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Primary Plus
 
Manufacturer: Cambridge Brainbox
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Product Description
# Learn about and use different types of switches # Experiment with an electricmotor # Find out how to use light emittingdiodes # Learn about series and parallel circuits # Find out about AND and OR gates # Build a flying fan # Produce electronic police and ambulance sirens # Build a medium wave radio # Suitable for ages 8 to 14 The Primary Plus2 kit is designed to teach the principles of electronics and is for use in the home or the classroom. It builds upon the skills developed using the primary kit but it could be used in its own right as a stepping-stone to Key Stage 3 and 4 electronics. How do the parts fit together? All the parts are designed for quick and easy assembly, all components being connected together with press-studs on a baseboard. Very little skill is required to assemble the components so making the kit suitable for all abilities. What instructions are provided? A manual showing all the circuits that can be built with the kit is provided. Each kit requires 4 AA batteries (not supplied).

Product Details
  • Over 500 Experiments - Electronics & Science Construction Kit - Includes Sensors & Alarms Parts
  • Fun and Educational - A stepping stone to National Curriculum Science Key Stage 3
  • Construct an AM radio - Learn about Switches and how to control the brightness of Lights
  • Build a Vibration Sensor or a Burglar Alarm Circuit - Experiment with an Electric Motor
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Brilliant! (Just make sure you get some spare fuses first!)
 
Review Date: February 2, 2010
Reviewer: Howard, Lincolnshire
This kit is fantastic. My youngest daughter (10) spends hours building circuits, lighting bulbs, making noises and making the spinny thing fly. It's fantastic value for money too - there's masses of kit, all well laid out and robustly made.

There are loads of very well explained experiments. But children love to make up their own... which leads to things being wired incorrectly. It's all OK because you can't do much damage with 4 AA batteries. The only problem is that there are no spare fuses for when 'Red light stops play'. Which is a shame because on Christmas day it's not easy to find anywhere selling fuses! But now, armed with two dozen spares (2amp) it's great!
A fun way to learn about electricity
 
Review Date: January 20, 2010
Reviewer: Shams Tabriz,
This product is very well made. The components are pretty robust and my 7 year old has not broken anything yet! Overall I really like it, and my kids have already learnt from it. Only two points I would like to raise:

* they really should provide spare fuses - this is after all to be used by kids who will experiment the wrong way
* although it says 500 experiments, a lot of these are slight variations of a very similar theme.

But still a worthwhile purchase.
brainbox 500
 
Review Date: January 4, 2010
Reviewer: Mr. P. Lawson,
bought for my 8 year old son who loved it. Jumped straight in and started to build circuits from the easy to follow pictures. Managed to blow a fuse fairly quickly and one of the bulbs didnt work but once spares were got (available locally) he was up and running again. Has the potential to be very educational he just needs to get round to reading the instructions instead of just following the pictures. All in all great fun and a great product.
My 6 year old son loves this!!
 
Review Date: December 11, 2009
Reviewer: E. Schofield, Worcs, UK
Really fun toy for the child with an enquiring mind. Easy to assemble and follow pictures. The text is quite grown up but my six year old just copies the pictures and doesn't worry about the details of what's happening. We blew the two fuses in the box within hours, but they are easy to get hold of.

We like the stop-go traffic lights and the Happy Birthday doorbell circuits so far - but loads more to do.
primary plus 2 kit - Electronics and science construction kit
 
Review Date: April 30, 2009
Reviewer: Mrs. C. Barker,
My son has thoroughly enjoyed making up all kinds of circuits with this kit. He has managed to blow a bulb and a fuse, so a couple of extra spare would be a good idea, but apart from that I would recommend it to anyone who is into science and experiments.