- BUILDS 13 AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES – Students can make 13 different classic amusement park rides with over 2,200 parts and pieces in this building set.
- FOR AGES 10 AND UP – Ideal for students in grades 5 to 9, this brightly-colored set not only offers enjoyment, but also enhances children’s skills.
- INSTRUCTION MANUAL INCLUDED – This K’NEX toy set includes building instructions and an extensive Teacher’s Guide. It promotes critical thinking, manual learning, and mechanical understanding for children.
- WITH 2,272 K’NEX PARTS – The Amusement Park Experience Set comes with 2,272 K’NEX parts and pieces packaged in three convenient storage bins.
- 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.
Product Description
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Let students learn while having fun with the K’NEX EDUCATION
Amusement Park Set!
This innovative set includes 2,264 K’NEX parts and pieces that
come pre-packaged in three durable plastic trays with snap-on
lids for easy storage and let children make up to 13 different
amusement park rides. The set also comes with a helpful
instruction manual that walks children through every step of the
building process and a Teacher’s Guide that allows classroom
mentors to challenge and engage their students directly. Students
will benefit from the easy-to-understand layouts of the complex
structures, their minds and hands challenged by this set’s
intermediate difficulty. This set also encourages working in
teams of six to eight students, which makes it suitable for
classroom settings.
This colorful building set promotes STEM (science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics) learning, as it combines real-world
applications with the subject concepts. This feature makes it
perfect for middle school classroom environments, specifically
for grade levels five to nine. Aside from its STEM-compatibility,
the Amusement Park Set also encourages critical thinking,
exploratory learning, problem-solving, discovery, scientific
inquiry, investigation, and experimentation. With this set, kids
are able to build, investigate, find solutions, and reflect on
their work once they’re finished.
K’NEX Education’s teacher and experiment guides are aligned with
national educational standards, including ITEEA, NSES, NCTM,
NGSS, and Common Core.
Boost children’s minds and friendships as they play with the
K’NEX Education Amusement Park Experience Set!
From the Manufacturer
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The K'NEX Education Amusement Park Experience Set provides an
rtunity to combine real-world applications with STEM concepts
in a middle school classroom environment. Using these materials,
students will be engaged and energized as they experience the
interrelationships and further their knowledge and understanding
of the science, technology, engineering and math concepts
associated with such rides and structures. The Teacher's Guide
offers a teaching approach that challenges students to take an
active role in constructing their own knowledge by engaging in
hands-on, inquiry-based learning, and by interacting and
collaborating with other students while discussing ideas and
concepts, informs the activities associated with the Amusement
Park set. Set includes 2264 K'NEX parts – enough to build 13
Amusement Park Rides, including 2 Roller Coasters! Builds two of
most models simultaneously. Support 6 - 8 students working as
teams. Grades 5 - 9. Building instructions comprehensive
teacher's guide aligned to Science, Technology, Engineering and
Math Standards included. Packaged in three strong storage trays
with snap-on lids. 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.
Also see K'NEX Education's Roller Coaster Physics (Grades 11 -
12).