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Hatch and grow your own prehistoric pets! Excavate and assemble a Tyrannosaurus rex. Build and erupt an active volcano. Chip away to discover 11 real gemstones and minerals. Grow amazing crystal formations. Gee, where was I when they were teaching this cool stuff in science class? (I couldn't have been absent all of those days.) It turns out these cool projects aren't part of any curriculum or even science fair assignments--they're actually self-contained do-it-yourself kits from the Smithsonian Institution and trademarked through NSI International, Inc., Farmingdale, N.Y.

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For instance, the Prehistoric Sea Monsters edition comes with an aquarium chamber, a bag of triop eggs...