Educator Product
THE ELECTRIC MOTORS CATALYST ™
Help your students build 21st century skills with the Electric Motors Catalyst. It’s a box filled with parts, like a kit. But it comes with challenges (not instructions) to help kids learn problem-solving skills, and all the pieces and components are thoughtfully selected and designed to enable unlimited projects and discoveries related to principles in science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEM).
AGES 8+
Geared for kids 8-13, but we’ve successfully Tinkered with kids from ages 5 to 75.
10 CHALLENGES
Geared for kids 8-13, but we’ve successfully Tinkered with kids from ages 5 to 75.
30-60 MIN CHALLENGE
Each challenge takes about one class period, though each child moves at his/her own pace.
INSIDE THE BOX
You don’t need a computer, a phone, or to know how to program. No special skills required. Everything you need is inside the box, kids will be instantly into a direct, hands-on creative mode.
Tinkering Labs
PRODUCT OPTIONS AND PRICING
Electric Motors Catalyst
- Makes it easy for parents and teachers to provide kids with super-fun open-ended learning and Tinkering
- No training, equipment, or Tinkering experience required. Everything you need is in the box!
Catalyst 10-Pack
- 10 full individually packaged Catalysts
- Great for gifts, classrooms, maker spaces, camps and after-school programs
WHAT’S IN THE CLASS PACK?
For those of you who are familiar with our original Electric Motors Catalyst kit, you can think of the Class Pack as a set of 15 of the original kits supplemented with a collection of powerful teacher’s aids and packaged for maximum classroom efficiency and effectiveness. The Class Pack includes:
For Students:
Everything needed for 30 students to participate in hands-on projects simultaneously, working in teams of two- 15 decks of Challenge Cards, with 10 Challenges in each deck
- 15 decks of Tip Cards, providing tips and tricks to help students get started quickly
- Next Generation Science Standards
- Performance Expectations
- Disciplinary Core Ideas
- Crosscutting Concepts
- Lessons giving students opportunities to wonder, test, invent, and play while learning important physical science concepts
- Activities for classroom engagement
- Phenomena for students to ponder
- Prompts for observations, discussion, and analysis
- Formative assessments
- Disciplinary Core Ideas
- Relevant NGSS Standards
- Visual list of required materials
- Step-by-Step instructions with images
- Teacher Tips
- Discussion Starters
