CHEMISTRY & DNA

Encourage young scientists with our Chemistry & science toys & gifts. We have Chemistry sets & crystal growing fun science experiments for kids.

The oft-heard gripe that chemistry sets ain't what they used to be is basically true - it's not just us oldies yearning for the good ole days, chemistry sets have been heavily watered down for health & safety reasons. Whether that's gone too far might be a debatable point, but modern chemistry sets can still convey some of the essential fascination of mixing stuff and seeing reactions - they just won't blow your fingers off! We usually recommend the Chemistry Lab because its got twice as many chemicals as any other set, and comes with an instruction booklet and CD, at a reasonable price. For younger children, the Chemistry 100 might be more suitable, or the Kitchen Chemistry. The more serious chemistry student should definitely go for the Thames & Kosmos CHEM series - they're not cheap, but they're very good. See our special offer on the C500.

Chemistry Sets are comprehensive collections of chemicals and apparatus designed for a broad overview of chemistry; chemistry kits are more focussed on some limited but educational or entertaining chemical phenomena..