Thames & Kosmos Physics Workshop
by Thames & Kosmos
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Thames & KosmosBrand: Thames & Kosmos
Audio: German (Unknown); German (Published)
Release Date: 2008-01-01
Model: 625412
Product features:
- Kit includes more than 300 building pieces
- Build a windmill, two-speed crane, force scale, sail car, mars robot, hammer machine
- Experiment with simple machines: gears, levers, screws, inclined planes, pulleys, wheels and axles
- Learn and understand the most fundamental physics equations
- It is a 64-page, full-color experiment manual
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Toys and Games Reviews of Thames & Kosmos Physics Workshop
Customer Review: Not for the classroom enviornment
Summary: 3 Stars
To start, I'm an assistant teacher who has been given the task of implementing a small "club" where kids can use their hands and learn about basic physics concepts, mechanics, and other knowledge they might acquire through the experience. Right, I'm not a certified teacher, but do have a minor background in mechanics as an amateur bicycle mechanic. I've also taken college level physics classes.
This set is nice. The pieces are durable and easily identifiable. But this kit is lacking in so many other areas.
First, the instructions are poor. There are pictures, but no explanation how to get from one step to another. Sometimes, the manual just shows you the completed mechanism, and you're expected to fabricate it on your own. I bought a few of these kits in order to have about 3 kids per kit in a group of about 15 kids. I ended up running around the room having to explain the same thing or show how to build the structure over and over again.
Second, for a kit, I was expecting all materials to be provided. Not the tools like scissors or a tape measure, but the other "common house hold items". In the first few experiments, you need string. I understand having to provide your own potato and paperclips, but how hard is it to provide a spool of twine?
Third, the "experiments" and "workshops" seem to be haphazardly thrown around amongst the reading. Granted, the reading has a good amount of information, but there's no way to transition when you're running a class. What would be helpful would be some form of lesson plan. Maybe, one or two experiments per concept, and each concept clearly separated from the others, maybe by page. There's also no questions or worksheets to stop and ask the kids what they've learned. There's no way to measure how much they've learned.
This kit is not at all a bad kit. It's very educational and actually fun for the kids. They start to look at the world in a different light and start to understand why things happen. It's a fantastic kid for a 1-on-1 environment, like a parent and child set up. If you're planning on buying it for a larger group, maybe you want to sit down with it well in advanced and go through the book and the experiments so you have a firm grasp on how to set up and implement lessons.
Description of Thames & Kosmos Physics Workshop
Build 36 models of real-world machines and conduct 37 unique experiments with the models. Learn the fundamental laws of mechanical physics. This hands-on approach is both fun and effective, and vividly demonstrates the principles of physics. Kit includes a 64-page full-color book with assembly and experiment instructions. Requires 1 "C" battery (not included).Science Toys
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