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Thames & Kosmos

Mechanical Engineering: Machines & Vehicles

Name: Mechanical Engineering: Machines & Vehicles
Brand: Thames & Kosmos
Price: 49.95 USD
Availability: InStock

$49.95

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🌟 Why We Love it

Discover the science behind how things move! This comprehensive kit introduces kids to mechanical engineering with 20 buildable models including a tightrope walker, crane, windmill, elevator, ATV, and more. The hands-on experiments make core physics concepts exciting and approachable—plus, the reusable parts and 80-page illustrated manual mean the building fun keeps going!

🧠 Skills Developed

🔧 Engineering Principles
📐 Spatial Reasoning
⚙️ Mechanical Systems
📊 Cause & Effect
📚 Physics (Force, Motion, Energy)
🧠 Critical Thinking
🧩 Problem Solving

🎯 Age Range

Ages: 8 years and up

📦 What's Inside

142 Building Pieces
Illustrated 80-Page Manual
Instructions for 20 Mechanical Models
Materials for 22 Physics Experiments

⏱️ Time to Play

Each model takes approximately 30–60 minutes to build and test. With 20 models and 22 experiments, there’s hours of hands-on exploration inside!

📏 Dimensions

13" x 11.5" x 1.8"

⚖️ Weight

Approx. 2 pounds

🧵 Materials

Durable plastic components; Full-color printed manual; Rubber bands, gears, rods, pulleys, and axles

🔋 Batteries Needed?

⚠️ Warnings

WARNING. Not suitable for children under 3 years. Choking hazard — small parts may be swallowed or inhaled. Strangulation hazard — long cords may become wrapped around the neck. Keep packaging and instructions as they contain important information.

📖 Instructions Link

Mechanical Engineering: Machines and Vehicles Manual

The impact of mechanical engineering is all around us. This broad, dynamic field encompasses the design, development, and testing of basically anything that moves—from tools and devices to bridges and spaceships. This action-packed introductory kit explores the science of machines and vehicles with 20 building projects. A durable, reusable building system can be combined and reconfigured into fun and functional models that include a tightrope walker, elevator, crane, windmill, and all-wheel drive ATV. Use the assembled models to conduct 22 hands-on experiments that demonstrate important lessons like forces, gravity, storing and converting energy. The 80-page, full-color manual provides step-by-step illustrated assembly instructions and clear, thorough explanations of the “why” and “how” of each experiment. The blend of interactive models, easily digestible facts, and real-world examples delivers a comprehensive science kit that is both entertaining and educational.

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