Science Desktop Gadgets and Toys
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Periodic Table Banner Pen
Functioning pen with a complete periodic table that scrolls out from the side. Reverse side features reference tables.
Item#: 15324 Age: 6+
(6 customer reviews)
Blue Celt Rattleback
Behaves in seemingly opposite ways when spun clockwise versus counter-clockwise. Excellent for physics demonstrations or as an interesting desk toy.
Item#: 17204 Age: 14+
(1 customer reviews)
3-in-1 Alternative Energy Car DIY STEM Kit
Build your own alternative energy car that runs on saltwater or the sun with this fantastic kit.
Item#: 17243 Age: 14+
Single CR2032 Battery Holder with Leads - 3V
This single CR2032 3V output battery holder is excellent for many different hobby or science projects, especially for brush bots.
Item#: 17210 Age: 14+
USB-Powered Mini Plasma Ball - 3 inch Dome
This is a USB-powered version of a popular classic physics desk toy and static electricity demo for the science classroom.
Item#: 17139 Age: 14+
IsoFlex Ball
A massage for the hand and mind! This cool squeezable ball is filled with sand and is super-satisfying to knead for stress relief.
Item#: 12255 Age: 5+
(1 customer reviews)
Pet Tornado
Shake the Pet Tornado clockwise and watch the mini tornado funnel form before your eyes!
Item#: 10250 Age: 5+
(5 customer reviews)
PhiTOP - Physics Spinning Top
The PhiTOP is a prolate ellipsoid with a highly specific ratio of length to width. It is a unique spinning top, a beautiful kinetic artwork, and a stress reliever.
Item#: 16271 Age: 14+
(4 customer reviews)
Nostalgic Pack Gyroscope
There is no toy better than the classic gyroscope to engage both the hands and the minds of youngsters.
Item#: 15727 Age: 8+
Floating Colors Timer
Need a unique desk toy for your co-worker? Help them keep time in a groovy way with this timer!
Item#: 13390 Age: 6+
(3 customer reviews)
Tippe Tops - set of 3
These one-of-a-kind tops, called Tippe Tops, have a smooth, mushroom-like shape. The tops will right themselves when pushed onto their sides.
Item#: 17234 Age: 8+
Magnetic Levitator - Classic
This is a classic demonstration toy of the powers of magnetic fields!
Item#: 13698 Age: 5+
(10 customer reviews)
Thermodynamic Drinking Bird
Remember this hard to find toy? The drinking bird is back!
Item#: 10179 Age: 8+
(11 customer reviews)
Space Wonder Gyroscope
This high precision gyroscope will amaze you with rotational speed and ease of precision.
Item#: 10450 Age: 5+
(5 customer reviews)
Rattleback - Multicolor Pack of 10
Get 10 of the simplest and coolest physics toys out there in one set!
Item#: 14486 Age: 8+
(16 customer reviews)
Thermodynamic Hand Boiler
This is a cool, old-fashioned thermodynamic hand boiler toy!
Item#: 10216 Age: 8+
(8 customer reviews)
Color Rush Art in Motion Desk Toy
Watch as the colored liquids drip and mix with the others to create a beautiful display of art in motion!
Item#: 16982 Age: 14+
Circle Sand Art - Blue
Blue circle sand art, composed entirely of water and sand, with an air barrier between the two - creates mountain, ocean, valley and dune patterns as the sand trickles down
Item#: 16157 Age: 12+
(10 customer reviews)
Crookes Solar Radiometer
Experience this sphere powered by the sun!
Item#: 10094 Age: 8+
(9 customer reviews)
Original Slinky
Everyone loves a Slinky! This is the original hard-to-find version of this popular science toy.
Item#: 12528 Age: 5+
(5 customer reviews)
Magnetic Sand Timer
One of the coolest desk toys of all time! A different sculpture every time!
Item#: 15726 Age: 14+
(3 customer reviews)
Moving Butterfly - Blue Morpho
This beautiful Blue Morpho mechanical butterfly is adapter-powered and uses Flexinor wires to create a realistic visual effect!
Item#: 15071 Age: 18+
(3 customer reviews)
Mini Galileo Thermometer - 6 inch tall
This six-inch (15cm) tall Galileo thermometer is just the right size for your office or classroom desk.
Item#: 17181 Age: 8+
Woodpecker
Watch gravity in action with this fun woodpecker!
Item#: 10849 Age: 5+
(1 customer reviews)
Gravitron Gyro
This interactive galactic action toy lets kids feel the power of a real spaceship in their hand! Kids will love experiencing gyroscopic inertia just like a real astronaut.
