Features:

  • Find out if you're a conductor of electricity
  • Explore the differences between insulators and conductors
  • Hold the energy stick in your hands and see if it lights up and makes noises
  • Great tool to teach the science of electricity
  • Great fun for classrooms or camps
... was worried my daughter (7) would think it was lame. However

This was simple and I was worried my daughter (7) would think it was lame. However, once I showed her how she can make a chain holding hands with other people it blew her mind! She can't wait for show and tell so she can bring it to school and show it there. All of my kids (2,7,9) ended up loving it and it gets played with frequently

Great toy and tons of educational value.

I use this toy to show my reiki clients how out bodys are channels for energy. I ended up mostly using it to impreas my friends and my kids. My kids took off with it and it has survived their toy box and destructive play. Tons of compliments and almost everyone is wowed. I will be purchasing another because it now belongs to my 9 year old.

Fantastic Tool for School

We used this to demonstrate simple circuits in science class. It was fantastic and really helped the kids understand. The toy made it through multiple classes during the entire school day, and a little more playing before the battery died. This is DEFINITELY worth buying a new battery! The kids remembered the lesson, understood the principles, and could explain and demonstrate what they learned. The prior week, when the lesson began, the kids were staring back, blankly, and not understanding a thing. This changed everything. Thank you!

Light up your science knowledge!

This works great for the classroom or at home to show how electricity conducts. There is no risk of being shocked. You can stand in a large group, hold hands and then grab this and it still will light up and make a noise. One person or 30 people, it works either way. Amazing and fun!

Wonderfully entertaining & educational!

So much fun for kids...and adults. Buy 2 so u can join them in play! Only negative... my 3yr old put the wrong end (the 1 with holes for sound) in water to experiment with H2O's conductivity but she should have put the other end in instead as to not "scoop" up water thru holes into tube. Easy fix, electrical tape can be replaced after opened & inside dries. Simple fix.

A fun teaching toy... but you have to talk to the kid(s) not just hand it to them and walk away.

The youngsters were entertained... and a big bonus is that they also learned about electricity and the concept of circuits... down to one of them saying it sounded like the word "circle". Of course, an adult needs to talk to the kids and explain things in a fun way... like hold hands in a circle with the stick included somewhere to make completing the circuit a game.

Great way to introduce children to circuits.

This is a great way to introduce children to circuits. My almost 6 year old got this as a gift while my 8 year old got a "Snap Circuits" set. I think this helped my 8 year old grasp the concept that a circuit has to be complete to make something work. This would be great for science teachers and for budding electricians and curious kids that like to know how things work. Everyone he has shown it to, both young and old has been fascinated by this. It does say that its batteries are not replaceable. I am saddend by this discovery but still think it's worth it.

Fun to experiment how to get this to work

Kids have so much fun with this. Start with one person completing the loop by holding on to each end with one hand. Add someone else, but you have to complete the loop. We've had a whole room of kids do this successfully. You know immediately if you have completed the loop. Must have skin to skin contact to make it work, so it was fun to touch hand-to-nose, hand-to-knee, etc. to see if it worked. In our case, it was used to show how connections make great things happen.

I'm sure it would make a great sword!

This is a really cute little educational toy. My daughter brought it to school for show and tell after she learned how it works. Sometimes it doesn't activate, but I can't tell if the battery is dying (nonreplaceable) or if the wires have gotten loose. She's young, so she may have dropped it or played too rough with it at school. I'm sure it would make a great sword! :-) I didn't lower the rating for that because I'm sure it's been abused a bit by the kids. I would buy this again if she wanted a new one. It's a fun toy that shows the kids a little bit about science.

Fun energy stick

This is really an amazing little gadget. I purchased two for a project I was doing with a children's program. They both work exactly as advertised: when one connects both ends with their body they light up and buzz. Hold hands and make a circle, they still light up and buzz. We had a group of 25 holding these and they still functioned. These provide a great way to demonstrate simple circuits.

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