Electric Motors Catalyst Kit

Electric Motors Catalyst Kit

• Grades: 3-6
• Number of Students: 1-2 per kit
• Number of Activities: 10 Challenges
• Additional Resources: Getting Started, Activities, Free Teacher PD Courses, Example Student Tutorial

Highlights:

Nurture students' innate creativity and curiosity with hands-on STEM exploration and problem-solving. This single kit serves 1-2 students, includes over 50 premium components, and provides 10 challenges that spark young inventors’ imaginations.

Purchases of these single kits will not include supplemental curriculum aligned to NGSS standards and designed for K-5 classrooms. Curriculum is only included with purchases of the Catalyst Class Pack and Cabinet.

The Tinkering Labs Difference:

CHALLENGES, NOT INSTRUCTIONS: There’s no “right” way to use the pieces of a Tinkering Labs Catalyst. Instead of providing step-by-step instructions to build specific projects, we provide basic fundamentals about how the parts work together, then challenge students to build their own creations.

REAL PARTS: This is more than a craft project—we include real hardware and tools. Some parts are custom-designed, and some are what you can find inside home appliances or the hardware store.

INSPIRE AND INVENT OVER AND OVER AGAIN: Catalysts are not a one-time activity or a single project. Instead, they’re meant to be made and unmade and remade over and over in as many ways as students can imagine.

What's Included:

• Electric Components:
  • 2 Electric Motors with Detachable Wires
  • 1 Battery Pack with Switch
  • 2 AA Batteries
• Wooden Components:
  • 1 Wooden Chassis
  • 12 Wooden Wheels in 6 Sizes
  • 6 Wooden Connectors in 3 Shapes
• Hardware & Connectors:
  • 2 Metal Axles
  • 4 Metal L-Brackets
  • 10 Small Bolts with Wing Nuts
    
  • 2 Metal Springs
  • 12 Bushings for Motor and Axle Connections
  • 12 Rubber Bands
• Tools & Supplies:
  • 1 Pair of Safety Glasses, Child Size
  • 3 Washable Markers
  • 1 Large 3-Foot Wide Paper Work Surface
  • 1 Full-Size Phillips Head Screwdriver
• Storage:
  • 1 Cloth Storage Bag
  • 1 Clear-Top Metal Hardware Tin
• Extras:
  
  • 10 Challenge Cards
  • 1 Clear Challenge Card Holder
  • 1 Safety Tips Card
  • 22-Page Building Techniques Booklet
    

Special Notes and Considerations:

⚠WARNING: 

CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.