August 27, 2004

THE YOUNG SCIENTISTS CLUB

Launches Award-Winning Science Kits Nationally In Time For The Holidays

The Young Scientists Club’s newly designed science sets will be hitting the shelves of stores nationally this holiday season.  These multiple award-winning science sets (Dr Toy 100 best children’s products award, National Parenting Publications Award, Teachers Choice Award, Learning Institute Award, and National Parenting Seal of Approval) are unlike any other science kit on the market in that each set contains 3 fun kit topics that are explored by the children with the guidance of Celsius the Science Bug.  Celsius the Science Bug takes the children through all the hands-on experiments which range from constructing a volcano and designing a compass to making a stethoscope and an electromagnet.  In addition, the friendly bug also teaches all Young Scientists about the topics and encourages all Young Scientists to write down their observations, measurements, and conclusions in the awesome over-sized booklets that accompany each kit.  At the end of each kit, Celsius the Science Bug invites the children to visit its on-line Clubhouse for further exploration on each topic and to e-mail their results, comments, and questions.  Celsius the Science Bug loves e-mailing all Young Scientists back!

These bright, fun, and colorful designed sets make a great gift for all children between the ages 5 – 12.  With 12 sets and 36 topics ranging from batteries and fossils to the human body and volcanoes there are plenty of topics to choose from.  Once a Young Scientists starts with a set they will get hooked and want to do them all.   Many children have become Young Scientists this past year through purchases made in a select number of science museums and specialty retail stores.  Since the sets have become a hit with retailers and customers alike, The Young Scientists Club is now ready to launch their products on a national level for the holiday season.

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The Young Scientists Club was founded 5 years ago as a subscription program by Esther Novis.  Ms. Novis started the company to offer other children the same enjoyment her five kids have found in exploring the world of science.  The combination of bachelors and masters degrees in biology from Harvard University, years of teaching, running a popular local summer science camp program, and experimenting with her own children gave Ms. Novis the tools she needed to develop these unique and award-winning science sets so that her goal to get as many children, especially young girls, involved in a fun and positive manner in the sciences is becoming reality.