Product Description
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Stimulate your children’s creativity with the K’NEX Education
Renewable Energy Set! This engineering educational toy includes
583 K’NEX pieces, a power cord, skid plates, and solar motor
assembly.
This renewable energy set is specially designed to address
critical science, technology, and engineering concepts for
children ages 10 and up (grades 5 through 9). With the included
step-by-step instruction booklet, they can learn how machines
work by harnessing the powers of the wind, water, and solar
energy. And since it contains more than 500 pieces, K’NEX is the
perfect learning toy for playdates. It promotes teamwork,
camaraderie, and social skills development. Children can build
nine different fully-functioning real-world replicas of wind-,
water-, and solar-powered machines with this set, comparing and
contrasting the power and efficiency of wind, water, and solar
energy
This set can also be used in schools and includes a
comprehensive teacher's guide, allowing students to experience
inquiry-based projects dealing with renewable energy solutions.
K’NEX Education promotes growth in STEAM (science, technology,
engineering, arts, and math) subjects, thanks to its complex and
cognitive approach to entertainment. It develops students’
creativity and natural curiosity about how things work.
A step-by-step instruction booklet is included in this education
kit that contains complete details on the nine inquiry-based
engineering projects that children can follow and construct. For
hassle-free storage, furthermore, this toy set comes with a green
plastic container, so you won’t need to worry about scattered
little pieces on the floor. Your family can even bring the
Renewable Energy Set on outings to the park.
Broaden your children's’ STEAMagination with the K’NEX Education
Renewable Energy Set today!
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From the Manufacturer
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Go green and bring STEM concepts to life with the K'NEX
Education Renewable Energy Set! Designed to address critical
science, technology and engineering concepts in the middle school
classroom and provide instructional models that will enhance
students' understanding of these important concepts. Using K'NEX
and the lessons provided in the teacher guide enables you to
offer students a program of study that uses hands-on exploration
in conjunction with an engaging inquiry-based approach to
learning. As students work cooperatively they are encouraged to
work together as they build, investigate, discuss and evaluate
concepts, ideas and designs. Set includes 583 K'NEX parts –
enough to build 9 renewable energy models, three at a time.
Supports 6 - 12 students working in teams. Grades 5 - 9. Building
instructions 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 rtunities 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.
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- Builds 9 Renewable Energy Models from K’NEX!.
- Wind, Solar and Hydro Powered models that are all operational!.
- Compare and contrast the power and efficiency of three different alternative energy sources.
- Models focus on physical science concepts such as force, motion, simple machines, leverage, mechanical advantage, work, energy and efficiency..
- Comprehensive teacher's guide aligned to NSES, ITEEA, NCTM and Common Core Mathematics standards included..
- 9 BUILDING IDEAS – Children will enjoy creating 9 fully functioning models with the colorful Renewable Energy Set. This set’s plastic pieces and connectors can be combined to make a moving shuttle ride using the solar panel or a sail car using the wind. Unleash your children's creativity by giving them a gift they can design and build on their own..
- OFFERS HANDS-ON LEARNING – K’NEX Education introduces scientific inquiry, investigation, and experimentation to children by letting them build 9 different renewable energy models. Children can create interactive models that move on their own. They can build a crank man using the solar panel or compare and contrast the power and efficiency of wind, water, and solar energy..
- PROMOTES TEAMWORK – Encourage your children and their friends to learn about renewable energy through playtime! The Renewable Energy Set is specially designed for children ages 10 and up. K’NEX Education can accommodate 6 to 12 children working in teams with its 583 colorful pieces. This engineering toy promotes teamwork, camaraderie, and social skills development..
- CONVENIENT STORAGE – For every purchase of this educational toy, you also get a durable green storage tub. Once playtime is finished, store the colorful pieces inside the portable plastic container. Keep your children entertained on family outings by bringing along the K’NEX Education Renewable Energy Set..
- STEAMagination : It’s the connection of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts & math) with a child’s natural curiosity and creativity and it powers the fun of each and every K’NEX building set. Building with K’NEX puts children on a path towards a fundamental understanding of STEAM/STEM subjects..
- 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, NSES, NCTM, NGSS and Common Core..
- 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..