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 -  Tuesday, February 26, 2013
great price
Reviewed By: amy 
great value!

 -  Thursday, February 07, 2013
Works great
Reviewed By: Colton Lambert 
works like wonders and great price on it.

 -  Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Great for homeschooling
Reviewed By: Erika 
We have been thrilled with this thermometer purchased for homeschooling high school science. It works quickly (does not contain mercury), it a nice size (12") and comes with a case for it. We have 9 kids and the oldest ones have been taking the temperature of everything including themselves. =)

 -  Tuesday, January 08, 2013
Pleased
Reviewed By: Ethan Gatlin 
A very good thermometer at a very good price! The plastic tube it came in was a nice touch. If I could, I'd have gotten the 150 C thermometer instead, though.

 -  Thursday, October 18, 2012
Great Thermometer
Reviewed By: Willy 
Great Thermometer for the Price... Easy to Read... Sturdy and comes in a simple plastic case for storage...

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-  Sunday, September 23, 2012 Sharp! Reviewed By: Excellent Product for Chemistry  We just bought 2 for my 3 students in Apologia Chemistry and Physical Science.Comes in a great plastic case for storage. Very easy to read.  -  Monday, September 17, 2012 Great Service! Reviewed By: Beth  This thermometer arrived broken but after contacting Home Science Tools they sent another one out right away. It looks great and my kids are excited to finally have a nice long thermometer for experiments. Thanks!  -  Saturday, January 28, 2012 Nice Thermometer! Reviewed By: J. Rott  This thermometer is great. It is nice and long and made of sturdy material. My son snagged it right away and began to measure every cup of liquid he could find. Also easy to read F and C scales.  -  Thursday, September 15, 2011 Great Thermometer Reviewed By: Kris B.  Loved how long this was, it is easy for kids to handle. Also loved the protective case it came with. Great product!  -  Friday, May 13, 2011 Great Product! Reviewed By: Airman  This is a great thermometer and is functional for many uses and differant experiments!  -  Wednesday, May 05, 2010 Great product Reviewed By: Julie of KY  This is a great dual scale thermometer. It helps kids grasp the difference between celsius and farenheit. I love the plastic cases for protection and I've never had a problem getting them in or out.  -  Saturday, December 20, 2008 Great for the price Reviewed By: Suzanne Mallery  We were looking for a partial immersion thermometer to use with groups of 8 year-olds. We have definitely appreciated having both Fahrenheit and Celsius scales on this thermometer, because it helps convey the idea that scales are arbitrary (i.e. the same temperature in F is a different number in C). Overall this is an excellent and safe thermometer to learn with (no mercury). I have two cautions about these thermometers, though. First, because they are so long, you must use them in a container with a lot of weight at the bottom to keep them from tipping over the container. This is fine if you have a big beaker, but plastic cups or other disposable containers don't work well. This makes them somewhat less practical in a classroom than a lighter thermometer would be. Secondly, they come in very handy plastic tubes to protect the thermometer from breakage. Friction holds each thermometer in its tube. This is useful, but it means you need to use a pin (included) to get the thermometer out of the plastic tubes. This has been a problem for us. The first day we used a set of 10 of these in a 3rd grade classroom, two were broken - the first when the child was pulling it out of the tube and didn't keep the thermometer exactly aligned with the tube, and the second one when a child put the thermometer back into the tube at an angle that was slightly off. We now take the thermometers out of the tubes before we pass them out, but this means we must keep the thermometers until the point in an experiment where the kids need to use them and then we pass them out (rather than just leaving them in the supply boxes for each lab station). Overall these are very nice thermometers if breakage and tipping isn't a problem in your situation. They are easy to read and a great price.  -  Tuesday, November 04, 2008 Great! Reviewed By: Kelly Middleton  Great thermometer. Easy to read, great price. Thanks!  -  Wednesday, October 01, 2008 Really Long!   WOW! I was just expecting a regular size glass thermometer and was surprised at the length of this one when I opened the package. Super great deal!  -  Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Terrific!   This thermometer is just right for all of our activities -- easy to read, both scales together makes the temperatures meaningful for learning the metric system, a nice storage tube and an anti-roll ring helps us prevent damage. All this with Home Science Tools' wonderful service! Terrific!  -  Saturday, April 05, 2008 Great Thermometer!   I was really impressed with this thermometer. It is very easy to read. I use it for elementary and junior high. Great deal for a great price!  -  Monday, June 04, 2007 Large, Easy Read! Reviewed By: Debbie Jacobs  Great addition to our home-school science and math studies. My first grader can easily distinguish the lines and numbers for accurate temperature readings. This nicely compliments his math program, as he can see the temperatures actually rise, allowing him to grasp this important skill.