Ages 7+

Marble Roller Coaster

$49.95

Become a thrill engineer and build twisty, turny tabletop roller coasters. Start with a battery-powered Ferris wheel that lifts marbles to the top, then add tracks and towers to make a figure eight or loop-the-loop track. Switch it on and watch the marbles zoom round and round. Ready to build a rad ride of your own?

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Why it’s awesome

Engineer thrills
Build towers and tracks to make marbles roll ‘round and ‘round.
Marble-ous motion
The Ferris wheel turns the coaster into a loop that never stops.
Double the fun
Design a loop-the-loop or twisting snake for high-speed marble runs.

What’s included?

wood building set (8pcs)
hardware set (52 pcs)
battery pack with 2 AA batteries
6 marbles
paper guide
ramp
8 tracks
8 springs
wheel cap
motorized Ferris wheel set (2 pcs)
sticky foam rectangle
sheet of guardrail stickers
5 flags
5 flag holders
illustrated instruction booklet

Topics explored

Engineering
Potential + kinetic energy
Mechanical motion

Additional details

Tinker Crate develops kids’ natural creativity and curiosity using STEM (“Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math”) principles while saving time for busy parents. Our mission is to help kids use STEM as a key to creative problem solving, a foundation for critical thinking, and a pipeline to innovation. Your monthly crate includes all the materials and inspiration for science and engineering projects such as: trebuchet, paper circuits and walking robot.

Tinker Crate encourages hands-on learning for kids between the ages of 9 to 14. With activities designed to help kids discover, explore, and create things in the world around them, Tinker Crate brings hands-on fun right to your door.

From the desk of the product designer:

Behind the design

“The downward slope leading up to the loop in the Loop-the-Loop build was inspired by the Brachistochrone Curve – meaning that the marble picks up more speed faster to complete the loop and continue on the track!”

- KiwiCo Product Designer