Item#: 15447 Age: 5+
Galileo Thermometer - 11 inch tall
The Galileo Thermometer is a uniquely styled tool that displays the temperature of it's current environrment using capsules containing different mixtures of mineral oil, isopropyl alcohol, and food coloring.
Item#: 16858 Age: 18+
Galileo Thermometer - 17 inch tall
This is a beautiful 17inch tall Galileo Thermometer made of crystal-clear glass. Makes a wonderful gift or desk accessory.
Item#: 16859 Age: 18+
Giant Metal Spring - 3.75 inch diameter
This long metal coil spring is ideal for visually demonstrating wave properties, such as frequency, wavelength, and interference both in the classroom and at home.
Item#: 16827 Age: 8+
Light-Up Mini Marquee
See your name up in lights with this light-up mini marquee including 90 letter and symbol cards!
Item#: 16632 Age: 8+
LAVA-Nado Vortex Generator DIY Kit
Experiment with your very own vortex generator and learn about the whirling, swirling science of tornadoes.
Item#: 17162 Age: 8+
Glass Beaker Mug - 400ml
This glass beaker mug makes an excellent gift!
Item#: 14254 Age: 10+
(8 customer reviews)
Moving Butterfly - Monarch
This unique Moharch mechanical butterly uses Flexinor wires to create a realistic visual effect with almost no sound!
Item#: 15072 Age: 18+
(3 customer reviews)
Newtons Cradle Pendulum
The Newton’s cradle is one of the oldest and most interesting physics toys that demonstrate the laws of conservation of energy and momentum.
Item#: 16921 Age: 18+
Fitzroy Storm Glass - 11 inch tall
The storm glass was popularised by Admiral Robert Fitzroy after his historic voyage on the HMS Beagle.
Item#: 16862 Age: 18+
Light Crystal Prism - Large
Discover a world of kaleidoscopic effects within this perfectly clear prism of the Light Crystal!
Item#: 13532 Age: 6+
(1 customer reviews)
Flying Screaming Sling-Shot Monkey
Pull back, let go, and watch the monkey fly!
Item#: 11602 Age: 6+
Caffeine Glass Beaker Mug
Need a cool gift for a science geek or coffee addict? Get this beautiful borosilicate beaker mug with the caffeine molecule printed on it.
Item#: 14253 Age: 10+
(4 customer reviews)
Magnetic Field Cube
Mess free magnetic field study - no need to clean up iron filings.
Item#: 16529 Age: 14+
(3 customer reviews)
6 inch Plasma Ball
This large 6 inch plasma ball will add some excitement to any room!
Item#: 15558 Age: 14+
(1 customer reviews)
Periodic Table Lamp
Illuminate both your room and your mind with this ingenious Periodic Table Lamp. Makes a great gift for science teachers and chemistry students.
Item#: 15243 Age: 12+
(2 customer reviews)
Pin Art - Large - 7 inches
Make the coolest 3D pin art on your desk with this amazing desk toy.
Item#: 10252 Age: 8+
(5 customer reviews)
3D Magnetic Field Tube
This amazing plastic tube with iron filings enables one to visualize magnetic fields in 3D!
Item#: 10147 Age: 6+
(2 customer reviews)
Pendulum Wave Demo
The Pendulum Wave Demo simulates phases, beats, and frequencies.
Item#: 15908 Age: 14+
(2 customer reviews)
Lunar Light Show
Illuminate your room in a spectrum of vibrant colors with the Lunar Light Show moon!
Item#: 16099 Age: 6+
MaBoRun - Mini Tornado
The Amazing Tornado Mini MaBoRun features a corkscrew elevator, much like the kind you might find in a Wowie Zowie gumball machine, which conveys marbles to the top of the ramp to begin their descent through a short but exciting track with flips, flops, twists, and jumps!
Item#: 16072 Age: 6+
Flip Sand Art - Black and White
Black and white rectangular sand art, composed entirely of water and sand, with an air barrier between the two - creates mountain, ocean, valley and dune patterns as the sand trickles down
Item#: 16156 Age: 12+
6-Color Ball of Whacks
The Multi-Colored Ball of Whacks is comprised of 30 pyramid pieces that click together with 180 rare earth magnets.
Item#: 15794 Age: 18+
(1 customer reviews)
Glass Erlenmeyer Mug - 400ml
This glass Erlenmeyer mug makes an excellent gift!
