K'NEX Education ‒ STEM Explorations: Roller Coaster Building Set – 546 Pieces – Ages 8+ Construction Education Toy
Description
Students will explore STEM concepts while building a working roller coaster
with K’NEX Education STEM Explorations Roller Coaster Building Set! The set
will engage and energize middle-school children as they boost their
understanding of the STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math)
concepts associated with a real-life amusement park ride.This K’NEX Education
Set includes over 500 parts, plus a battery-powered motor, allowing a single
child or a team of two to three children to build a working roller coaster.
Two additional models are also included in this set – a ramp and a half-pipe
-which can be built one at a time. The set requires two AA batteries, which
are not included.K’NEX Education models offer proactive opportunities for
children to develop scientific inquiry, investigation, and experimentation
skills. Our inquiry-based lessons challenge aspiring students as they build,
investigate, problem-solve, discuss, and evaluate scientific and design
principles in action.All K’NEX Education sets come with either a comprehensive
guide for teachers or an experiment guide for student-led learning. All lesson
plans and experiment guides are written by expert educators and feature hands-
on, inquiry-based projects that engage students in today’s busy
classroom.K’NEX Education sets allow students to build replicas of real-world
machines and other models, and through the lesson plans and experiments, to
gain a concrete understanding of the principles that make them work.Broaden
your kids’ STEAMagination’with K’NEX Education STEM Explorations.
Features:
- 546 ASSORTED PIECES This KNEX Education set includes 546 parts, plus a battery-powered motor, for a single child or a team of two to three children building a working roller coaster. Two additional models are also included in this set a ramp and a half-pipe which can be built one at a time. The set requires two AA batteries, which are not included.
- OFFERS HANDS-ON LEARNING KNEX Education models offer proactive opportunities for introducing children to scientific inquiry, investigation, and experimentation. Inquiry-based lessons challenge young learners as they build, investigate, problem-solve, discuss, and evaluate scientific and design principles in action.
- EXPERIMENT GUIDE Once a ride is built, an activity booklet guides learners through three hands-on, inquiry-based experiments. This experiment guide aligns with the national STEM standards and is designed for grades 59. Students will learn about the relationships between time, distance, speed, and more!
- PROMOTES TEAMWORK This educational engineering set is more fun when constructed with friends. One to three kids can put their heads together and figure out the structure, exchanging ideas as they tinker with the bits and parts, and solving the model faster through teamwork. Theyll build camaraderie and develop social skills as they play.
- STEAMagination: Its the connection of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts & math) with a childs natural curiosity and creativity and it powers the fun of each and every KNEX building set. Building with KNEX puts children on a path towards a fundamental understanding of STEAM/STEM subjects.
- LESSON PLANS AND EXPERIMENTS: All KNEX Education sets come with either a comprehensive guide for teachers or an experiment guide for student-led learning. All lesson plans and experiment guides are written by expert educators and feature hands-on, inquiry-based projects that engage students in todays busy classroom.
- ALIGNED TO NATIONAL STANDARDS: KNEX Education teacher guides and experiment guides are aligned to national educational standards, including ITEEA, NSES, NCTM, NGSS and Common Core.
- REAL WORLD LEARNING: Study after study reveals that students have more success learning STEM subjects through activities related to the real world rather than reading about abstract concepts in textbooks. KNEX Education sets allow students to build replicas of real-world machines and contraptions and through the lesson plans and experiments, gain a concrete understanding of the principles that make them work.
Product Details:
- Brand: K'NEX Education
- Theme: Architecture
- Age Range (Description): Kid
- Item Dimensions LxWxH: 12.5 x 12.25 x 2.25 inches
- Item Weight: 1.9 Pounds
- Product Dimensions: 12.5 x 12.25 x 2.25 inches
- Item Weight: 1.9 pounds
- Country of Origin: USA
- Item model number: 77078
- Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
- Batteries: 2 AA batteries required.
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
- Release date: July 1, 2016
- Manufacturer: K'NEX
| Dimensions | 16.02 × 12.01 × 2.52 in |
|---|---|
| Ean | 0744476770783 |
| Mpn | 77078 |
| Upc | 744476770783 |
| GTIN | 00744476770783 |
| Brand | K'NEX Education |
| Style | Single |
- Canada shipment can take up to 10 days
- Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico shipment can take up to 10 days, and some items may not be permitted to ship to these locations.
- If any shipment is not permitted to your area, full refund will be issued within two business days.
- Refund given as money back (no exchanges)
- Return Shipping to be paid by buyer, unless item defective or damaged.
- 15% Restocking fee applies unless return due to defective or damaged product.
- Perishable or Hazardous Goods are not returnable. Returns may require compliance with Manufacturer policies.
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