What are k'nex®?
K'NEX® is a company and also the brand of popular construction toys, originally created by Joel Glickman, produced for the first time K'nex, which Glicman started with his brother Bob. Today the company sells not only K'Nex®, but also two other famous and popular children's toys: Lincoln Logs® and Brio®.
The idea for K'Nex® came to Joel when he played with some straws at the wedding. The original product, as you could expect from the straw model, was made with rods and connectors. Later, movement with gears, pulleys and wheels was added. The third step of development included movement with several mechanisms: engines that have been integrated into models and mechanical drives. The fourth innovation allowed K'Nex® programming and led to Cyberk'nex®.
In addition to the extension of the abilities of parts, there have been other changes in K'Nex® over time. The colors of the building parts have changed, and when the models that could stand up, they expanded to include vehicles and models with space themes, chrome parts were added. Product offers include the topicTical sets that focus on models that can be built - such as vehicles, amusement parks and pets - and also bind to other brands such as Sesame Street®.
Beyond the game models, K'Nex® offers a range of education products, so teachers can integrate K'Nex® through high school. The first set in the series is a set of early childhood, which refers to basic educational principles such as life cycles and transport. For school students, there are targeted subjects at elementary school and secondary school physics-S survey of simple machines such as bikes, gears, axles and incl. Aircraft, along with solar energy; Mathematical and geometric sets for grades 1–3 and 4-6; And a biology set that allows students to explore DNA replication and transcription. A specially made manual for teachers is available for the DNA set.
forAs K'Nex® are made of plastic, parents can find that their children experience less frustration than with wooden tinkertoys®, for example, which had some problems with poor adaptations between pieces. In addition, despite the fact that the sets can be marked for certain possible results, children can have a good time with spontaneous games that only follow pieces without a formal goal.
sets can be combined to create larger models and storage specially designed for toy is available. Building tips on the company's website can help young builders avoid frustration.