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For all those kids who love to tinker and build, this would be a really fun project.
Thames and Kosmos 555003 Electric Generator Kit
– Regularly about $40 on amazon – $14.99 today on WootKids ($5 shipping).
Features:
Features:
- Build your own electric vehicles and machines, and then power them up with a hand-crank generator
- Assemble 11 models including a racecar, “flying” car, radar car, satellite car, propeller airplane, drilling car, bulldozer, space station, well-digging machine, and portable camping torch
- Experiment with your electric generator and your models: Alter the crank-time and the crank-frequency and see how these variables affect the performance of your cars and machines
- Compete with your friends to see whose hand-crank powered car runs fastest
- Hand-crank generator doubles as a hand-powered LED flashlight
- The 36-page color instruction book included in this kit illustrates the step-by-step assembly of each model and related principles so that children learn through playing
- The 122 building pieces included in this set are compatible with those in all Thames & Kosmos Construction Series kits, Physics Series kits, Wind Power and Hydropower kits
