Rated 4.1 out of 5 based off 63 ratings

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Brand Thames & Kosmos
Age Range (Description) 8+
Item Dimensions LxWxH 10 x 2.5 x 11 inches
Educational Objective Exploratory Skills, STEM
  • The greatest hits of electrical science!
  • Conduct 15 experiments with simple electric circuits.
  • Use what you learn from the experiments to build 5 motorized models that use electric circuits to function: a walking lion, movie zoetrope, electric car, flapping bird, and spinning optical illusion
  • Innovative building system is durable and easy-to-use
  • Learn about circuits, conductivity, voltage, current, motors, LEDs, switches, batteries, and more.

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Easy Electric Circuits, thames, kosmos, stem, electricity, educational toy, learning, teacher

Easy Electric Circuits, thames, kosmos, stem, electricity, educational toy, learning, teacher

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The essential circuitry kit!

  • A hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) experiment kit, Easy Electric Circuits allows kids to safely explore the science of electricity.
  • Kids ages 8 and up can conduct 15 experiments with simple electric circuits.
  • Use what you learn to build 5 motorized models that use electric circuits to function.
  • Electrical components slide together easily and make building circuits a breeze for even the youngest electrician-in-training!
  • Fun and educational purchase, packed with comprehensive STEM lessons that cover topics such as polarity, current, voltage, generators, resistors, and more.
  • 32-page, full-color manual guides experiments and model building and provides straightforward scientific explanations.
Easy Electric Circuits model, thames, kosmos, stem, science, educational toy

Easy Electric Circuits model, thames, kosmos, stem, science, educational toy

The Models

Fun building projects include a movie zoetrope, a flapping bird, an optical illusion spinner, an electric car, and a walking lion! All use the same innovative, durable, easy-to-use circuit building system to power a motor to get moving.

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Easy Electric Circuits box Simple Machines box Magnetic Science box Motors & Generators box
Easy Electric Circuits Simple Machines Magnetic Science Motors & Generators
Ages 8+ 8+ 8+ 8+
Number of Models/Experiments 15 experiments with circuits plus 5 model builds that use the circuits from your experiments: movie zoetrope, walking lion, flapping bird, electric car, and optical illusion spinner 26 unique model-building experiments 33 engaging experiments and games 25 experiments
Number of Pieces 64 132 42 12
Experiment Manual 32-page, full-color manual with step-by-step instructions and scientific explanations. 32-page, full-color manual with step-by-step instructions and scientific explanations. 48-page, full-color manual with step-by-step instructions and scientific explanations. 48-page, full-color manual with step-by-step instructions and scientific explanations.
Batteries Required? Yes: (2) AA (not included) No No Yes: (2) AA (not included)
What do you learn about? The science of electricity! Topics include: electrical current, circuits, polarity, motors, batteries, LEDs, resistors, generators, voltage, conductors, electrical devices, conductivity, insulators, switches, and more! All six classic simple machines: wheels and axles, levers, pulleys, inclined planes, screws, and wedges, and how they're used to make complex jobs easier to do. Also investigate gears in this fun intro to mechanical physics. The invisible forces of magnetism! Explore different materials to determine which are magnetic, learn about magnetic poles and magnetic fields, how Earth behaves like one big magnet, the relationship between electricity and magnetism, and more. Magnetic fields, how kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy and back again, gears, drive-trains, electronic motors, simple circuits, and more!
MSRP 29.95 USD 29.95 USD 24.95 USD 24.95 USD
Thames & Kosmos, STEM, educational toy, science kit

Thames & Kosmos, STEM, educational toy, science kit

About Thames & Kosmos

From science experiment kits to board games to craft kits and magic sets, Thames & Kosmos products offer wholesome entertainment and engaging educational experiences for people—and families!—of all ages.

T&K STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) kits cover these scientific areas and more:

  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Biology
  • Engineering
  • Robotics & Programming
  • Preschool science
  • Alternative energy
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The essential circuitry experiment kit! Explore the science of electricity in a fun, hands-on way by building 20 electric circuits and motorized devices. Conduct experiments to learn about the many electrical components and physical science principles firsthand. From circuit to circuit, you can see for yourself the different effects the electric current has on the motor and the LED light. The innovative building system allows you to easily piece together the circuits by sliding the connectors together, and then easily sliding them apart when it’s time to build the next circuit. After you have learned the basics of circuits, you can build five fun, motorized models that perform cool functions!

