SKU: TLWHEELS
Discover how circuits work! Build five cars with gears and a motor, and design your own car!
Ages: 8+
Wheels drive cars and trucks and bikes. But they can also move bridges, turn Ferris wheels, and open gates wide. How crazy are your creations when you add wheels? With the Whacky Wheels kit, you’re the driver! Each Circuit Cubes kit comes complete with everything you need to make the suggested projects, including the Motor, Battery, and LED Cubes.
Includes paper car templates for:
- Underwater rover
- Space rover
- Parade float
- Monster truck
- Design your own
The fun doesn't end when you complete all of the kit projects—view other Whacky Wheels project ideas!
What are Circuit Cubes?
With Circuit Cubes, toys come to life. Circuit Cubes are electronic building blocks that add sound, motion, light, and sensors to young Makers’ creations. Designed by STEM teachers, Circuit Cubes provide an easy-to-use platform that helps kids develop confidence while experiencing the joy of discovery. Whether a design uses your own building bricks, favorite vintage toys, or pool noodles — with three Circuit Cubes, you can create just about anything you can imagine!
BATTERY CUBE
The Battery is the power supply that drives the Motor to rotate the gears, lights the LED, spins the propeller, buzzes the buzzer, and engages the switch. The Battery Cube is the most important Circuit Cube for every project! It puts the move in the motor, and the light in the LED.
MOTOR CUBE
Here’s where the real fun comes in: The mighty Motor Cube can drive a number of fun designs, from monster trucks to sci-fi spacewalkers. Strap together colored markers with the Motor and Battery cubes to create brilliant graphic designs, suitable for framing!