Thames & Kosmos | Roller Coaster Engineering STEM Kit | Design, Build, Experiment w/ Working Models | Explore Physics, Forces, Motion, Energy, Velocity & More | Solve Building Challenges

I got this for my grandson for his 12th birthday. He is very mechanically and mathematically gifted. He loved it!

This is fantastic for engineering. Putting it together is fun to do together and takes time away from screens. Very nice for teaching in past, the engineering of a large scale item. It's a very large piece and will make a fantastic gift. Loads of fun and long battery life.

As I tried to illustrate in the pictures, I didn't follow the typical building model. However, my complains are not caused by that. My biggest one is the track system on the "cars", they are not tight enough and tend to wobble around, reminding me of early hot wheels tracks that would create too much bouncing and movement in the structure to be sound and therefore stay together. The only other would be the consistency of the part fittings. Most fit together nicely and stay together, however you do run across those parts with loose fittings here and there which I salt with hot glue. Overall, this is a great product and much fun for kids.

Not Lego compatible, but it is great on its own. This has a little textbook that doubles as a lab book. If I was teaching elementary science, I would definitely be using it as a great reference option for labs. Great gift for guided play, free play, or just tinkering.

Bought as Christmas gift for 12 year old grandson. He has made one of the constructions and found it fun and good for his ability.

Nephew loves this and so do I. Worth the money spent and we had a lot of fun the whole time! I enjoyed teaching him a few things and easy cuz he loves to learn new things. Great way to bond!

My kids loved this! Got an introductory physics lesson regarding the differences between potential, kinetic energy, and gravity. I love science myself, so getting the opportunity to work through the exercises with my children led to a great educational and bonding moment. Instructions are easy to follow as well.

My 8 yr old grandson absolutely loved the process of learning, solving problems and constructing the roller coaster. His interest and focus applied to the process resulted in an outcome that grew him as a critical, imaginative and fact based thinker. Such a wondrous sight.

Wir haben den Roller Coaster als Geburtstagsgeschenk gekauft. Das Spielzeug hat uns auf den ersten Blick begeistert, leider ist nach nur 2-3 Versuchen die Startrampe gebrochen((( Wir haben versucht, den Kundenservice zu kontaktieren, um zu fragen ob das Teil repariert oder ersetzt werden kann, leider gibt es diese Möglichkeit nicht. Für den Preis erwarte ich deutlich mehr Qualität.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

I wasn't sure if this would be too much for a 7 year old but he loves rollercoasters and building so figured we could build with him if needed. The step by step instructions were very helpful and after the first 2 simpler builds that were straight and a hill, my son was able to build this mostly by himself. He tested and manipulated the loops to get it working and then explored putting coins in the carriage to weight it as different positions and weights. It was really good fun and unintentionally educational. The cost was definitely worth it. As he gets older reading the book and the controlled experiments will be great. For now it is fun.

un ennui avec la voiture..... retour du produit et tout s'est fait vite et bien.... merci à amazon...remboursée, j'ai recommandé le même produit devant l'insistance de mon petit fils car il adore ce jeu...... attention article assez fragile , à manipuler avec douceur....., sinon très bien pensé!!!!

My 9 yr old son’s favourite toy by far. Well made, instructed and lots of possibilities. Accompanying book is interesting and educational as well

parts can snap or a bit flimsy but overall its fun and a part are good quality just the track that lets this down