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Thames & Kosmos #ad - Learn how simple machines are all around us the flagpole at school, the wheelbarrow in your backyard, The seesaw at the playground! and how they're used to make complex tasks easier to do.
Durable, modular construction system is compatible with building pieces in other construction, physics, and engineering kits from Thames & Kosmos. A 32-page, full-color illustrated manual guides model building with step-by-step instructions and provides fun, engaging scientific information.
Learning Resources #ad - Discover engineering wonders through scientific exploration with engaging tools and hands-on activities! A great way to introduce young children to science, engineering, technology, and math.
Develop: critical thinking, Cause and Effect and Problem Solving Skills. Explore 6 simple machines and how they make lives easier with hands-on activities designed to teach kids how to solve real-world problems.
K'NEX Education #ad - Introduce students to scientific concepts related to simple machines through hands-on learning. Aligned to stem science, engineering, technology, and math concepts and national standards. 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.
K’nex 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.
Aligned to national standards: k’nex education teacher guides and experiment guides are aligned to national educational standards, including ITEEA, NCTM, NSES, NGSS and Common Core. Includes 178 k'nex parts and pieces packaged in a convenient storage bin. Designed for grades 3-5; includes building instructions and comprehensive Teacher's Guide. Build 8 fully-functioning replicas of real-world machines, one at a time.
Engino #ad - Manual includes 70 pages of theory and facts, 25 pages of experimental activities illustrating uses Simple Machines, 71 pages of step by step, a 16 page quiz, 3D rendered illustrations.
Engino brings complex concepts into clear focus for budding engineers and scientists with award winning components and step by step illustrated assembly instructions. Models illustrated online at engino's website or using the Engino 3D app downloadable free for Android or Apple iOS.
hand2mind #ad - Introduce hands-on experience with the concepts of force, work, and energy. Perfect for classrooms, Montessori schools, and after school programs. Includes 4 wooden models - inclined plane and cart, lever, wheel and axle, and a pulley.
hand2mind #ad - Demonstrate how machines can reduce work, change the direction of a force, and turn potential energy into kinetic energy. Each model includes a teacher’s guide. Perfect for classrooms, Montessori schools, and after school programs.
Thames & Kosmos #ad - This kit gives kids a simple, fun, and customizable introduction to robotics that lets them build eight motorized machines. Using the app interface, you can program the robots you build to behave based on the feedback coming from the ultrasound sensor.
Learning Resources #ad - Develop a deeper understanding of how machines work while flexing mental muscles needed for STEM careers. Modify machines with 4 included weights and 8 included rubber bands to explore effort, load, force, motion and distance.
K'NEX #ad - Students will learn about lever classes, pulley systems, effort, resistance, mechanical advantage and more!. The set includes 130+ parts for a single child or team of 2 children to build 3 unique lever or pulley models: a balance, a wheelbarrow and a Sailboat.
1. Thames & Kosmos
#adIntroduction to Mechanical Physics, Build 26 Models to Investigate The 6 Classic Simple Machines, Thames & Kosmos Simple Machines Science Experiment & Model Building Kit
#adDurable, modular construction system is compatible with building pieces in other construction, physics, and engineering kits from Thames & Kosmos. A 32-page, full-color illustrated manual guides model building with step-by-step instructions and provides fun, engaging scientific information.
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Includes a specially designed spring scale so that you can measure how the machines change the direction and magnitude of forces. Through 26 model-building exercise, gain hands-on experience with gears and all six classic simple machines: wheels and axles, inclined Planes, pulleys, screws, levers, and wedges.| Brand | Thames & Kosmos #ad |
| Manufacturer | Thames & Kosmos #ad |
| Height | 11 Inches |
| Length | 10 Inches |
| Weight | 0.22 Pounds |
| Width | 2.5 Inches |
| Part Number | 665069 |
| Model | 665069 |
| Warranty | 1 Year Warranty Against Manufacturer Defects |
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2. Learning Resources
#ad19 Pieces, Ages 5+, Learning Resources STEM Simple Machines Activity Set, Hands-on Science Activities
#adDevelop: critical thinking, Cause and Effect and Problem Solving Skills. Explore 6 simple machines and how they make lives easier with hands-on activities designed to teach kids how to solve real-world problems.
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Ages 5+. Set includes lever board, 10 double-sided activity cards, Archimedes screw, wedge, pulley with rope and hook, 4 barrel weights, cart with removable wheels, and comprehensive activity guide with reproducible materials.| Brand | Learning Resources #ad |
| Manufacturer | Learning Resources #ad |
| Height | 3.1 Inches |
| Length | 10.1 Inches |
| Weight | 1 Pounds |
| Width | 14 Inches |
| Part Number | LER2824 |
| Model | LER2824 |
| Warranty | No Warranty |
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3. K'NEX Education
#adIntro to Simple Machines: Levers and Pulleys Set – 178 Pieces – For Grades 3-5 – Construction Education Toy, K'NEX Education
#adK’nex 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.
