Logiblocs Electronic Discovery System
© 2001 Educational Insights
This is a set of color coded blocks designed to give children a hands on experience with electric circuits. The kit would be ideal for an upper elementary or middle school project. The first step is to install the 4AA batteries in the battery box. This supplies the power. Next, you can start adding one of the blocks, each with a specific function. One block beeps, so that if you plug it directly into the battery block, you hear a tone. If you plug a light sensor block between the battery and the beeper, the tone will happen if the lights go on or off. There are 11 projects that can be made with the $100 Super Inventor's Lab. Our testers found them interesting, but limited. Once you make a project, you're pretty much done, because there is no motor or movement component. The six kits start at $25: Alarm Lab (with a pressure mat, door alarm and sensors for determining water level), Spy Lab (for secret messages), Electric Eye Lab (light sensors), Surveillance Lab (a variety of detectors), Super Inventor's Lab (with all the components) and the Logiblocs School Lab, with 15 experiments and 60 pieces with lessons for the classroom. This product makes perfect sense for classrooms, but is limited for extended home use. Tip: give a group of children a bag of parts and a specific challenge.
$25100, Smart Toy
Teaches: programming, electronics, circuits