Spark!Lab™ Smithsonian Inventive Creativity™ Kits are designed to provide children with the same hands-on experience at home as they would enjoy when visiting the Draper Spark!Lab™ at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C..Think It! Explore It! Sketch It! Create It! Try It! Tweak It! Sell It!
This new line introduces kids to the process of invention, the same process used by real inventors, and helps them develop 21st Century skills such as critical thinking and creativity in a fun, open-ended way.
Flight is among the fastest and most proficient ways to travel. In fact, many destinations in the world can only be reached via aircraft. What if you wanted to travel to one of these destinations, could you invent a flying machine to get there?
Use the Spark!Lab invention process to make your fantastic flying machine a reality.
With over 150+ pieces including a wind-up propeller, sturdy building sticks, straws, nylon and plastic paper, patterned papers, foil stickers and more, you can create multiple flying machines, each with its own unique design.