X by Veritasium - The Ultimate Magnetic Molecular Modeling Set | v2.0 Stronger Magnets | Engaging Science Education Kit for STEM Learning | Intro to Atoms, Molecules, Bonding, Chemistry

My daughter loves these. They really facilitated her chem studies and the magnets make them much easier to use. If I had one comment, a bigger set would be useful. There are barely enough parts to form triglycerides.

Great learning tool for teens for chemistry

+ very good magnets. i think they were improved. they snap audibly but not hard, without breaking the plastic (or so I hope). will use them for chem intro age 13. + model flexibility of longer molecules - these are quite flexible when handled, which is more realistic as with Brownian motion + illustrates why our very large protein and DNA molecules literally break when it gets too warm. + The large snatoms molecules have a similar 'bond length' as standard ball and stick models. can put glucose snatoms and ball-and-stick side by side so these will make more sense as well. + they model energy converted by making a bond with the click + also model activation energy very well. Putting atoms together differently always requires energy to break any bond. - biggest chemical gripe is the presence of the alkali metal and chloride. You can make a sodium chloride "molecule" which is a big misconception with kids. Better ignore them. There are great magnet models for salts with fixed magnets of opposite polarity so the sodium ions actually repel each other, as do the larger chloride ions, but mixed together they will snap into a beautiful cubic crystal. Or a crystal with faults if done hastily, very nice. + it's sort of not fair to take away points because of "too few atoms for this and that" after realizing how many atoms even simple molecules have. That being said, no photosynthesis is possible even with two kits because it has only the oxygens for making glucose but would need six more oxygens for burning it. I could get some red foam balls, or cheat with pink P(5) and orange S(6). The kids are old enough to get that. + Thanks for the effort making them!

Hands down the best molecule modeling kit I've found. The magnets could be stronger, but they hold everything together well enough as long you're careful.

Large atoms and magnets prove to be a great demo tool compared to the smaller kits with traditional sticks for atom bonds. Increases students’ understanding of molecular buildup. Make sure that the atoms are correctly placed in box (they have the tendency to stick to their neighbours) to prevent damage to the atoms when closing the box

We completed our chemistry home school lesson with this. Also used for testing in identifying pre-built and assembling specific on the spot. Now what do we do with a pack this expensive. It was easier to assemble models than the ball and stick which we also have, but were not able to use to the extent we used this kit. Some spheres did fall on concrete a few times and did not crack...completely undamaged.

I just got this in the mail (im a big fan of veritaseums YouTube channel so this looked like a pretty good learning toy). I remember having to use the plastic balls and sticks back in college for ochem, and I remembered how hard they were to use since you had to stick the sticks with the atoms together. The fancier college kids had the better balls and bonds kits but even those required a bit too much force to try and make molecules from. This kit and the magnets seem to provide a good introduction to magnetic attraction and also could be used when they get older. My 13 month kid seems to like pulling the atoms apart and putting them together (he also seems to like to try and put the white hydrogen atoms in his mouth but they are big enough that it's not a choking hazard). They are also pretty light. Overall my son seems to like it so far.

I am a middle school science teacher and bought these for our unit on elements and compounds. The kids were immediately enthralled by them. It was a great way to show how elements combine to form compounds in a visual way. The magnets are nice and strong so they don't fall apart. Each "atom" has a limited number of sides that correctly shows how many bonds can form on that element. The snapping sound of the magnets connecting was a great way to show how energy goes into forming bonds. I found these much better than the smaller models that I have used in the past. The kids can easily see them when I am teaching and they are much easier to put together and take apart compared to other models. I would definitely recommend these to any science teacher.