Zometool - Pioneer Kit

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• ASIN: B00000JBRK
• Item model number: ZS121
• Manufacturer Recommended Age: 6 years and up
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #44,498 in Toys & Games (See Bestsellers in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Product Description

Product Description
The Pioneer Kit is great for people who have never experienced Zome. Build the simplest models, from a house or a flower, to more advanced models such as a "squashed" icosahedron or a shadow of a 4-D cube.Includes:121 total parts25 white nodes16 each of 3 lengths blue struts10 each of 3 lengths yellow struts6 each of 3 lengths red strutsConcise color instruction booklet, with models, bubble recipe, and morePlastic tray for sorting and storing partsAward Highlights:Parenting Magazine: Best Toys of the Year 1995 Parents' Choice: Approval Award 1995 FOR AGES 6 TO ADULT. Swallowing danger. Not for children under 3 years of age.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

78 of 78 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars so fun, they'll never know it's "educational", August 22, 2003

By	B. Hoogerbrugge "hapybrian" (Sunny CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

I've always been fascinated by geometric shapes and
symmetry, so the Zome System was right up my alley.
I bought it for a big kid--me!
I also recommend getting the book "Zome Geometry",
which provides exercises, directions, and "challenges"
to really get you experimenting and thinking
analytically. Apparently Amazon only offers the
Pioneer Kit, and I noticed many reviewers suggesting
the purchase of multiple kits. Hopefully, Amazon (Toys
R Us) will start offering some of the larger kits;
beyond the Pioneer kit (121 pieces), you can also find
the 242-piece Adventurer kit, all the way up to the
1308-piece Advanced Math Kit (which also includes
advanced "green" struts for constructing truly fantastic
shapes).
[[UPDATE : Amazon now offers the larger "Explorer" Kit as well!]]

Zome allows you to build an endless variety of figures:
pyramids, cubes, prisms, dodecahedrons (12-sided ball),
and far beyond--whatever your imagination comes up with,
while giving you the chance to learn geometry in a
"hands-on" way.

I highly recommend this "toy" for kids, teachers, or
anyone fascinated with geometric figures.

44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very good toy!, July 15, 2002

A Kid's Review

Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

I have a Zome set myself and have enjoyed it very much. It isn't a "one-design" kit like some I've seen. It's much more fun when you aren't restricted to only one object to make. Some advice: a larger set can make something so large that kids can fit inside...

36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars awsome "toy", March 13, 2002

By	pmolzer "pmolzer" (NJ United States) - See all my reviews

Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This is the kind of toy you steal from your kids. It's incredibly absorbing. I've seen chemists make fantastically elaborate models with this stuff. More interesting than Lego. You'll want to get more than one set to make bigger models.