By Michael Leppert
American Science & Surplus is a very unique company that offers thousands of interesting items at very economical prices.
AS&S offers adult and kid toys such as a bike-pump rocket launcher that will put a rocket up to 1,000 feet into the air! Then there is the Rube Goldberg-type marble track that fits on the front of your refrigerator — talk about a conversation piece!
For homeschooling science teaching, there are four beginning electronics kits, with projects and suggestions for ages 10 and up. There is also the classic Build Your Own Crystal Radio Set kit here, just like in the 1950s and ‘60s!
The AS&S website catalog has office supplies, car accessories, all sorts of oddities and useful items. Please go to the website, www.sciplus.com and spend a few hours looking through the massive inventory. And don’t forget, some of the items change regularly, so you should bookmark the site and check back often. M.L.