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CreateKit Assistive Device Kit

Aspiring engineers collaborate to create DIY adaptive equipment to make everyday tasks accessible for an individual with a condition or injury impacting motor function.
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These intriguing kids' engineering kits inspire creativity as well as empathy as students design and build assistive devices to help those with differences in motor abilities complete tasks such as putting on socks, typing an email, or opening a door. With a variety of supplies like hydraulic kits, cardboard, and glue, students brainstorm to determine which materials best suit the purpose of their device.

This hands-on, open-ended invention kit gives students a glimpse of potential career paths in medical or engineering industries. Students gain understanding and awareness as they learn more about common injuries, diagnoses, and conditions and how they impact an individual's ability to complete daily activities. The included lesson direction details setup instructions, activities by grade level, learning objectives, and teaching suggestions to expand lessons. Accommodates 24 students. Recommended for Upper Elementary and up.

CHOKING HAZARD (1). Not for under 3 yrs.

Kit includes:

  • Hydraulic Kit, 2 Ea
  • Cups, 50 Ea
  • Skein of Yarn, 2 Ea
  • Felt, 12 Ea
  • Cardboard Sheets, 100 Ea
  • Cardboard Modeling Rolls, 75 Ea
  • Assorted Rubber Bands, 320 Ea
  • Jumbo Craft Sticks, 100 Ea
  • Pipe Cleaners, 100 Ea
  • Glue Bottle, 2 Ea
  • Vinyl Tape, 2 Ea
  • Lesson Direction

For an overview of the lesson direction, click here.

CA WARNING

Next Generation Science Standards*:

  • 3-5-ETS1-1: Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.

  • 3-5-ETS1-2: Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

  • 3-5-ETS1-3: Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.

  • 3-PS2-1: Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

  • 3-PS2-2: Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.

  • 4-PS3-4: Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.

  • MS-ETS1-1: Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment.

  • MS-ETS1-2: Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

  • MS-ETS1-3: Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.

  • MS-PS2-2: Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.

*The Next Generation Science Standards are a registered trademark of WestEd. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.