K'Nex 78600 Exploring Machines Set

A fully comprehensive simple machines set for primary and secondary school, Key Stages 2, 3 & 4.

• Contains 1,432 pieces and colour coded building instructions to build 30 different models
• Build 4 of each/any model type simultaneously
• Demonstrate: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class levers; fixed, movable, compound and block and tackle pulley systems; wheels and axles with the force applied to both the wheel and the axle; inclined planes, screws and wedges; spur, crown, sprocket, rack and pinion, transmission and differential gear systems
• Comprehensive teacher's guide contains both key facts and lesson plans on each model, plus, design briefs for students to create their own working models
• Models include: Levers - balance, tweezers, stapler, scissors, rowboat, piano, hammer, fishing rod, bottle opener, nutcracker; inclined planes - dump truck, spiral staircase, axe, Archimedes screw; pulleys - towtruck, block and tackle, crane, elevator, garage door; gears - eggbeater, transmission, carousel, crank fan, conveyor belt, chain saw, rack and pinion; wheels and axles - wrench, screwdriver, sawmill, paddleboat
• Set contains 1,432 pieces
• Suitable for Key Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4 (ages 5 to 16)