Happy Atoms Molecule Set

Chemistry is the science of materials, their properties and reactions between them. All materials are made of atoms. Why do some atoms combine together while others do not? Because the atoms just want to be happy!

Of course, the atoms don’t really have feelings. But they have observable behaviors. And atoms tend to be more stable, or ‘happy’, when they have a certain number of electrons whizzing around their core. Where do they find additional electrons if they need to be happier? Other atoms that have too many electrons, of course! When atoms share or exchange electrons to be happy, they stick together. Happy atoms form molecules!

With this revolutionary approach to the teaching of chemistry, you can make your own happy atoms! This set combines a physical toy and digital, to discover the world of molecules in an intuitive and practical way. Using the 50 models of atoms included representing 16 different elements (or with the introductory kit, 17 atoms representing 6 elements), you can assemble your own molecular models The atoms easily connect with magnets: metal tips located at the ends of the rubbery arms represent the free electrons that can connect to the free binding magnetic sites on the atoms, representing a free space for electrons on the atom’s outermost electron shell.

With the full Happy Atoms set, you can create thousands (hundreds with the introductory set) of different molecules. As the atoms already have the correct number of free electrons and empty binding sites, it is difficult to build a molecule that does not actually exist. Happy Atoms works as if it were the building blocks of the universe!

Your digital camera brings this construction system of molecules to the next level. Using the Happy Atoms app and the camera of your smart device, you can scan the molecules you are building. The application then uses the latest in image recognition technology to identify molecules. Once a molecule is discovered, the application presents information about it, including its composition, its uses, properties, the dangers that it can represent, its formula and structure. The application can recognize up to 10,000 molecules. It presents in-depth information about 150 molecules rest (49 for the introductory set) as well as general information about more. The application is an interactive educational program in chemistry, which takes you into a guided exploration and discovery path of new molecules while allowing to track your progress, your collection of molecules you built.

Intro kit: 18 parts, 73 activities
Complete kit : 52 parts, 216 activities

10 years and more

Contains a 16 color pages booklet on chemistry

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Requirements for Apple devices:

• iPad 2 or +
• iPhone 5 or +
• iOS 8 or +

Android devices requirements:

• 1 GB RAM minimum
• Android 4.4 or +
• Dual-core processor
• Internal camera

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