Today I read about the falling standards in science GCSE papers. A number of exam boards have been criticised for making papers too easy. Today they were criticised for their revised questions still being too easy !! I think teaching science is an area where science kits and toys offer real educational value. They really bring scientific concepts and problems to life which also helps. Good examples are chemistry set lab and John Adams Hot Wires , these have well written booklets with a number of experiments to illustrate concepts and bring them to life. Chemistry lab's booklet written by Dr. David Webster - a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a Chartered Chemist. David has been teaching practical chemistry for over 40 years, and is the author of a chemistry text book for secondary school children. This 108 experiment booklet is easy to use and the difficulty gradually increases. So parents who are concerned should really consider these types of toys.