Curiosity STEM Bottle - Expert Tier
Childrens science kits
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- Program and school year
- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
- Rule pack
- step-up-ftc-pep-2026-27 · v1.0.1
- Evidence level
- Official general rule
- Source freshness
- Review due · Low
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Product description
<b>Curiosity STEM Bottle – Expert Tier</b><br><br>The classic Assassin’s Teapot principle in full view: two chambers, two air holes, and a pour controlled entirely by pressure and airflow. Cover the right hole and only one liquid flows; uncover it and everything changes instantly. No moving parts, no hidden compartments—just gravity, air, and the stubborn rules of fluid dynamics doing their thing.<br><br>The Expert Tier includes two bottles, making it perfect for siblings, friends, or anyone who wants to compare pours, swap liquids, or run side-by-side experiments. With twice the hardware and the complete mathematical sleeve collection, it turns a single curiosity object into a small gallery of scientific and topological ideas. The Knight’s Tour sleeve traces a chess path that touches every square exactly once. The Asteroids sleeve wraps space into a continuous loop. The Braids & Knots sleeve hints at Alexander’s theorem. And the P3M1 symmetry sleeve anchors everything with pure geometric tiling. The expanded lesson sheet connects all of this back to fluid dynamics, hydrostatics, and the classical insights of Pythagoras, Archimedes, and Pascal—while explaining exactly how the Assassin’s-Teapot-style pour works when everything is exposed.<br><br>What’s Inside<br><ul><li><b>2 Curiosity STEM Bottles</b> for parallel experiments or shared use.</li><li><b>Knight’s Tour</b> mathematical sleeve.</li><li><b>Asteroids</b> wraparound-topology sleeve.</li><li><b>Braids & Knots</b> sleeve inspired by braid theory.</li><li><b>P3M1</b> symmetry sleeve based on one of the 17 wallpaper groups.</li><li>An expanded lesson sheet covering fluid dynamics, hydrostatics, and classical principles from Pythagoras, Archimedes, and Pascal, along with a clear walkthrough of the pressure mechanism behind the Assassin’s Teapot.</li></ul>Twice the science, all the sleeves, and enough curiosity to keep a whole group experimenting, comparing, and asking questions long after the first pour.
Source evidence
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- Catalog
- A Curiosity Box
- Source type
- Search
- Link status
- Stepup product link
- Enrichment confidence
- Unknown
Official policy source
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- Publisher
- Step Up For Students
- Applies to
- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
- Effective dates
- Jul 1, 2026 — Jun 30, 2027
- Source last modified
- Jul 14, 2026
- Reviewed by Navigator
- Jul 23, 2026
- Review due
- Aug 14, 2026
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