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For Families and Small Groups

The ORIGINAL Electric Motors Catalyst STEM Kit

Designed by Silicon Valley engineers for budding inventors ages 8 and up.
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For Classrooms, Camps, and After School Programs

The NEW Electric Motors Catalyst
30-Student Classroom Module

Elementary STEM curriculum at its best
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TINKER WITH REAL MOTORS, WOOD, AND HARDWARE

The best-selling Electric Motors Catalyst includes 50+ high-quality parts that are made to last. It’s more than a toy — real hardware and tools help kids connect the parts with the world around them.

GET STARTED WITH INSPIRATIONAL CHALLENGES

There’s no limit to what kids can invent with the Catalyst, but a deck of 10 cards ignites the imagination with challenges like “Build a machine that can scramble an egg.”

ENGAGE IN STEM LEARNING

The Catalyst gives kids an intuitive sense for STEM principles from electric circuits to forces and friction. Teachers: check out our guide to Next Generation Science Standards connections

CREATE ENDLESS DESIGNS WITH 100% REUSABLE PARTS

The Electric Motors Catalyst is not a one-time activity or a single project—it’s meant to be made and unmade and remade in as many ways as kids can imagine.

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“Unique gift idea for the kid who has everything.”

“Imagine never having to set foot in a toy store again — or at least for a few months.”

“Do we spot an engineer-in-training?”

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“This was so fun and definitely worth the price.”

Tinkering Labs Electric Motors Catalyst reviews

This is an amazing kit that will create hours of enjoyment for you and your child… My son and I have literally spent over 100 hours playing with and building with this kit. There are challenges you can try to build, but he has the most fun just creating his own ideas. We are so impressed that we are buying multiple sets for my wife’s classroom.

—James, Gilmer, TX

Tinkering Labs Electric Motors Catalyst reviews

I purchased this kit for my son and daughter last year. I was pleasantly surprised to find that my daughter enjoys it even more than my son. I often find her in room building and tinkering by herself or even showing her younger sister how to build things. This is a fantastic and super educational toy.

—Andrew, Seattle, WA

Engage classrooms with creative lesson plans that teach Next Generation Science Standards!