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Earth Science, World Geography
Geology, Rocks & Minerals Recommended Globes, Kits and Activities
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Explorer World Globe
This popular 12" raised relief, blue ocean globe helps visualize world geography. It contains more than 4,000 place names and distinctive, colorful political boundary markings.
Recommended age: 4 years and up
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Leapfrog Explorer Globe
This award-winning globe is jam-packed with hundreds of facts, trivia, and useful scholastic information about every aspect of world geography. It electronically verbalizes everything from area population, capitol city/country, state/province, large bodies of water, currencies, high points, distance, and more. It has a world clock that, once set from your home area, will tell the time in every other part of the world. And any country can be selected to hear a sample its national music. The globe sits on a sturdy base, which features a dashboard full of interactive functions and an attached soft-tipped stylus used to retrieve information.
Recommended age: 8 years and up
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Metal Detector
Treasure seekers, search for small metal objects with this fun, easy to operate metal detector! It extends from 23" to 38" for longer reach. Follow the instructions, and sweep over the ground to detect forgotten treasures. Coins, keys, and even rings register with a beep and a flashing red light. Whether it's the thrill of discovery or the promise of riches soon to be discovered, this metal detector is sure to please.
Recommended age: 6 - 12 years
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Rock Tumbler
Transforming rough rocks into smooth and beautiful objects can teach children about geology and the physical world, cause and effect, and even patience. It takes the Rock Tumbler several weeks to do what nature takes thousands of years to accomplish, but the results can be remarkable.
Recommended age: 10 years and up
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Great States Board Game
What is the capital of NJ? Where is the Football Hall of Fame? These are just a few of the hundreds of questions players are asked as they adventure around the USA discovering state attractions and landmarks, capitals, state abbreviations, state locations and more. In order to answer the questions on the cards, players must look closely at the colorful USA map game board, becoming familiar with the geography of the country.
Recommended age: 7 years and up
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Moon Globe
See the Lunar Landscape. 12" diameter globe accurately depicts the geographical features of the Earth's moon, including craters, "seas" and mountain ranges. Find where Apollo II landed, locate the Sea of Nectar, or find the Cordillera mountains and the Lake of Dreams. With a true-to-life colored background of the moonscape with three-dimensional shading, this globe has enough detail to keep any moon-obsessed student busy for hours. A supplementary booklet entitled The Story of the Moon comes with the globe and includes many facts about surface features, spacecraft probes, phases and changing appearance of the moon, tides, eclipses, and more. NASA-approved
Recommended age: 5 years and up
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