Used in schools, libraries, and programs
From classrooms to out-of-school partners, Sparks are designed for real learning spaces.
Campers love these Sparks because they come alive! Counselors love them because they're easy to lead! Here's a selection of Sparks that are perfect for STEM workshops or rainy days.
Drawbot
What’s a Drawbot?
Drawbots are unique, rebuildable, whimsical machines that move, scribble, and draw. Learners build, test, deconstruct, and ...
$8.95
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Flying Machine Class Pack
What’s a Flying Machine? Learners build three versions of reusable, high-flying copters that zoom high and far! This project kit is for learne...
$105.00
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Straw Structure Class Pack
What are Straw Structures?Learners explore the geometry of line segments, lines, shapes, and forms to engineer and rebuild structures that rea...
$122.00
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Straw Structure Small Group Pack
What are Straw Structures?
Learners explore the geometry of line segments, lines, shapes, and forms to engineer and rebuild structures that re...
$69.95
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Crankie Contraption Class Pack
What are Crankie Contraptions?Tell a scrolling illustrated story using a cardboard screen machine! Learners will integrate engineering, art, a...
$122.00
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Wind-Up Vehicle Class Pack
What’s a Wind-up Vehicle? Learners design and build a series of unique vehicles that zoom using a speedy spring-driven motor! This project kit...
$105.00
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Wind-Up Vehicle Small Group Pack
What’s a Wind-up Vehicle? Learners design and build a series of unique vehicles that zoom using a speedy spring-driven motor! This project kit...
$59.50
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Linkages Class Pack
What are Linkages? Learners invent moving cardboard contraptions using systems of sturdy levers and fulcra. They create arms that extend, claw...
$122.00
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Linkages Small Group Pack
What are Linkages?Learners invent moving cardboard contraptions using systems of sturdy levers and fulcra. They create arms that extend, claws...
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Linkages
What are Linkages? Learners invent moving cardboard contraptions using systems of sturdy levers and fulcra. They create arms that extend, claw...
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Flying Machine Small Group Pack
What’s a Flying Machine? Learners build three versions of reusable, high-flying copters that zoom high and far! This project kit is for learne...
$59.50
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Monster Mouth Class Pack
What’s a Monster Mouth?
Monster Mouths are playful, air-powered creatures that come alive through pneumatics - pistons, cylinders, and air pr...
$105.00
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Monster Mouth Small Group Pack
What’s a Monster Mouth? Monster Mouths are playful, air-powered creatures that come alive through pneumatics - pistons, cylinders, and air pre...
$59.50
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Monster Claw Class Pack
What are Monster Claws? They’re hands-on, playful engineering project powered by pneumatics — a system that uses air to make a claw open, clo...
$122.00
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Drawbot Class Pack
What are Drawbots?
Drawbots are unique, rebuildable, whimsical machines that move, scribble and draw. Learners build, test, deconstruct, and r...
$122.00
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Drawbot Small Group Pack
What are Drawbots?
Drawbots are unique, rebuildable, whimsical machines that move, scribble and draw. Learners build, test, deconstruct, and r...
$69.50
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Art Machine Small Group Pack
This playful engineering set has ten individually packed, ready-to-build 1:1 kits for learners to make - and keep! It's perfect for small grou...
$59.95
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Straw Structure
What’s a Straw Structure? Learners explore the geometry of line segments, lines, shapes, and forms to engineer and rebuild structures that rea...
$8.95
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Mazes
Build ramps and pathways to make a ball roll down to its goal. Then connect your maze to a partner’s and extend the play! Explore gravity and...
$8.95
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From classrooms to out-of-school partners, Sparks are designed for real learning spaces.
Everything you need to teach a Spark is free to educators. Kits are sold separately.
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