Make learned bluebeards of your boys and girls, with this brilliant Pirate Ship experiment kit! This Thames and Kosmos set teaches young children how to set a ship in motion, prevent it from capsizing and why a parrot never falls off the mast in heavy seas - as all good pirates should know! Use the playful experiments to learn about a ship's balance, how surface tension helps keep it afloat and a bunch of neat tricks to outwit enemy pirates. Your child can even make a secret treasure map with lemon juice! Why is the citrus significant? You'll have to wait and see. This easy-to-assemble Pirate Ship teaches about the science of seafaring, and is shore to keep interest afloat for hours.