Marine Biologist Starter Kit
Create a color-changing reef and build ocean animals that move! Learn how scientists explore the ocean, build moving whale and shark automatons, and use color-changing clay to sculpt your own coral reef and play with temperature changes. Later, discover what it takes to become a marine biologist and meet deep-sea creatures.
Why it’s awesome
Colorful coral
Color-changing clay shows the impact of ocean temperature on coral.
Swimming science
Automaton tails move in different directions like real fish and whales!
Deep-sea poster
Discover a huge variety of different creatures living in the ocean.
What’s included?
Topics explored
Marine biology
Engineering + design
Thermodynamics
From the desk of the product designer:
Behind the design
“I modeled the marine machines off of real whales and sharks. Except for the wheels, of course. I based those off of train wheels!”
- KiwiCo Product Designer
By the numbers
3
Pounds of clay molded into coral
6
Shark species modeled
dozens
Hours spent racing marine machines
Reviews
4.9
10 reviews
Nasia
10/04/2024
This was a big hit with my sea creature loving son for his 7th birthday! The coral activity was both of our favorites! The instructions for everything were the best, very clear and easy to understand.
Patrick
09/20/2024
The content of this crate was really great, but what really stood out for me was the well-designed kit folder that comes with it, where you can keep the papers, info poster and instructions after the kit is done. It makes it so much easier to store and to refer back to when needed. I really wish Kiwico did this for all kits!
Ina
07/17/2024
This is the best KiwiCo Projekt we’ve ever done! The reef is amazing and my son loved everything about this.
Patricia
10/06/2023
I purchased this for my grandson and I cannot think of a craft that he has enjoyed more. He's anxiously awaiting what I chose for his next box.
Nicole
01/03/2023
A lid to store the coral ? in the container.
JLB
12/23/2022
My 7 year old son is obsessed with this crate!! He loves showing us how the clay coral changes color depending on the water temperature. He was thrilled to be able to complete this mostly by himself, too - so proud!
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