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When the Basement Turned Into a Lab: The Science Kits That Sparked a Thousand Saturdays

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When the Basement Turned Into a Lab: The Science Kits That Sparked a Thousand Saturdays

From sulfur smells to rocket smoke, these kits turned spare rooms into classrooms and made more than a few kids feel like geniuses.

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