Science Lab Kit 2

• Grades: 3 to 5
• Number of Students: 2 participants per kit; 24 participants per session
• Number of Lessons: 20 Lesson Plans
  
• Hours of Content:  22 to 30 hours
• Additional Resources: Sample Lesson Plan

Highlights:

• Screen-free, hands-on science kit for late elementary; ready-to-teach lesson bundle (12-unit classroom set) building on Science Lab Kit 2.

Science Lab Kit 2 helps learners take the simple-machine foundation further, constructing more elaborate mechanisms that push them toward real engineering design and problem-solving. Like its counterpart, it needs no devices or technical setup, slots into one session block, and is built to be used again and again without replacement parts.

Curriculum or Lesson Topics:

• Compound Machines: Combining multiple simple machines into more complex builds (crane, drawbridge, barrier gate)
• Mechanical Advantage: Understanding how gears and pulleys make lifting or moving easier (gearing up/down, multi-pulley systems, weighing balance)
• Energy Transfer & Motion: Exploring how energy moves through a mechanism (pendulum, zip line, catapult)
• Speed & Motion Variation: Investigating how gear and pulley configurations change speed or output (speed variations in pulley, steering mechanisms)
• Engineering Design & Problem Solving: Designing, building, and refining more advanced mechanisms (tower crane, oil drilling machine, Ackerman steering)
• Real-World Engineering Applications: Linking builds to real machines used in construction, transport, and industry (portal crane, drilling machine, car steering systems).
  

Standard Alignments:

• Safety tested and certified to ASTM F963, CPSIA, and EN 71

What’s Included:

• 110 bricks and parts
• 20 Lesson Plans
• Facilitator Guide
  

Technology Requirements/Specifications:

• Pack Size:  1 kit per tub
• Each kit is supplied in a durable, reusable storage tub containing the complete set of components and accompanying instructional materials. The tub is designed for convenient storage and organization of the kit after use. 
  

Special Notes and Considerations:

Due to production time, this item typically ships 3-4 weeks after receipt of the order.