More information #ad
Lesson plans and experiments: 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. Aligned to national standards: k’nex education teacher guides and experiment guides are aligned to national educational standards, including ITEEA, NCTM, NSES, NGSS and Common Core. Includes 178 k'nex parts and pieces packaged in a convenient storage bin. Designed for grades 3-5; includes building instructions and comprehensive Teacher's Guide. Build 8 fully-functioning replicas of real-world machines, one at a time.
| Brand | K'NEX Education #ad |
| Manufacturer | K'NEX #ad |
| Height | 12.25 Inches |
| Length | 12.5 Inches |
| Weight | 0.02 Pounds |
| Width | 2.25 Inches |
| Part Number | 77610 |
| Model | 78610 |
| Warranty | No Warranty |
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4. Engino
#adEngino Discovering STEM Simple Machines Mechanisms That Multiply Force | 60 Working Models | Illustrated Instruction Manual | Theory & Facts | Experimental Activities | STEM Construction Kit
#adEngino brings complex concepts into clear focus for budding engineers and scientists with award winning components and step by step illustrated assembly instructions. Models illustrated online at engino's website or using the Engino 3D app downloadable free for Android or Apple iOS.
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Discover the functions and uses for leversstem01-inclined PlanesSTEM02-Pulley DrivesSTEM03-CamsSTEM04Worm DrivesSTEM05. Made in cyprus. Build 60 working models such as a Scissor Lift, Vise, Wind Mill and many, Catapult, Helicopter, many more. Simple machines combines 5 stem mechanic sets into one fantastic set.| Brand | Engino #ad |
| Manufacturer | Elenco Electronics Inc #ad |
| Height | 13 Inches |
| Length | 19.3 Inches |
| Width | 2.7 Inches |
| Part Number | ENG-STEM40 |
| Model | ENG-STEM40 |
| Warranty | Warranted again manufacturing defects. |
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5. hand2mind
#adLever Set of 4, hand2mind Wood Simple Machine Collection with Inclined Plane and Cart, Double Pulley
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Demonstrate how machines can reduce work, change the direction of a force, and turn potential energy into kinetic energy. Each model includes a teacher’s guide.| Brand | hand2mind #ad |
| Manufacturer | ETA/Cuisenaire #ad |
| Height | 8.5 Inches |
| Length | 20.25 Inches |
| Weight | 6.65 Pounds |
| Width | 12.25 Inches |
| Part Number | 23120 |
| Model | 23120 |
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6. hand2mind
#adDouble Pulley, hand2mind Wood Simple Machine Collection with Inclined Plane and Cart, Lever Set of 12
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Includes 12 wooden models includes inclined plane and cart, motion converter, pulley, pendulum, lever, gear train, screw, block and tackle, fulcrum balance, wedge, gear rack, and a wheel with axle. Introduce hands-on experience with the concepts of force, work, and energy.| Brand | hand2mind #ad |
| Manufacturer | Crusader Educational Inc. #ad |
| Height | 12.5 Inches |
| Length | 24 Inches |
| Weight | 20.75 Pounds |
| Width | 18.5 Inches |
| Part Number | 55982 |
| Model | 55982 |
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7. Thames & Kosmos
#adThames & Kosmos | Robotics Smart Machines | Robotics for Kids 8 and up | STEM Kit builds 8 Robots | Full Color Manual to help with assembly | Requires tablet or smartphone | Parents' Choice Gold Award
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Requires a tablet or smartphone running iOS or Android not included. A full-color, 64-page step-by-step illustrated manual helps kids assemble all of the models and teaches them about robotics in the real world. The ultrasonic sensor works on the same principle as Sonar.| Brand | Thames & Kosmos #ad |
| Manufacturer | Thames & Kosmos #ad |
| Height | 3.2 Inches |
| Length | 16.8 Inches |
| Width | 11.5 Inches |
| Part Number | 620375 |
| Model | 620375 |
| Warranty | 30 day warranty against manufacturer defects |
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8. Learning Resources
#adSTEM, Learning Resources Simple Machines, Early Engineering Toy Set of 5
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Ages 8+ - Card not included. 63 pieces. Inspire future engineers, load, force, scientists, motion, and inventors by exploring effort, and distance with simple machines. Contains enough pieces to build a lever, inclined plane, pulley, wheel and axle, and wedge—all at the same time.| Brand | Learning Resources #ad |
| Manufacturer | Learning Resources #ad |
| Height | 4.3 Inches |
| Length | 14.5 Inches |
| Weight | 3.5 Pounds |
| Width | 9.5 Inches |
| Part Number | LER2442 |
| Model | LER2442 |
| Warranty | Warranty against manufacturer defect |
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9. K'NEX
#adK'NEX Education STEM EXPLORATIONS: Levers & PULLEYS Building Set Building Kit
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The experiment guide is aligned to National STEM standards and is appropriate for Grade levels 3-5.| Brand | K'NEX #ad |
| Manufacturer | K'NEX #ad |
| Height | 9 Inches |
| Length | 9 Inches |
| Weight | 0.75 Pounds |
| Width | 2 Inches |
| Part Number | 79319 |
| Model | 79319 |
| Warranty | Lifetime warranty against manufacturer's defects |
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