Item#: 14362 Age: 10+
(6 customer reviews)
Newtons Cradle - Regular - 5.5 inches
This classic desk toy will keep you amused!
Item#: 10808 Age: 18+
(13 customer reviews)
Maxwells Wheel - Large
This classic device is used to demonstrate the conservation of mechanical energy.
Item#: 10882 Age: 13+
(1 customer reviews)
The Amazing Dinosaur Plant
The amazing Dinosaur Plant is probably the most fun plant you will ever find!
Item#: 10765 Age: 6+
(1 customer reviews)
Rubiks Cube
The world's #1 brain-teasing puzzler is still going strong with billions of puzzling combinations, but only one solution!
Item#: 16067 Age: 8+
Build Your Own Rubiks Cube Kit
Now you can make your own Rubik's Cube and learn how to solve it at the same time!
Item#: 16612 Age: 8+
Blobz - Gooey Stress Ball
Flattens on impact ... then oozes back to its original shape!
Item#: 16492 Age: 5+
Desktop Solar Engine - Solar Cell Powered DC Motor
This desktop solar engine is a scientific and engineering marvel. It is also a work of art and contemporary design.
Item#: 16890 Age: 18+
Newtons Cradle - Large - 7 inches
Buy Newton's Cradle or balance balls here! This classic science desk toy that will keep you amused and teach you physics.
Item#: 10063 Age: 18+
(37 customer reviews)
Magnetic Linear Accelerator
This fun magnetic linear accelerator is a device that uses the conversion of magnetic energy into kinetic energy to launch a metal ball with high velocity.
Item#: 17054 Age: 18+
Flip Sand Art - Blue and White
Blue and white rectangular sand art, composed entirely of water and sand.
Item#: 17061 Age: 14+
Crookes Radiometer - 7 inch tall
The Crookes Radiometer can show you in real time the impressive power of light and thermodynamics
Item#: 16860 Age: 3+
(1 customer reviews)
Coffee Cup Stirling Engine
A fully functional stirling engine model operates solely from the power provided by the heat of the surface on which it is placed, meaning it works especially well placed over the rim of a piping-hot mug of coffee
Item#: 15711 Age: 14+
Big Ball of Whacks - Red
Bigger than the original, it has 192 rare earth magnets inside so it looks and feels hefty in your hand!
Item#: 15799 Age: 18+
Deluxe Stirling Generator
A fully assembled, handsome and high-quality stirling engine - demonstrates properties of thermodynamics as heat energy is converted to mechanical/electrical energy - excellent for classroom demonstrations
Item#: 16115 Age: 18+
Magnetic Levitating Globe
This gorgeous and elegant desktop globe defies gravity as it floats above a magnetically-charged base equipped with illuminating lights
Item#: 16563 Age: 12+
Gel Ant Habitat with LED Lights
This Gel Ant Habitat comes with LED lights that allow you to observe ant behaviors during the day and night.
Item#: 16791 Age: 6+
Water Wheel Timer
This quirky colorful timer works just like a miniature water mill!
Item#: 13845 Age: 9+
(4 customer reviews)
Eureka Ball
This amazing new creativity tool will help you tap into your Eureka moments!
Item#: 15797 Age: 18+
KingSeal Nitrile Exam Gloves - LARGE - Box of 100
These large, powder-free Nitrile Exam Gloves are designed and manufactured for superior comfort and protection.
Item#: 17175 Age: 18+
T-Rex Table Lamp
Get prehistoric with your indoor lighting with this detailed and durable Tyrannosaurus Rex-shaped lamp!
Item#: 16283 Age: 5+
Hoberman Mini Sphere - Expanding Universe Glow
Don’t let the sun go down on playtime with this mini version of the glow-in-the-dark original.
Item#: 16608 Age: 4+
Big Builder Sand Box
Start your own company and start accepting building contracts with this open-ended construction-themed sand box!
Item#: 16610 Age: 5+
Big Ball of Whacks - 6 Colors
Colorful and with 192 rare earth magnets inside so it looks and feels hefty in your hand!
Item#: 15798 Age: 18+
(1 customer reviews)
Balancing Eagle
Defy gravity with this cool balancing eagle!
Item#: 14224 Age: 5+
(12 customer reviews)
Dual Color Z Liquid Timer
This Z-shaped three-minute timer creates a cool visual effect!
Item#: 14440 Age: 6+
(6 customer reviews)
PhoTOP - Glow-in-the-Dark UV Pattern Spinning Top
The phosphorescent glow-in-the-dark UV photon pattern making spinning top.
Item#: 17241 Age: 14+
