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Four Best Items to Give Kids as Gifts
●1-2-3 Build It! Robot Factory
With this toy, children build their own robot using 18 different plastic pieces. The option to mix-and-match to create a one-of-a-kind robot or follow a booklet containing photos of different models encourages creative thinking, spatial reasoning skills and independent design, all qualities of a good engineer. (Learning Resources,$24.99)
●Abby Invents the Foldibot
Abby's mom is sick of folding laundry, and Abby wants to develop a folding machine. She partners up with her cousin Miko to build the Foldboat. Author and engineer Arlyne Simon takes readers through the whole engineering process in the book. Abby, Miko and the diverse cast of characters work together and eventually create their desired machines success-fully after many failed attempts.(Bella Agnes Books,$18.95)
●STEM Apple Factory
The STEM Apple Factory is a colorful, highly interactive set that comes with sixinstruction cards and 12 apples, which come in three colors and a specific number of seeds in-side. The cards provide instructions to move the apples through six stations, from washing to sorting to packing them in boxes. The open-ended design allows kids to use objects they find around the house to represent each station.(Skoolzy,$39.99)
●Snap Circuits Light
This 55-piece set contains a circuit board, an instruction manual with 101 projects, and various small machines.Kids can firstly use switches and batteries to light up different parts of the board, and then the models become increasingly more complex. They can wire the board to sound an alarm, play music from a speaker, launch a helicopter-like fan or put on their own light show.(Elenco,$98.00)
1.Which one best helps children develop the ability to design?
A.1-2-3 Build It! Robot Factory.
B.Abby Invents the Foldibot.
C.STEM Apple Factory.
D.Snap Circuits Light.
2.In which aspect can kids benefit from Abby Invents the Foldibot?
A.Knowing how to write a book.
B.Having a passion for the labor.
C.Learning the value of teamwork.
D.Being more willing to be helpful.
3.What is special about Snap Circuits Light?
A. It takes much patience. B. It takes up the most space.
C.It involves group work. D.It needs some electricity to work.
