K'NEX Education - Transportation Set

by K'Nex

Product Features

• Rafts, Catamarans
• Airboats, Submarines
• Sailboats, Viking Ships
• Ocean Liners
• Clipper Ships, Riverboats

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17 x 12 x 4.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005LADN
• Item model number: 79212
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 - 10 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #376,543 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Product Description

Teacher Review

K'NEX building sets have been used in classrooms for years, but these open-ended construction sets are also worthwhile for playtime at home or for homeschool use. This set focuses on building models of different transportation vehicles for land, air, sea, and space travel, using the 800 plastic construction pieces that include rods, connectors, tires, pulleys/hubs, and three motors. Activity cards with construction diagrams for 44 different models are included, along with a 56-page teacher's guide with 168 activity suggestions and background information. Some of the models are quite simple (a hang glider) and some are complex (a space shuttle), so the set can be used by children of varying abilities and ages (from 5 to 10). Kids who are drawn to construction sets will of course enjoy this set, but parents might also consider it as a fun and educational way to improve spatial reasoning skills in kids who aren't so mechanically minded. --Marcie Bovetz, mother and former children's librarian

Product Description

The Transportation Set is an excellent set to introduce kids to the K'NEX spatial building system. It is perfect for initial building experiences in a small group or after-school setting. Build 44 models of varying complexity from activity cards with background information about the vehicles' origin, purpose and function.

Features include:

•Rafts, Catamarans
•Airboats, Submarines
•Sailboats, Viking Ships
•Ocean Liners
•Clipper Ships, Riverboats
 

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, February 10, 2005

By 

dryguy "dryguy" (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: K'NEX Education - Transportation Set (Toy)

I like Knex in general, but I was very disappointed that this set only contains one battery operated motor. The description says three motors, but two of them are spring motors. For the price I expected a lot more. This set is over 4 times as expensive as the 425 pice value tub, but has less than 2 times as many pieces.