Another experiment the Roller Coaster K’Nex set offers.
K’NEX Education ‒ STEM Explorations: Roller Coaster 3
Category: K’NEX
K’Nex, invented by Joel Glickman, is a building system that uses rods and connectors. It was introduced in America in 1992 and is designed and produced by K’Nex Industries Inc., located in Hatfield, Pennsylvania.
This toy consists of interlocking plastic rods, connectors, blocks, gears, wheels, and other components that can be assembled to create a wide range of models, machines, and architectural structures. These sets promote creativity, fine motor skills, and hand-eye coordination. They are suitable for both individual and group play and can be used at home, in the classroom, or in after-school programs. Kid K’NEX sets introduce young children to building and construction in a safe and age-appropriate way.
Playing with K’Nex supports various aspects of a child’s development. As they connect the different parts and explore how the building system works, they enhance their hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, problem-solving abilities, spatial awareness, and imaginative thinking.
K’NEX Pirelli Tower
Another building my kids made for they Italian holiday game.
K’NEX Education ‒ STEM Explorations: Roller Coaster 2
Another roller coaster made from K’Nex education set. It has classic K’Nex pieces, as well as rarer railroad pieces.
Leaning Tower Of Pisa
For a long time, my kids didn’t play the story-based games with building kits. They only wanted to build something, ttake it down and build again. But then they discovered that they can build scenes to play with other toys. This is the Leaning Tower of Pisa they made for a game about Italian holiday, along with Pirelli Tower.
K’NEX Airplne By The Manual
Adult figurines love small planes. We built this one according to the K’Nex manuals.
K’NEX Leftover Airplane
We made this plan from the pieces that was left after we made some other K’Nex crafts.
K’NEX Monoplane
Everybody else are riding the balloon.
K’NEX Air Balloon
We made this balloon by the scheme. To make the balloon rise and fall smoothly, we throw the rope several times over the cornice and clamped the ballon on a pin threaded into the motor. We haven’t yet figured out how to secure the motor, so someone have to hold it in their hand and tilt it down a little.
My daugter made the sun using the same principle – in the morning it rises to the ceiling, and in the evening it goes down.
K’NEX Education ‒ STEM Explorations: Roller Coaster
It seems that K’Nex absolutely loves carnival rides. This is another ride-themed set with a small motor. It offers to build roller coasters with a moving car. Since this set belongs to the Education series, it offers small experiments that explain physics to children with the models they build.
K’NEX Sun
We actually hanged it by a thread, so it rises in the morning and goes down in the evening.
