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Seaweed Exploration Kit

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Seaweed Exploration KitSeaweed Exploration Kit
$12 $24 In stock

Category: Accessories, Books and Gifts

Tide pool in a box!

Dive in! Create your own touch tank and explore the various textures, shapes, and colors of seaweed. This activity kit is ideal for classrooms, homeschooling, or anyone interested in a hands-on seaweed experience.

Kit includes dried samples of eight seaweed species, plus salt to create a gallon of salt water for re-hydrating the samples, and instructions. There are also ideas for related discussions, helpful educational links for further study, basic educational coloring sheets, and a Sea Vegetable 101 Booklet. The seaweed expands to 10 times its dried size, offering the option to create one large touch tank for a big group or several small-scale experiences. 

Kit contains:
- Alaria Leaf - Sample - 0.25 oz
- Bladderwrack Leaf - Sample - 0.25 oz
- Dulse Leaf - Sample - 0.25 oz
- Irish Moss Leaf - Sample - 0.25 oz 
- Laver Leaf - Sample - 0.25 oz 
- Sugar Kelp Leaf - Sample - 0.25 oz
- Rockweed Leaf - Sample - 0.25 oz
- Sea Lettuce Leaf - Sample - 0.25 oz 
- Atlantic Sea Salt - 5 oz
- Sea Vegetables 101 Booklet: 24 pages - species descriptions, recipes, and nutrition facts 

All the seaweed samples are food-grade and organic.

    Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 16 reviews)

    Nicholas E. ★★★★★

    My kids spent the whole afternoon sorting the different seaweed textures into their touch tank and comparing the shapes under the magnifying lens. Perfect for a rainy day homeschool science session, and everything held up fine on the kitchen counter.

    Christopher T. ★★★★★

    The touch tank setup was surprisingly easy to assemble, and the variety of seaweed textures kept me fascinated for a solid hour. Perfect for a rainy afternoon when you want a hands-on science fix without leaving the kitchen table.

    Grace ★★★★★

    My kids fought over who got to build the touch tank first, and honestly I don't blame them—the kit makes it stupidly easy to set up and the variety of seaweed textures kept them busy for an afternoon. Perfect for our homeschool unit, and cleanup was way less messy than I braced for.

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