K’NEX Education – Intro to Simple Machines: Wheels, Axles, & Inclined Planes Set – 221 Pieces – Ages 8+ Engineering Educational Toy

• VEHICLE BUILDING TOY SET: A toy construction set that will help your child understand the basics of building through learning games and creative play, keeping them entertained for hours on end
• LEARNING TOYS: Suited to children with varying manipulative skills, these building toys for preschool children are a great way for your toddler to express their creativity as they develop their motor skills, cognitive function and hand-eye coordination
• KIDS CONSTRUCTION TOYS: Supporting 8-10 students at a time, this fun vehicle set includes 36 different sized wheels for kids, with 10 'super sized' and 6 truck wheels enough to build 13 different models with 9 at any one time!
• AGE & SUITABILITY: Ideal for encouraging young children to build and create, these kids craft kits include Teacher's Lesson Plans and pupil instructions for children aged 3 and up. Preschool building success happens as easily as a snap and a click
• IDEAL SET FOR RECEPTION OR HOMESCHOOLING: Great as a birthday gift or Christmas present for boys and girls. This construction toy is a great set for classroom settings - supporting teamwork while building coordination and communication skills

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION


Integrate fun and entertainment while enriching your child’s learning capabilities with the K’NEX Education Intro to Simple Machines: Wheels, Axles, and Inclined Planes Set!

This educational engineering toy consists of 221 colorful parts and pieces made of durable plastic. These pieces can be combined to build 7 fully functioning replicas of real-world machines one at a time. Let your students’ imaginations expand as they create their own inventions with this building set!

K’NEX Education Intro to Simple Machines is designed to introduce students to basic scientific concepts as they create two types of simple machines: wheels and axles and inclined planes. With this fun and inquiry-based approach to concepts, students in grade levels 3 to 5 can build, investigate, and evaluate scientific principles in action.

Not only does K’NEX Education stimulate kids’ brains, it also promotes social skills through teamwork and collaboration. This building set makes a great learning tool for students, as it can be built by two to three kids working as a team. Additionally, 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. This set is recommended for students ages 8 and above.



FROM THE MANUFACTURER
STEM EDUCATION AT ITS BEST! Bring the excitement of hands-on learning to your next simple machines unit. The K'NEX Education Introduction to Wheels & Axles and Inclined Planes set is designed to introduce students to the scientific concepts associated with two types of Simple Machines - wheels and axles, and inclined planes. Students build, investigate, and evaluate scientific principles in action. The Teacher's Guide provides the information and resources needed to build students' understanding of scientific concepts and channel their inquiries into active and meaningful learning experiences. Set includes 221 K'NEX parts – enough to build 7 fully-functioning replicas of real-world machines, one at a time. Supports 2 – 3 students working as a team. Grades 3 -5. Building instructions and comprehensive teacher's guide aligned to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Standards included. Packaged in a strong storage tray with snap-on lid. STEM Education focuses on science, technology, engineering and mathematics concepts taught through problem-solving, discovery, exploratory learning and critical thinking. STEM Education requires students to be active participants in the learning. K'NEX models offer hands-on learning opportunities that encourage scientific inquiry, investigation and experimentation. Our inquiry-based lessons challenge students as they build, investigate, problem solve, discuss, and evaluate scientific and design principles in action. Aligned to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math standards. Also see K'NEX Education's Intro to Simple Machines: Levers and Pulleys and Intro to Simple Machines: Gears for grades 3-5 and Exploring Machines for middle school classrooms.

Franchise: Vehicle

Material: ‎Plastic

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