THAMES & KOSMOS

Build an astonishing wall-climbing robot with a motorized air suction system that enables it to walk vertically up and down perfectly smooth surfaces, like glass, plastic, whiteboards, and glossy laminates.

Astonish yourself with optical illusions and amazing visual phenomena as you explore human perception and the physics of light. Experiment with light and the color spectrum by building a color wheel, a fiber optic peacock, and diffraction glasses.

Explore kinetic properties with five different projects: a race car, a catapult, a motorcycle launcher, a wind mobile, and a balancing dragonfly.

The secret behind these fascinating machines is a power source called a mainspring — a spiral-shaped spring that stores up energy when wound up by hand, and then converts that stored energy back into motion when it discharges.

Build a series of adorable, motorized robotic animals with this introductory mechanical engineering kit.

You’ll build working models of the eight different classic robots and experiment with them to see how each one uses the battery-powered motor, gears, and other mechanical parts to move its arms or legs in a different, funny, zany way.

Through building 36 models and conducting subsequent experiments with the models, you will learn the fundamental laws of mechanical physics. Start by building small models, such as a fixed pulley, to learn about basic forces and simple machines.

THAMES & KOSMOS MAGNETIC SCIENCE

SOLAR SYSTEM

Begin a lifetime of scientific investigation and understanding with 29 fun experiments in five key areas: nature, physics, chemistry, air, and water.

Harness the power of air and water to make things move! Build water-rocket cars, jet-propelled boats, a water gun, and even a lawn sprinkler. Learn about the laws of physics and their applications in real-world engineering.

Get ready to have fun making delicious lollipops while learning science and math! Learn about temperature as you use the thermometer to boil sugar and discover how it crystallizes to form hard candy .