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Almost LisaUnited States

Exactly what I needed to teach the concept of a circuit

My grandson has a busy board with switches that light up a series of colored lights. He wanted to know how the switch turned on the light and why one of them was flickering. I was trying to explain how a faulty, wire or bulb could cause this, and realized that I needed a demonstration. As a former science teacher, I used to go to RadioShack and buy individual components to teach these concepts, but since RadioShack is gone, Amazon was my go to. I was happy to find this little demonstration kit of circuit and battery concepts. The age level on this item is 8 to 12, but with adult help the easier items can still get the concept across. The conduction robot is particularly cute and even though my grandson is only four, he was delighted with it. He can put the batteries in himself and play around with materials that may or may not conduct electricity and light up the little bulb. I do recommend adult supervision and help with a younger child; obviously there are small parts, wires, and some complication to the directions. There are no written directions, only photographs, and the pictures are fairly small, so someone will have to be observant. The insulated wires are pre-cut for size and there is a small cutout in the insulation to make it easier to put the wire through the holes and twist it. The one trouble we had with the kit is that the wire is so fine, it is difficult to manipulate with the insulation off or on. As a result, the bulb did not always reliably light up with a couple of the circuits. The wire has to be solidly connected to the components, and with wire this fine it's hard to get it on solidly. However, for the price, I'm giving five stars because I was very pleased with what we got in this kit. Everything that was included worked, there were no missing parts, everything was labeled, and all of the kits teach a different concept. It would've been a lot more trouble for me to go to RadioShack and pick all this out like I used to do. The fact that the wires can be a little hard to manipulate is actually a good way to teach the concept that a full connection has to be made in order for the electricity to conduct.

Tiffany Gatto-PiconeUnited States

Great for science fair project

I bought this kit for my 11 year old daughter’s science fair project and it was just as I expected and more! It comes with a booklet that is easy to read and understand and explains how electricity works and my daughter was about to understand perfectly! Together my daughter and myself built and displayed each little project as it comes with many different projects to show how electricity powers run through and actually works. Very hands on and safe. My daughter got A plus!!!!

Megan DunnUnited States

Highly recommend

This is great! It helped us with a science fair project for school and my son loved watching different foods turn on a lightbulb. We still have many other items left over from the kid that we will probably test out over the summer!

Charles McCumberUnited States

Great for generating electrical intrest in our youth.

I was given the task of creating intrest in the young people for tomorrow's electrical trades. This was such a hit i definitely had there intrest as it was hands on!