Mechanical Hand Activity Kit
One Kit. 15 Teams. Up to 45 Future Engineers.
Bring hands-on engineering to life with the Mechanical Hand Activity Kit.
Created through a partnership between DiscoverE and STIIX, this ready-to-use kit is designed for students in grades 5-8 and makes it easy to engage them in a fun, hands-on engineering experience.
Ready to build, create, and engineer! Each kit provides materials for 15 teams and up to 45 students working in teams of three, so you have everything you need to get started—just add scissors and a glue gun.
Cost: $150 per kit ($3.33 per student)
* *Already have the kit? Scroll below for additional resources, including the Challenge Video and Student Certificates.
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* *Already have the kit? Scroll below for additional resources, including the Challenge Video and Student Certificates.
“I’m excited for another opportunity to use one of these kits. It was REALLY nice to have a kit that was already put together with the materials.
I think it worked well too for our volunteers that weren’t familiar with the activity or what to do. “
Natalie C., Engineer & Volunteer
Everything You Need to Get Started
Each kit includes:
✓ Materials for 15 Mechanical Hand projects
✓ The ability to engage up to 45 students
✓ Leader Notes to help facilitators guide the experience
✓ Student Instructions to support hands-on learning
✓ All project materials needed, except for scissors and a glue gun
✓ A high-quality, ready-to-use STEM experience
Why You’ll Love It
Easy to Lead
Comprehensive Leader Notes and Student Instructions help educators, volunteers, and facilitators confidently guide the experience.
Hands-On and Engaging
Students learn by doing—designing, building, testing, and discovering through an interactive engineering challenge.
Built for Groups
One kit provides enough materials for 15 projects and can engage up to 45 students working in teams.
High Impact. Accessible Price.
For $3.33 per student, you can bring a high-quality engineering experience to dozens of students.
Watch the Challenge Video
Check out the companion video you can use to introduce the challenge and demonstrate the materials. Note: Some materials in this video are different than what you might receive in your kit. That’s okay! You can also add more materials as you think are useful.
Certificates
Already received your kit? Download and print your participation certificates (PNG).
