Gears! Gears! Gears! Space Explorers Building Set

With the Gears! Gears! Gears! Space Explorers Building Set, young learners can embark on a hands-on journey through space while developing key STEM skills. This imaginative set encourages children to create planetary systems, flying spaceships, and moving astronaut scenes using interlocking bases, colourful gears, and thematic space elements. By inserting the handle into any gear, students set the whole system in motion, sparking wonder as their cosmic creations come to life.

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Educational Benefits:

• Builds mechanical understanding through gear movement and interlocking parts.
• Reinforces critical thinking, sequential thought, and spatial relationships.
• Encourages imaginative play within a STEM context.
• Strengthens hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.
• Enhances pattern recognition and visual processing.

Classroom Ideas:

• Assign students to build their own planet or space station design using the included components.
• Use as part of a lesson on planets or the solar system, integrating science and engineering.
• Challenge students to create a rotating model of planetary orbits using the gears and handle.
• Encourage students to narrate space stories featuring their astronaut and spaceship builds.
• Integrate with other Gears! Gears! Gears! ® sets for cross-topic STEM centres.

Specifications:

• 77-piece set includes:
• Interlocking bases
• Gears
• Connectors
• Handle
• Astronauts (6.4 cm tall)
• Planets
• Sun
• Spaceship
• Flag
• Stickers
• Activity guide
• Compatible with all Gears! Gears! Gears! ® sets
• Suitable for visual and tactile learners