Thames & Kosmos Motors & Generators Science Kit | 25 Guided STEM Experiment Lessons | 48 Page Color Student Guide | Grades 3-6 | Ages 8+ | Play & Learn | Parents' Choice Silver Award Winner

I really enjoyed assembling this kit! It had exactly what I'd wanted -- gears, magnets and coil, and a working mini generator. The kit does do a good job of illustrating the principles involved, and in a manner way more engaging than what is typically used in schools!! Or in my schools, anyway. The booklet was also very interesting. Overall, I think this item would make an excellent gift for an intellectually curious recipient!! As for its compatibility with other kits, specifically electronics, that's a good question! It does mention hooking up more than one generator together, so you ought to ask, because obviously, duh, that would be awesome! Overall, a fun purchase! Definitely giftable in my opinion.

This is an amazing product that also comes with a great booklet to use in your child’s science curriculum. I love it and so does my son. The kit is intuitive and can be easily put together, and it works. Five stars.

This is a fairly simple product that can be assembled in no more than 2 minutes with older learners leading to a boredom factor with them. But for your pre teens this is a great way to help them understand various ways of creating energy. You can generate it by turning the crank around (somehow the fact that they are creating their own electricity keeps them from ever getting bored). Or you can tap into it by drawing from the battery case. Once your learners understand these ideas the authors have prepared a couple dozen ways of exploring their application to various situations. This product is a great way to introduce these concepts to your family.

Great project (s) to do with my grandson. Nice explanations and instructions. Got to see how Tesla’s motors can be turned into generators.

Got this set to get my kid to understand some basic concepts. The experiments are easy to read and follow. My kid enjoys playing and experimenting with this set.

The parts are easily breakable. My son loved it for the couple of hours he had it before the wires easily broke. Not really worth the money spent.

This is a simple kit that really teaches a lot of important concepts with only a few pieces. Back in the 1980's my parents owned a business that sold and rewound electric motors. This kit clearly demonstrates how electricity can use magnets to make motion (electric motor) or use motion to make electricity (generator). My kids love it so much they keep squirreling away the parts to play with, and it disappears. I highly recommend this kit, even over the other science kits that try to teach electrical circuits and other concepts.

Best and most cheapest product I could find to help me learn more about motors and generators. The generator/motor is also a handy tool to use, you can light up flashlight bulbs, charge batteries, and even do more experimenting with other electric-based components. The instruction booklet is also easy to read, but I did spend much time on it. I think anyone that enjoys electricity and learning how it works will enjoy this kit. The most fun is when you connect the motor/generator to an RC motor and watch it spin.

Very good for my kids (14 years old girl and 9 years old boy) to have practical understanding of very basics of electrical engineering. I have helped them to assemble and able to show them what is gear ratio, what is commutator brush DC Motor and what is DC generator with the kit. Also a nice feature when you remove the red and blue magnets then neither the generator generates electricity nor the motor runs. The toy is not that you build generator or motor on your own hand. Rather it is assembled rotor with 3 commutators and two terminals which can be mounted with plastic gears and permanent magnets to act as BDC motor or generator. The assembly is very easy and it takes maximum 5 minutes for me and 10 minutes for my kids.

Great kit, useful not just for 8+ but also for GCSE and IGCSE physics. I like the way you can build up the components of a motor and see why the magnets make a difference, for instance. Components feel solid and fit together well. Instruction booklet is great and streets ahead of the usual standard, with clear explanations. This kit ended up being indispensable in our KS3 science group when an alternative kit, ordered from a university science supplier, was hard to use.

Fantastic gift for kids. Got this for Christmas and my child was so blown away by it. Lots of fun for hours. Parents were involved with it to.

I got this for my 10 year old son and we really enjoyed working with it. The parts are well made and solid. The instruction manual is very well written and gives very interesting historical background to the experiments. I'd recommend highly.

Very good toy to keep the kids busy