Extra Digital Wooden Constructor Set "Young Inventors Lab", 5 pcs educational models

All about the product

The Educational STEM Senior Kit is a construction set of assembleable wooden models designed for children to get hands-on experience with natural sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The kit includes 5 projects: a piano (music box), a caterpillar robot, an excavator, a ferris wheel, and an elevator. Recommended for children aged 8 and up.

Features:
This is a construction set, a toy and a teaching tool all in one. By building and testing the models, children learn through experience, experiment, and better understand the fundamental principles of physics and mechanics.
Each model allows a practical understanding of how various mechanisms, movement, sound, electricity, hydraulics, and energy transmission principles work.
The assembly process develops fine motor skills, spatial awareness, understanding of geometry, a sense of symmetry, and accuracy. The practical activity fosters creativity, patience, and self-confidence, as the child creates functioning mechanisms with their own hands.
Made from high-quality, child-safe materials. The wooden parts are smooth, durable, and can be painted or stained in the child's favorite colors.
Clear instructions enable children to assemble all of the kit's models with minimal adult supervision, making the kit suitable for independent work, activities with parents, schools, and educational institutions.
STEM (Science + Technology + Engineering + Mathematics) encompasses educational methods that integrate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics into a cohesive learning model to prepare the younger generation for a rapidly evolving technological world. This practical STEM learning tool helps to apply theoretical knowledge in reality. The child learns to analyze why a model works or doesn't, searches for solutions, and fixes mistakes independently.
This is an excellent gift choice, as well as for schools and educational institutions that require simple, reliable, and clearly functioning educational models.

Model descriptions:
Piano (music box): The model operates using a crank mechanism that turns a cylinder with protrusions. As the cylinder moves, it hits metal plates or tongues to produce sound. The child learns about sound production, vibration, the conversion of mechanical motion to sound, and the operation of musical mechanisms.
Caterpillar Robot: The model is powered by an electric motor that creates a vibrating motion through an eccentric mechanism. Due to the distribution of the center of gravity and wheel construction, the robot moves forward and changes direction upon hitting obstacles. The child understands the principles of vibration, friction, balance, and mechanical motion.
Excavator: The model is controlled by a hydraulic system made from syringes and tubes. By pressing the control syringes, water pressure is transmitted to the working cylinders that move the arm, bucket, and rotation mechanism. The child gains practical knowledge of Pascal's law, hydraulics, force transmission, and the operation of levers.
The Ferris wheel is driven by an electric motor whose axle is connected to the main ferris wheel axle via a tensioned rubber band. As the motor turns, the motion is transmitted to the wheel through a belt drive, allowing it to rotate smoothly. The cabins remain upright due to gravity and freely movable attachments. The child practically learns about the operation of a belt drive, rotary motion, axle transmission, balance, and the effect of gravity.
The elevator is powered by a direct current motor, which raises or lowers the cabin through a system of pulleys and ropes. The control panel allows changing the direction of movement. The child gains practical knowledge of electrical circuits, motor operation, pulleys, force direction changes, and mechanical motion control.

Educational value:
1. Understanding the laws of physics
Each model helps to understand different principles of physics. The music box introduces the child to sound vibrations and resonance. The caterpillar robot demonstrates the effects of vibration, friction, and balance on movement. The Ferris wheel allows observation of rotary motion, gravity, and balance. The elevator explains force transmission via pulleys, while the excavator reveals the operation of hydraulic pressure.
2. Developing engineering thinking
By assembling the models, the child learns to connect parts correctly, ensure structural stability, and understand the operation of mechanisms. The excavator illustrates the operation of levers and hydraulic systems, the elevator shows lifting mechanisms, and the Ferris wheel demonstrates how stable rotating structures are designed.
3. Fostering technological literacy
The kit introduces wires, battery boxes, motors, and mechanical transmission elements. The elevator and caterpillar robot help understand how electrical energy is converted into motion. The music box shows how mechanical devices can perform complex functions without electricity.
4. Practical mathematics
Construction enhances spatial thinking, geometry understanding, and accuracy. Maintaining symmetry is crucial when assembling the ferris wheel, verticality and parallelism in the elevator, and appropriate lever angles and movement amplitudes in the excavator.
5. Problem solving and creativity
Children learn to analyze why a model is not moving properly or not working. If the elevator gets stuck, the ferris wheel spins unstably, or the excavator's hydraulics fail, they need to find the cause and resolve it. This fosters logical thinking, patience, and self-confidence.

Specifications:
Material: high-quality non-toxic laser-cut wood; metal, plastic.
Power: 2 AA 1.5V batteries required for 3 models (not included).
Box dimensions: 280x210x80mm.
Total weight: 860g.
The kit includes 5 models in separate packages.

The kit includes:
Wooden model parts.
Battery holders (BATTERIES SOLD SEPARATELY).
Motors with wires.
Music box mechanism.
Gears.
Syringes.
Elastic tubes.
Connecting elements.
Rubbers.
Wheel sets.
Metal axles.
Foam balls.
Decorations (for the robot's eyes).
Glue.
Sets of screws.
Screwdriver.
Assembly guides with explanations.

Recommended age: for children aged 8 and up.

Attention: contains small parts, keep away from children under 3 years old. A 1-3 cm size deviation may occur due to manual measurement.