dino dig turned up 2 left legs, so the kids had to turn one around backward to make the dinosaur stand up properly hardly the educational model I would expect. The gem dig had one flat piece of dime-sized rock in it and absolutely no other gems, despite turning the rest of the block to sand (the kit says you should find 11 gems). Finally, I had some misgivings about following the directions for the crystal growing experiment. As I poured a small amount of boiling water into the plastic container (as the directions indicate) the plastic melted and burning liquid spilled out toward my children. Thankfully I had them move farther back before this point even though they were eager to see.

I am completely disappointed that a company such as the Smithsonian would allow their name to be associated with such an awful product. My son said, "This Smithsonian company is really bad".

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I bought this kit after buying the Smithsonian Crystal Growing Kit for my 9 year old son which he loved. This kit has 6 activities instead of just the one. You get to make a volcano, grow a crystal, there is a model of the earth that you paint, a bug habitat, little weather station and the best part is a dino dig. In comparison to other items this is really a great value it is like getting 6 toys in 1.

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My son received this as a Christmas gift and really enjoyed doing all the experiments. I would def. recommend it.

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Lets be honest here it a *kids* experiment so the fact your "goggles" are labeled as a toy is NOT a big deal, we are not splitting atoms here. Your child will learn how to "dig" for dinosaur fossils, grow crystals, and a few other very good learning experiments. The crystal growing kit is not an immediate satisfaction it takes a few days so I recommend starting with that experiment and then continuing with the others while you monitor the crystals. The dinosaur dig is a lot of fun and I look forward to doing the weather station and volcano.

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My daughter received this as a Christmas gift. We have not done all the activities, yet, but so far so good. She is happy. She's had no trouble following the directions and is having fun. However, I was a little miffed to find that the safety goggles included were A) too small for my 9 year old to put on her head adn B) labeled with the following: "Warning: This is a toy. It does not provide protection." Excuse me? Toy goggles? Why put them in the box? Were you expecting my child has toy eyes? This is an educational science kit rated 10 and up from Smithsonian and you include toy goggles too small to fit a 9 year old????