Education Vehicle Building Construction Set

Stimulate your child’s creativity with this K'nex Education Vehicle Building Construction Set. Ideal for encouraging independent and group play, this science kit is designed to introduce students to the scientific concepts associated with different power sources. Designed so a single child or team of up to 4 children can work together while building their understanding of scientific, technical and design concepts and channeling their inquiries into active and meaningful learning experiences. With 131 K’nex pieces and a spring motor included in this building construction set, kids can explore foundational learning principles, such as dexterity, problem-solving and causation, whilst designing and building 7 working vehicles with different power sources, including push-power, rubber band power, wind power or a spring motor. Once built, a downloadable booklet guides primary students through 5 hands-on, inquiry-based experiments on several of the models while teaching students about potential and kinetic energy, velocity, acceleration, motion, graphing and more. The included building instructions are aligned with educational standards for key stage 2 and 3 and helps guide kids through different hands-on experiments, broadening their understanding of the scientific process. After the structures have been completed the pieces can be reassembled however kids want, allowing their natural curiosity to come to the fore. This set includes a step-by-step manual to help ignite your imagination The learning set is designed to encourage students to build 7 functioning vehicles while demonstrating different power sources, including push-power, rubber band power, wind power or a spring motor Using K’NEX rods and connectors and guided by the downloadable booklet, up to four primary students can work together through 5 different, inquiry-based experiments aligned with key stage 2/3 STEM standards, one at a time Piece Count: 131 Contents: 1 x K'nex Education Vehicle Building Construction Set Suitable for ages 8 years + This product is part of The Entertainer Online Only range.