Robot Engineering and Circuit Discovery Kit

Description
This robot and circuits kit introduces electrical pathways, cause and effect, and mechanical movement through three complementary manipulatives. Students observe a light up response, build simple circuits, and examine how a mechanical hand transfers motion.

The simple circuits set can be used to create open and closed pathways, the light up board can demonstrate immediate cause and effect, and the robot hand can show how linked mechanical parts produce movement. Parents can ask students to predict what will happen before making a connection or pulling a mechanism and then explain the result.

Children learn foundational ideas about electrical circuits and mechanical systems. They see that designed systems rely on connected parts and that changing one part of a pathway or mechanism can change the outcome.

Learning Goals
¥ Recognize that a complete circuit is needed for an electrical response
¥ Distinguish open and closed circuit conditions
¥ Trace cause and effect from an action to an observable result
¥ Explore how linked mechanical parts transfer movement
¥ Use predictions and observations to explain how a system functions

WhatÕs Included
¥ Light Up Robot Cause and Effect Activity Board
¥ Start Up Simple Circuits Discovery Set
¥ Mechanical Robot Hand Grabber