K'NEX INTRO TO SIMPLE MACHINES:GEARS

Sprocket Gears! Spur Gears! Rack & Pinion! And More! The K'NEX? Education 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.

• Includes 198 colorful parts to make seven different replicas of real world simple machines
• Accommodates 2-3 students working as a team and appropriate for elementary classrooms in grades 3 through 5
• STEM Concepts: making work easier, mechanical advantage, gear ratios, spur gears, crown gears, mechanical systems and more
• Packaged in a reusable plastic storage tray with a snap-on lid for quick clean-up and easy storage
• Building with K'NEX puts children on a path towards a fundamental understanding of STEAM/STEM subjects.
• K'NEX Education sets come with lesson plans and experiment guides written by educators that feature hands-on, inquiry-based projects.
• All teacher guides and experiment guides are aligned to national standards, including ITEEA, NSES, NCTM, NGSS and Common Core.
• K'NEX Education sets let students build replicas of real-world machines to gain an understanding of the principles that make them work.