The kit that started this channel
New classroom is up. The CrunchLabs series now lives in the classroom as a course, oldest first, so you can work through the boxes in order.
This is box one, the motorized disc launcher. I signed up for the subscription while Evan was stuck recovering from a broken collarbone, since he couldn't do much else. The reason I bought in is the same reason we still make this stuff. Building, fixing and figuring things out will outlast whatever the technology does next.
On the build. It's about an hour including Mark Rober's concept video, and I'd tell any parent to watch that video before you start rather than after. It sets up why the thing works instead of just how to assemble it. The STEM concept here is flywheels and friction, and Evan had both down on the first pass. Ask him bolt versus nut and he had a fifty-fifty shot and got it wrong, so we've got somewhere to go. That's the same gap I see with his homework. He can tell me what a story was about and then blank on the word the worksheet is asking for. The idea lands before the label does.
Our box showed up dented from shipping, though nothing inside was damaged. Worth knowing so you don't panic when it lands.
One thing I didn't expect to care about. The motor is reusable, so when the launcher gets retired it's a part for something else. Every kit also comes with a collectible gear badge, and I'm told if you collect all twelve Mark Rober will sign it.
First test fire went about how you'd guess. Evan shot me.
When your kid explains how something works, do they nail the idea and then blank on the word for it?
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