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Brand: Arbor Scientific

Located in: Cool Tools

The Drinking Bird is back, disguised as a great physics demonstration of heat and thermodynamics.

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Product Reviews Summary

Avg. Customer Rating:

(based on 10 reviews)

100% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:

Effective demonstration (8), Easy to use (8), Fun (7), Promotes learning (6)

Cons:

Flimsy (4)

Best Uses:

School (7)

Describe Yourself:

Educator (4), Education oriented (3)

I purchase these every year

By NSSHOP

from Portland, OR on 5/19/2008

Pros:

Effective Demonstration, Promotes Learning

Best Uses:

School

Describe Yourself:

Educator

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I hand these out to students yevey spring term. The students really love them.

Slurpee a hit

By mdsquared

from boston, MA on 3/24/2008

Pros:

Easy To Use, Effective Demonstration, Fun, Promotes Learning

Cons:

Flimsy

Best Uses:

School

Describe Yourself:

Education Oriented, Educator, Parent

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

The students named "slurpee" first thing and Yes the aluminum holding the bird is not the strongest and he already got bent a little, but for the price and the science he is a bargain...

I would buy it again

By jt

from Pauls Valley, OK on 3/24/2008

Pros:

Easy To Use

Cons:

none

Best Uses:

School

Describe Yourself:

Educator

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Great product, kids love it.

Lots of fun

By efpmary

from DeKalb, IL on 2/25/2008

Pros:

Easy To Use, Effective Demonstration, Fun, Promotes curiosity, Promotes Learning

Cons:

Not hands-on for young ch

Best Uses:

Family child care

Describe Yourself:

Education Oriented, Educator, Family child care

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Due to the young ages I teach I put the drinking bird and glass of water on a table out of reach but within sight of the children. The older one - 3.5 years - came back to the table repeatedly to watch the bobbing action.

A Classic

By moofologist

from NYC on 1/15/2008

Pros:

Easy To Use, Effective Demonstration, Fun, Nostalgic

Cons:

Attracts cats, Flimsy

Describe Yourself:

Collector

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

My first bird was a Dodo destined for extinction - he kept tipping backwards, and then finally gave up the ghost with his head tucked between his legs. Arbor replace him with a new bird, and she works fine.

at last a chance to share our memories!

By "Sunshine"

from Conifer, CO on 10/20/2007

Pros:

Easy To Use, Effective Demonstration, Fun

Best Uses:

Home, School

Describe Yourself:

Education Oriented, Parent

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

had forgotten about this little critter from my past - and what fun memories I have of this crazy bird!

HS Chemistry Vapor Pressure Demo

By Mrs. Hutch from Phoenix, AZ on 2/5/2007

Pros:

Easy To Use, Effective Demonstration, Fun, Interactive, Promotes Learning

Cons:

Flimsy, Fragile

Best Uses:

School, Teachers

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I use the drinking bird as a culminating experience on a "States of Matter" chapter. The students write a detailed explanation for the bird's movement in terms of kinetic energy, vapor pressure. Unfortunately, the birds are so fragile that I can't allow the kids to touch them. Took about 30 seconds for them to break when I tried that.

Easy to use and effective demonstration

By Dr. G. from Worcester, MA on 2/2/2007

Pros:

Easy To Use, Effective Demonstration, Fun, Promotes Learning

Best Uses:

School

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Works very well. Just slide the collar all the way down. Use water at room temperature.

It ran for 48 Hrs in a display case

By Jean the Birdwatcher from Columbia, KY on 1/10/2007

Pros:

Promotes Learning

Cons:

Get stuck some times

Best Uses:

In hallway display case

I placed one bird in the display case of the new science building, next to an hygrometer/thermometer.
The challenge: "Does it violate the second law of thermodynamis - where are the two temperatures? Hint: wet your finger."
I also had a tiny Nd magnet on the axis and a Hall probe to track the inclination versus time

Good wholesome fun

By Homer from Seattle, WA on 10/23/2006

Pros:

Easy To Use, Effective Demonstration, Fun

Cons:

Flimsy

Best Uses:

Home, School, Students, Teachers

I love watching the dippy birds go! These little guys entertain me when I get a spare moment from the work day.

It takes a little bending of the arms to keep the bird from getting stuck sometimes when it dips down.

Fun buy, enjoy!

Customer Reviews about the Drinking Bird at ArborScientific