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Product Description
Let your children explore endless building possibilities with K'NEX Education Intro to Simple Machines Gears Set!
This building set from K’NEX Education comes with 198 pieces. Kids can build 7 fully functioning replicas of real-world machines. This activity will keep your children occupied for hours!
Help your kids develop a better understanding of STEAM(science, technology, engineering, arts, and math subjects) with this toy. As they click the parts together, they’ll strengthen their hand-eye coordination, fine motor and problem-solving skills, and spatial awareness.
Study after study reveals that kids have more success learning STEAM subjects by partaking in activities related to the real world than by reading about abstract concepts in textbooks. K’NEX Education sets allow students to build replicas of real-world machines and contraptions. Through the lesson plans and experiments, students gain a concrete understanding of the principles that make their creations work.
From the Manufacturer
Sprocket Gears! Spur Gears! Rack & Pinion! And More! The K'NEX Education Intro to Simple Machines: Gears set is designed to introduce students to the scientific concepts associated with gears. Students are provided with the opportunity to acquire skills using a hands-on, inquiry-based approach to information and concepts as they build, investigate, discuss, 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. Extension activities to explore the concepts more deeply are also included. Set includes 198 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: Wheels & Axles and Inclined Planes for grades 3-5 and K'NEX Education's Exploring Machines for middle school classrooms.
Henny
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2025
Great for building and learning very happy good price
Amber Lapadula
Reviewed in Canada on February 4, 2024
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Orang Tidak Umum
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2024
Our 8yo grandson LOVES it.
Angela
Reviewed in Italy on February 2, 2021
Quando si pensa ai giochi educativi si pensa a cose noiose, questo non avviene quando il giocattolo è pensato per far divertire e incuriosire cosa che questo set è riuscito ad ottenere.Ho apprezzato il montaggio solido, i pezzi con coloritura differenti in base al tipo di pezzo e le istruzioni semplici ma non passo passo che hanno stimolato mio figlio a osservare e cercare di comprendere. Di tutti i montaggi il preferito resta il mulino dove grazie alla possibilità di variare gli ingranaggi abbiamo imparato praticamente come funzionano i rapporti della bicicletta.
christian garfias
Reviewed in Mexico on July 28, 2020
Es exactamente lo que ordene y me llego antes de tiempo.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on January 2, 2020
There was one issue, it was advertised as made in the U.S. But the case says parts made in U.S., but case made in China. Really like the idea of buying more items made in the U.S., maybe stock more items like that.
Nerdy Mommy
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2017
This kit has a fun variety of projects, all with satisfyingly realistic results. And for once an "educational" toy actually had clear educational value, prompting the kids to make a change in the project and then observe the difference and draw a conclusion. (I really should get out the CD-ROM that came with this and see what additional gems it has!)My 5yo was able to complete the projects with minimal help (just in figuring out how to join completed portions together), while my 7yo could follow the directions completely independently. The two-speed fan is a definite favorite in this house!
Richard L.
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2015
I bought a couple of these sets for my friend's children. They seem to like them and have made some interesting contraptions. These K'nex sets are pretty easy to put together with single connectors...each piece connects to others with one snap. These are different from Legos actually appearing more realistic. One draw back is the pieces are more fragile (breakable) and may need adult help with younger children.Overall, I (er, the kids) find these to be fun and even educational...A newfangled idea for youngsters.
iHeartMyKids
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2015
Bought this as a gift for my 8 YO's bday. She is more detailed-oriented and can keep focused for long periods of time. This set has a lot of little pieces, and my daughter has already made a couple of the projects in the book (photo shows her and the turntable). She is excited to venture out and create her own structures, but I asked her to do the book projects first to get a grasp on the principles of working gears. She asked for a little help deciphering the instructions (steps are numbered, but there are only photos to guide you and the pieces you need to use are not specified), but that will actually help improve her problem-solving skills.Comes with a "teacher's" DVD
Jocelyn
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2014
I bought this for my 4 year old and I wasn't sure if he would be able to use it, but he surprised us by making a bridge on his own during quiet time after we built the first one together. The first time we used the set he had a hard time clicking the pieces together and asked for help a lot. I'm not sure if he just got better at it or if the pieces got a little less stiff with use, but he managed to click them all together. He loves bridges (and since getting this set now knows what type they are when we see them in the wild) and has been having a great time with this toy. He also loves the long flexible green pieces, he likes to use the pieces from the set to make them into clover leaf shapes and pretend they are ramps on and off of the highway. Overall I am impressed with this toy, it's educational and the pieces can be used for much more than just building bridges. We can't wait to complete all of the designs!
Joel Avrunin
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2012
K'Nex has done an amazing job with their educational sets, and we have been using them as a supplement to our family homeschool program. The K'NEX Education - Intro to Structures: Bridges set is an excellent way to teach how different types of bridges are built. As we take family car trips, my kids always notice the bridges we cross over. We have some really neat ones in Maryland, like the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, the Bay-Bridge Tunnel, and various smaller bridges all around the area. This set helped my kids learn how all of them work.First, the set comes in a nice red plastic tray with a tight fitting lid, so all of the parts stay together. It stacks easily with other K'Nex education sets in the series. There are 7 types of bridges, with a few variants, for a total of 14 structures you can build. Each of the 7 types has an explanatory paragraph to describe the technology.The first bridge is a simple beam bridge. There is a second variant, a long-span beam bridge, useful so you can observe how it flexes under a load. The beam bridge is then improve as a truss, with examples of a Warren Truss, Howe Truss, Baltimore Truss, and K-Truss. The neat thing is that the trust could be attached at the end, so the children could see the weakness of the bridge before the truss and the strength once attached.The kit also covers the cantilevel bridge (a special type of truss) and the bascule bridge (movable bridge). The arch bridge was particularly fun, with three variants, the arch under, arch over, and arch through. Finally, the kit ends with three modern bridges, a suspension bridge, a single-tower cable-stayed, and a double-tower cable stayed.My only negative on the kit is that the instructions are not like lego instructions with many steps. Many instructions are nothing but a single picture, and it can be hard to see how all of the pieces fit. I built the bridges with an 8 year old, 6 year old, and 5 year old. Only the 8 year old fully understood the instructions without help, but my 5 year old could do it with a little assistance. For instance, bridges are symmetrical, so I would build the left while my 5 year old copied me and built the right. A few pieces required a bit more finger strength than the 5 year old could must, but the 6 and 8 year olds were fine.Once built, my kids had fun experimenting with different toy cars (not included of course) to see how the bridge could hold them. These are functional bridges that really demonstrate the concepts well. There is also a teacher's guide on CD with additional information and activities.This set is quite a good buy for the money - lots of education and fun all in one box. Plus most of the parts are made in the USA, something that can't be said for a lot of toys today. A recommended buy!
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