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ELEMENTARY PITSCO MAKER SPACE PACKAGEA Pitsco Exclusive

Eager to get your elementary classroom involved in the maker movement? The Elementary Pitsco Maker Space Package has everything you need to get your students moving, thinking, creating, and building. With a wide variety of hands-on Pitsco products ranging from straw rockets to roller coasters, their minds will be engaged with endless possibilities. This package includes 42 products pulled from the Pitsco catalog categories of Aerospace, Dragsters, Engineering, Math, Physical Science, Structures, and Sustainable Energy. ME41759—$4,250

Pitsco Education believes that children need opportunities for discovery and that authentic learning occurs through natural curiosity and creative thinking combined with hands-on applications.

Whether students design and build a rocket or dragster or create an invention . . .

students take part in meaningful projects using real tools and

collaborating with peers in a Pitsco makerspace.

All our elementary products would be ideal for a makerspace in your library or media center, but we’ve selected a few to highlight.

Need help designing a Pitsco makerspace in your school? Call us at 800-835-0686.

Visit our website to see more!

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TRY THIS: ENGINEERING SAIL CAR CLASS PACK

This pack is for 30 students and includes a design brief featuring teacher tips, student design brief, design process, testing, extensions, and standards.Ages 9+ME40603—$35

TRY THIS: STRAW STRUCTURE KITME40308—$1.50

TRY THIS: ENGINEERING KITSometimes, the best activity is the one where

students figure things out all on their own. That’s what this kit does: it presents them with the materials to build a sail car but lets them figure out how to do it on their own – just like real engineers! Requires paper, glue, and a hobby knife, sold separately.

Pitsco’s Try This kits are designed as quick and easy activities that show some of the basic concepts of larger projects. This kit should take 20 minutes or less to construct.ME40311—$1.50

TRY THIS: PARACHUTE KITME40310—$1.50

TRY THIS: TOOTHPICK BRIDGE KITME40309—$1.50

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Choking Hazard: Children younger than eight years old can choke or suffocate on uninflated or broken balloons. Adult supervision required. Keep uninflated balloons from children. Discard broken balloons at once.

INVENTION EXPLORE-A-PAKA Pitsco Exclusive

If your students can dream it up, they can invent it with the Invention Explore-A-Pak! We have included a wide variety of materials – rubber bands, straws, basswood, dowel rods, Skill Sticks, balloons, wheels, glue, plastic spools, and more. Students must supply the imagination. For a class of 30.Ages 12+ME35560—$125I

FINDING OUT ABOUT POP-UPS

Pop-ups – often seen in cards and paper toys – provide an artistic and inspiring way for students to learn to apply accuracy, measuring, and geometry skills. Learn to use folds, push and pull mechanisms, paper springs, inserts, and more to create fun paper pop-ups in your classroom. Paperback/Spiral-bound, 64 pages.Ages 9+ME60105—$19.95

LARGE STRUCTURES PACKAGEA Pitsco Exclusive

Younger students can learn about basic structures but might not be able to handle the materials of the Straw Structures Getting Started Package. The giant, fuzzy, and colorful pipe cleaners in this pack are not only fun to use but also easy to handle for small hands. A class of students can each learn to make two basic shapes and then combine materials to create bigger, more complex structures.

Comes with 120 large assorted-color pipe cleaners, 180 AP Rocket Tubes (12" long, .518 ID, .544 OD), and instructions for building a cube and tetrahedron.Ages 5+ME38598—$69.95

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activity ideasINVENTION EXPLORE-A-PAK

SCIENCE• Build something that shows motion.• Invent an animal adaptation.• Construct an animal sanctuary.• Craft something that does work.• Make something to lift something up.

ENGINEERING• Create something that moves.• Make something that stays in one place.• Build a vehicle that can move independently.• Construct something that can move without being touched.• Make something that moves in a straight line.

MATH• Measure the different pieces in the kit.• Count the quantity of materials in the kit.• Create geometric shapes.• Use a budget for materials to show financial literacy.• Create a model that shows fractions in use.

