K'Nex is Great for the Study of Science Concepts

A few years ago, I taught middle school gifted classes. I inundated them with STEM activities!  For a period of time, my small room was FILLED with K'Nex roller coasters and other amusement park rides!  It was as if Six Flags shrunk and filled my room!

While the kids learned a lot constructing the models, they also had to label where science concepts were demonstrated: interia, potential energy, kinetic energy, gravity, centrifugal force, and more.  Here are the many models they made:

On the roller coaster on the right, you can see post-it notes. That is how they labeled the science concepts in motion!

This ball factory above was a FAVORITE!!!!!!