Science Store Bestsellers: Night Lights!

By Ally Browne

Every room needs a light! The North Star Science Store offers a variety of fun and educational sources of luminescence to awaken the inner scientist. Here are some of our most popular items to think about for the holiday gift-giving season. Many of these items aren’t carried anywhere else in town!

Plasma Reactor  

Build an oozing plasma light source while learning about chemistry and chemical reactions. A fizzing tablet reacts to the glow from an LED light, yielding a cool, fun and educational lamp. $24.95

Crystal Nightlight 

Learn about the chemistry of crystal formation and the physics of light with this fun, hands-on science kit. Grow your own crystal, wire up the color-changing LED circuit, and then display your crystal on a light-up stage. $24.95  

Jellyfish Mood Lamp

These jellyfish look and move so naturally, you’ll wonder if they are real! This lamp is easy to set up and the jellyfish will entertain you for years. $120

All these items and more are available in the North Star Science Store at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, open at 10 a.m. daily. Fleet members always save on purchases! Come visit us to see what other fun science gifts you can find.