LANGUAGE ARTS• Present your invention to the class.• Make a claim about why your design met the challenge and support it with evidence.• Compare and contrast your design with someone else’s.• Build something and write a procedure for others to follow.• Build something that goes along with a story.

SOCIAL STUDIES• Create toys from around the world.• Design a map pointer for the teacher.• Create a model to represent continents and oceans.• Create something to lift or carry something over water.• Make something to get water out of a well.

These challenge and build ideas encourage students to collaborate, imagine, and invent. You can create your own challenge and build ideas. The possibilities with the Invention Explore-A-Pak are limitless!

CHALLENGE AND BUILD IDEAS• Wind-up toy• Balloon buggy• Back scratcher• Vehicle• Catapult• Rover• Simple machine• Tower• Tool• Slingshot• Launcher• Straw rocket• Chopsticks


STRAW ROCKETS – GETTING STARTED PACKAGEA Pitsco Exclusive

Building and experimenting with these simple rockets is the perfect way to introduce students to rocketry and several physics principles. Enough materials for 30 students to build four rockets each. The Straw Rocket Launcher and the Straw Rocket video are included.

The Straw Rockets – GS Package includes the following products:

• ME35784 Straw Rocket 30-Pack• ME20426 Straw Rocket Launcher• ME59993 Straw Rocket Video

ME35783—$199IAges 5+

MAGLEV VEHICLES – GETTING STARTED PACKAGEA Pitsco Exclusive

Everyone in the class has a shot at levitation with our Maglev Vehicles – GS Package. The pack has enough materials for 30 students to build Levitator Maglev vehicles, including 30 car templates, 30 precut card-stock bases, 100 ceramic magnets, a Maglev II Track, and a Dr. Zoon Maglev Video.

The Maglev Vehicles – GS Package includes the following products:

• ME35632 Levitator Maglev 30-Pack• ME37516 Maglev II Track• ME59748 Dr. Zoon Maglev Video

ME35621—$225IAges 9+

KAZOON KITES – GETTING STARTED PACKAGEA Pitsco Exclusive

“Project on a string” usually indicates an inexpensive activity, and this is no exception. This package includes materials for 30 tetrahedron kites and the Dr. Zoon KaZoon Kite Video.

The KaZoon Kites – GS Package includes the following products:

• ME23626 KaZoon Kite 30-Pack• ME59747 Dr. Zoon KaZoon

Kite Video ME23613—$105Ages 9+

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MAKING YOUR OWN RULER – GETTING STARTED PACKAGEA Pitsco Exclusive

Clear up any fraction befuddlement your students have with this fun activity. Get enough materials for a class of 30 to make their own rulers.

The Making Your Own Ruler – GS Package includes the following products:

• ME15788 Making Your Own Ruler Pack• ME59702 Dr. Zoon Making Your Own Ruler Video

ME33446—$65Ages 9+

PACKAGING DESIGN – GETTING STARTED PACKAGEA Pitsco Exclusive

Everything you need to get started in packaging design!Nearly everything we buy has an element of package design. Help

students become familiar with packaging principles and techniques.The Packaging Design – GS Package includes the following products:• ME58582 An Introduction to Package Design• ME58479 Super Boxmaker (10 Boxmakers included)• ME58960 Card Stock (11" x 17" x 0.018", 50 sheets)• ME31721 Card Stock (11" x 17" x 0.024", 50 sheets)• ME34502 HD Bond II (5 two-ounce bottles included)• ME59783 Dr. Zoon Packaging Design Video

ME27995—$315Ages 9+

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SUNEZOON SOLAR CAR 30-PACKA Pitsco Exclusive

This class pack includes enough materials to build 30 SunEzoon Cars. Construction requires scissors and hobby knife or sandpaper, sold separately.Ages 9+ME35624—$360

CHUTEPAK IIA Pitsco Exclusive

Pitsco’s ChutePak II contains materials for students to explore the principles governing the design and use of parachutes. 100 sheets of tissue paper, glue sticks, and all other necessary materials are included for 30 students. Requires scissors, sold separately.Ages 9+ME23735—$45

