Civil Engineer Starter Kit
Raise the roof with this civil engineer starter kit! Build a bridge that’s held together with just friction and gravity Construct a tall tower strengthened with reinforcements, then wire up a “shake table” to put your builds to the test! Learn about the technology behind construction, and explore STEM in a brand new way.
Why it’s awesome
Build, test, repeat
Test out different shapes and structures to see what’s strongest.
Shake things up
Wire up a motor to make a mechanical shake table.
Earthquake engineering
Discover amazing buildings that are built to take a quake.
What’s included?
Topics explored
Earthquake engineering
Iterative design
STEM professions
From the desk of the product designer:
Behind the design
“Civil engineers are always working to build bigger and better structures. So we took an existing shake table project we had in our back pocket and made it bigger and better too! With this extra activity, kids get an even deeper dive into the wonderful world of engineering!”
- KiwiCo Product Designer
By the numbers
3
Civil engineers consulted
6
Building connector shapes prototyped
many!
Structures that collapsed during earthquake testing
Reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Elizabeth
01/19/2023
KiwiCo does it again! Celebrating a civil engineers birthday in this house, our kids gifted their dad this crate. They were so excited to see and create what their dad does for a living. Great quality and easy to understand! The books help facilitate everyone to dive in deeper! We absolutely love KiwiCo
Anonymous
12/07/2022
My grandson loved it
Jaclyn
12/02/2022
A perfect level for my five year old - something he could do on his own, and things he needed help with. He was fascinated and really loved it. And he keeps coming back to it, day after day.
Jean
12/02/2022
Loved how it was designed to encourage exploration of various structural designs. My 8 &10 year olds loved it.
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