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Spark innovation with this screen-free engineering kit! Mechanical thinking skills for grades 3-8.
Expand your build options with the Catalyst Booster Bundle: a super-charged version of the original Catalyst Kit.
Catalyst Booster Bundle Includes:
All of the parts, tools, storage, and challenge cards included in the Electric Motors Catalyst Kit PLUS...
2 motors with wires, casings, and bushings
6 LEDs -yellow, red, green, blue, white, and orange
Additional set of Electric Motors Catalyst wooden parts
1 Chassis
12 wheels in various sizes
2 L-shape wooden connectors
2 short wooden connectors
2 long wooden connectors
1 AA battery pack for LEDs - requires 3 batteries not included
1 AAA battery pack for motors - requires 2 batteries not included
Designed for Learning
Minimal prep, maximum impact:Everything you need is in the box, from batteries to brainstorming paper. Just open and go.
Screen-free and NGSS-aligned:Students practice engineering design and physical science standards without devices or logins.
Goal-directed but unscripted:With 10 challenge cards, students get direction without step-by-step instructions, encouraging them to problem-solve and think creatively.
Why Teachers Love It
Quick builds, lasting engagement:Challenges can be started and completed within a class period, but students are motivated to keep tinkering.
Authentic engineering:Using the same kinds of materials found in real machines, students experience what it’s like to be inventors, not just builders.
Reusable and open-ended:The kit is designed to be made, unmade, and remade—again and again.