Gumball Machine Maker

How many ways can you design a gumball machine? There's no limit here! Place the pieces in different configurations–turn the handle and see if your idea worked, or if it's 'back to the drawing board!'

As the gumballs roll down the track, they perform cool stunts and tricks. Stunts include a pulley lift, pendulum, funnel, trampoline, variable-slope ramp, pinball launcher, and domino slide. Each segment of the track teaches a different lesson in mechanical physics, allowing users to explore topics including simple machines, force, motion, momentum, gravity, Newton’s laws, energy transfer, and more.

The kit works with standard machine-size, 16-mm (5/8-inch) gumballs and includes a small supply of gumballs to get started.
 

For ages 6 yrs-teen, from Thames & Kosmos.

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