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National Geographic The Human Skull | 
 enlarge | Brand: Trends UK Ltd
Category: Toy
Buy New: £9.99
New (2) from £9.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 14062
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 9.1 x 2
MPN: 37/NG49
EAN: 5060062141429
ASIN: B00177X7BE
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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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Product Description
Did you know that the human skull is made up of 22 bones? Children can learn more about the anatomy as they build their own model of the human skull. This kit contains 39 pieces and the model measures 9.4cm (3.7") when assembled. The included instruction manual is fully illustrated and packed full of information. 8 Years +
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Fun for all, but won't keep 'em interested for long. November 22, 2008
As a curiosity it works well, and is educational. However children will find limited use and it will probably gather dust on a shelf only being returned to once in a while.
Anyone interested in the human body will love it for it's simplicity and accuracy, but as a toy it's only a 3 star item.
My little boy will grow up to enjoy it more I'm sure!
 A bit fiddly, but seems to do it's job admirably November 20, 2008
Wasn't too sure what to make of this one when I ordered it to be honest. I thought my nieces and nephew(All aged between 5 and 10) would get something out of it, even if only a little gruesome entertainment value from disassembling a human skull. Surprisingly though, even the youngest of the pack seemed interested in the various pieces and what they actually were and seemed mesmerised by the actual process of putting it all together, asking to play with the skull every time they visited for a while afterwards. They all seemed to retain a lot of what I explained to them about some parts so it certainly had SOME educational value.
The actual product (once out of the box) was a lot smaller than I thought it would be and I felt there could have been a tad more detail with some pieces, all of which felt very small and fiddly, with the whole thing not feeling as stable when put together as perhaps it should do, but overall this is a decent little tool for providing some easy entertainment(Temporary though it may be) and some worthwhile anatomical education for youngsters(If you're prepared to make time to go through the assembly process and explain each piece it works better I found, especially for younger children), though it'll never serve as a replacement for larger scale anatomy models like they'll get at school(Schools still do those, right?).
Never underestimate the power of a grinning little skull on your desk to draw the attentions of a child anyways.
 What a load of rubbish November 20, 2008
This is probably the best example of something looking better on the net than it does in real life. As a teacher I thought, wow, look - a skull that the kids can deconstruct and build. In reality this is so small you don't get a feel for what the inside of a skull looks like. What's worse, there isn't even a challenge in putting the thing togetehr - there's only four bits! This is goign straight in the bin.
Nice idea, poor execution November 20, 2008
An educational toy like this was simply waiting to be invented - the skulls and skeletons in doctors offices have fascinated generations of children and surely it shouldn't be too much of a leap to produce a simplified version to inspire 8-year 'doctors'.
Sadly this range doesn't quite cut the mustard - it is too fiddly and breeds a young generation of quitters rather than a young generation of medics. This toy is suitable for average 10/11 year olds or particularly patient 8/9 year olds. Even then the fiddliness will detract from the educational benefits by making it a toy used twice and then abandoned.
This is a huge pity as the idea is great and when fully constructed it does look great. I hope the makers try again since the idea was sound and I would definitely buy a slightly simplified version for me nephews and neices.
Three stars.
Absolutely tiny and thus more of a novelty than an aid to learning. November 19, 2008
The model, despite coming in a box almost 12" across is a rather ridiculous 3.7" tall, including stand when fully assembled. Quite how this lends itself to learning, rather than amateur micro surgery in actually assembling the thing (The box proudly announces tweezers provided!) is beyond me. As in all the National Geographic range, the actual build quality is good, the molding is crisp, and detailed and it could be so, so much better if bigger.
Still, it isnt too expensive, and looks good assembled next to the mug on my desk.
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