Design & Build Engineering Centers

$159.00
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Design & Build Engineering Centers

$159.00

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What makes a bridge strong? How do vehicles roll, tow and carry things? Our engaging building centers teach kids to look closer at real-life designs—and make original structures that use the same important elements! Created to encourage open-ended building with minimal teacher involvement, each center includes 8 photo cards showing actual bridges, vehicles and buildings, plus tons of hands-on manipulatives that invite children to build, explore and engineer—again and again! For easy reference, the back of each photo card explains key elements for each design—so it’s easy to guide children’s learning. You get all 3 centers shown, for a total of 670 building pieces and 24 photo cards. Each center comes in an 11 1/2" plastic storage tub. Each center also available separately.

Topics include science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Item # PP750X

Material

Plastic

Product Type

Builders

Kits

Learning Centers

Warnings
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.


Trusted for over 70 years, Lakeshore’s innovative furniture & hands-on materials are designed to meet the real-world needs of educators, students and families—providing purposeful solutions for schools, homes, child care centers, higher education programs, healthcare providers and more. Plus, we’re proud to have more than 700 teachers here at Lakeshore—with product developers who bring extensive classroom experience to every item we create.

Orders ship within 3 business days.






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Design & Build Engineering Centers

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100% would recommend

9out of 9 reviewers

My students love stem

Amazing purchase

shermaine Herndon

July 28, 2023

from Chicago, IL
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

STEM Bins

The materials inside are great for STEM bins in my Kindergarten classroom. The only thing that I have to complain about are the bins that they come in. Unfortunately, the materials do not easily fit back into the bins. It would be great if they made the bins slightly bigger so that the students clean them up easily.

Morgan

January 20, 2023

from Cheswick, PA
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Love these!!

These bins are perfect for student collaboration, exploration, and problem-solving skills!

Danielle Seay

July 13, 2022

from Crofton, MD
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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small containers

Toys are great except the plastic containers are too small. It is difficult for children to get all the pieces back in the container.

Kathleen Rywolt

August 05, 2021

from Barrington, RI
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

My students love to build the many different objects from each. So far they really love the vehicles and houses, but I know as their abilities grow they will begin enjoying the options of the bridges. I love seeing their imagination grow and the different creations they come up with.

ShirleyB

September 22, 2017

from Panama City, FL
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Collaboration

Love these activities! A great way to teach STEM science while also teaching children how to work together as a team.

Teacher100

October 28, 2016

from Manchester, MI
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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3 of 4 people found this review helpful

Excellent for coordination play

Great tool for teaching small coordination skills and have fun at the same time

GenieM

October 12, 2016

from Phoenix, AZ
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

TOO Tight :-(

Love the products but NOT the storage boxes...my 5 and 6 year olds can't get all the pieces all back into the storage containers they are way too small for little ones to put everything back inside of. I actually had to remove a few pieces from each container to get them to close. Very frustrating for little ones. I think I will have to buy new containers for these which is unfortunate since they were $$$ to begin with. Plan on buying 3 bigger containers with lids if you purchase this set.

LisaMarie

January 16, 2016

from Milwaukee, WI
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

Fun Center Activity

These building centers are fun and sturdy. The kids are making all kinds of buildings and vehicles. One even made a spaceship that rolls around in a circle. The only complaint I have is that the boxes that the pieces come in, and I assume is meant for storage, is very tight. We had to remove some of the pieces so that the students could pack them up themselves. Other than that, this has sparked the students' interest in designing vehicles and buildings. We haven't opened the bridge design box yet.

PreKinLR

February 12, 2015

from Little Rock, AR
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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7 of 7 people found this review helpful