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Grandmaof4


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4.0 out of 5 stars

Educational play on complicated subject simplified for a child...
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2021
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My daughter has always been curious & she’s raised her children to be curious. Since I know nothing about electric circuits, I thought I should at least know enough to converse with my 11-year-old granddaughter as she learns about it. All I ever figured I needed to know about electricity is where the plug-in are.

This STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) kit comes with 29 pieces & parts for doing 20 experiments. Two AA batteries and various metallic & nonmetallic objects are not included but needed in some of the experiments for conductivity testing. Using bright colors, different size & styles of fonts & illustrations, the experiment manual looks interesting & exciting. The first several pages covers information about using the kit for the young person & the adult who will be helping. All of the experiments require batteries so there are some safety suggestions for working with them. This is good general information that children need to know about batteries. Especially in a household where regular & rechargeable batteries are used. A child needs to know the difference so the wrong type of battery won’t be put on a charger.

This kit is aimed for children 8-years-old & up. The experiments are designed to encourage children but they are challenging so a parent/adult may need to guide the child & help build & operate the circuits. Some steps are more difficult & an adult is needed for supervising the battery insertion.

Tips are included & a good explanation about electricity & electric circuits starts the process. As the different projects are completed, at the end is a “What’s Happening” box. These are small paragraphs with hints & diagrams explaining what has been accomplished on the experiment. The way it’s presented is interesting & provides a lot of information related to what has just been accomplished.

The topic can be over a child’s head if too much instruction is presented at one time. Where these are snippets of information for each lesson, it’s not overwhelming & it’s easier to retain the particulars.

I like how this kit simplifies what can be a very complicated subject for a person who isn’t mechanically gifted. My granddaughter will probably enjoy it immensely & I wouldn’t be surprised if this doesn’t spark her curiosity & she turns around & builds a solar generator.
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Ron
5.0 out of 5 stars

Great gift.
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2021

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Grandson really liked it.
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Lin
2.0 out of 5 stars

Fiddley and hard to assemble
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2022

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This does not come with the board shown on the box. The projects are hard to assemble, even for an adult.
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Corey Troop
2.0 out of 5 stars

Arrived damaged, didn’t work
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2021

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It was only after helping my son put together the first experiment he wanted to try that we realized something was wrong. After spend 30 minutes carefully putting the pieces together, we had to take the entire thing apart, to find that one of the metal contacts coming off of the motor was broken and the entire set was unusable. It’s a shame a set meant for children isn’t more durable.
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B. McCarthy


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5.0 out of 5 stars

Educational
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2021
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This Thames & Kosmos Easy Electric Circuits STEM Kit was great. It was so educational and so fun for them to make. Robotics is such a great area and I really liked exposing them to it.

We really like science kits. I would much prefer them doing something than watching something. Science is such an important subject, and I really like that they can learn about it.

It is nice because they can spend the time doing it. They are excited when they make something themselves. They love to make new discoveries.

This is a great activity for a rainy day or a day when your child is sick or when you are just stuck at home. It is a good way to keep a child busy.

I thought it was age appropriate. It wasn’t too hard. The children really liked how it turned out.

I feel like this is good for child development. It kept my children's interest. It would also make a nice gift.

I would recommend it.
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Joe Joe Joe Joe


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5.0 out of 5 stars

fun, simple circuit activity for children who like to tinker
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2021
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My son is six year-old and loves to build things on his own; he also enjoys taking things apart to see how they work. This was gifted to him as a kindergarten graduation gift. The instruction manual is simple to use, even for someone who is not skilled in electrical engineering. A younger child will need assistance with building the parts but for an older child, this will be an independent project. The parts fit together nicely and all the different things to build work as advertised. My child who does not enjoy building things was completely uninterested; so be sure to only get it for someone truly interested in how things work. Overall, a fun, quality project for young children to complete with assistance.
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James Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars

SO much fun for kids
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2021
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