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LITTLE MOE MOUSETRAP VEHICLE 10-PACKA Pitsco Exclusive

Design a mousetrap car in less than 30 minutes with Little Moe, the best little kit on the market. This kit is ideal for students who have limited access to tools or are new to building mousetrap vehicles. Little Moe is one of the fastest mousetrap cars and travels from 10 to 20 meters for most first-time builders. The Mini Pack is an affordable way to have 10 students build this fun kit. Requires glue and needle-nose pliers, sold separately.Ages 9+ME58515—$69.95

TOOLBOX RACER 30-PACKA Pitsco Exclusive

There’s potential energy hidden in tape measures – and the Toolbox Racer taps into it! This pack gathers enough materials for 30 students to build and race this fun racer.

Includes 30 Toolbox Racer Kits. Requires at least two tape measures – our 6' tape measure is recommended – duct tape, twine, and white glue, sold separately.Ages 9+ME35675—$150ME50394 Tape Measure – Economy (6')—$6.9510 or more—$6.25 each

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• Have students design and engineer a parachute or hang glider to safely transport a raw egg when dropped from a height of 10 feet onto Pitsco’s Drop Zone. • Students can test different parachute designs, but they may only have one final design that safely carries an egg from three meters to the floor without breaking the egg. • Discuss potential, kinetic, and mechanical energy. • Discuss how simple machines are involved in the movement of students’ vehicles. • Test and record the difference in the movement of students’ vehicles on different surfaces – for example, carpet vs tile. • Record and compare measurements and time differences. • How can students’ vehicles be reengineered to move faster or slower?


CONSTRUCTION PAPERBalloon and kite construction

paper in assorted colors.ME51934 (pkg of 100)—$12.95ME53749 (pkg of 480)—$69

GEAR FONTGet your motor running! These 16

plastic gears come in an easy punch-out frame and range in size from 1/2" to 2". Redesigned with accurate gear-tooth geometry for a smoother, more fluid fit, these gears can be used on most Pitsco products requiring a gear to turn a servo, wheel, or motor.ME25300—$510 pkgs or more—$4.50 each100 pkgs or more—$4.25 each

ACRYLIC PAINT – NONTOXICThese nontoxic acrylic paints come

in a rainbow of colors and dry quickly. They are water soluble and packaged in 1/2-fluid ounce containers. ME53375 (pkg of 18)—$18.9510 pkgs or more—$17.50 each

PAINTBRUSH ASSORTMENT144 craft brushes, sizes 1-6.

ME53469—$11.9510 pkgs or more—$10.75 each

TWINEPolyester/cotton, roll of 300 feet.

ME51912—$2

PIPE CLEANERSME54853 (pkg of 100)—$3

BALSA WOOD MEGAPACKThis Balsa Wood MegaPack is a

great buy. Get 500 pieces of balsa wood, each measuring 1/8" x 1/8" x 24".ME12739—$65

HD BOND IIThis superior tacky glue

has excellent properties for bridge and tower building and many other applications. It dries quickly for a strong, flexible bond. It is nontoxic and nonpenetrating and dries clear.ME34502 (2 oz)—$2.50ME34503 (16 oz)—$9.95

PLASTIC SPOOLSImaginative kids will

find all kinds of uses for these handy spools that are just the ticket for a variety of construction projects. Use them as wheels on simple vehicles or as pulleys on inventions or contraptions.ME57738 (pkg of 10)—$4.95

FILM CANISTERSWith 25 canisters, the whole

class can get started building film canister rockets.ME38577—$16.95

MOTOR 280A great little motor/

generator for small electric vehicles. Operating voltage: 1.5-3 VDC at 330 mA.ME54428—$1.75 each10 or more—$1.60 eachME37502 280 Motor Mount—$1.95

ELEMENTARY-SIZE SAFETY GLASSES

The anti-scratch lens can be used for years.ME38809—$5.50

SKILL STICKSThe sticks are 4-1/2" long x 3/8"

wide. Ideas and instructions are included.ME59506 (pkg of 150)—$9.95

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