As a resident of Kansas City and having visited John's store many times, I can tell you that this guys is amazing. He does hands on classes for kids (minimum age 7) on chemistry, archaeology, botany, geology, robotics/ electronics, wood working, etc. Just like this kit; he doesn't dumb down anything.
Indeed; I tend not to find too many kickstarter projects that I'm interested in, but as I continued to read this one I continued to be impressed. John obviously has a gift for bringing sciences to the masses.
My favorite is the "spitfire kit": "Each kit will allow users to kindle a ...fire... by using two chemicals and a drop of spit."
I turn into a kid every time I go into his store.