Simple Machines Set
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Grades: 4th Grade+
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Number of Students: 1–4 students
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Number of Lessons: NA – No formal lessons
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Hours of Content: NA – No structured lesson hours
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Additional Resources: Instruction Guide, Web Cards
Highlights:
Inspire future engineers with the Simple Machines STEM Kit, a hands‑on learning activity that helps kids explore core physics and engineering concepts through real working models. Designed for classroom and at‑home learning, this educational STEM kit encourages kids to build, test, and rebuild machines while developing problem‑solving skills, critical thinking, and mechanical understanding. As kids use fine motor skills to construct and modify their machines, they gain a deeper understanding of how simple machines function in the real world. Ideal for young engineers, this activity set supports science learning, engineering exploration, and hands‑on STEM activities that build confidence and curiosity through discovery.
- HANDS‑ON STEM LEARNING: Used for exploring physics and engineering concepts as kids build and test simple machines like levers, pulleys, wheels, and inclined planes through hands‑on activity
- BUILDS REAL‑WORLD SCIENCE SKILLS: Used to investigate force, motion, and mechanics as kids modify machines, add weights, and observe how simple machines make work easier
- DESIGNED FOR KIDS AGES 8+: Used for kids, young engineers, and classroom learners; an educational STEM kit that supports science learning through guided and open‑ended building
- SUPPORTS PROBLEM‑SOLVING & THINKING: Used to develop critical thinking as kids build, test, rebuild, and experiment with machine models while applying engineering and physics concepts
What’s Included:
- 63 durable pieces; children build and investigate simple machines such as levers, pulleys, wheels and axles, inclined planes, and wedges—learning how force, motion, load, and distance work together to make tasks easier
Technology Requirements/Specifications:
- Dimensions (L x W x H): 14.5" x 9.5" x 4.3"
Special Notes and Considerations:
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CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.