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 is for learners in grades 2 and up.
This playful engineering set has ten individually packaged, ready-to-build 1:1 kits for learners to make - and keep! It's perfect for small group classes, STEM activity stations, or independent exploration. It's a perfect 30- to 45-minute screen-free activity with extensions available in our educator guides.
Wind-Up Vehicles are popular make-and-take projects for special event, family engagement or multi-session experiences for elementary and middle school learners.
This open-ended design challenge is a kit of parts—a wind-up mechanism, sturdy paper tubes, and a variety of unique, reusable foam wheels and structural components. Learners explore energy transfer, iterative design, and open-ended problem-solving through the engineering design process.
What's in the pack?
This pack includes ten individually packed kits in a reclosable bag, each containing
Foam component sheets
Wind-up mechanism
Special paper tubes
A learner build guide
You’ll need to provide scissors for customizing their creation.
What do adults need to support?
This Spark has a coaching playbook available via our website, featuring educator-only videos, quick-start guides, slide decks and extensions so adults can quickly prepare and confidently play alongside their learners.
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