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Age Range (Description) Kid
Item Dimensions LxWxH 17.8 x 2.3 x 11.9 inches

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  • SO MANY TOYS IN A SNAP: Make dozens of cool electronic gadgets - all from one box! A safe and fun way to introduce children ages 8+ to the basics of electrical engineering! Build exciting projects and toys using the included colorful instruction book!
  • AMAZING VALUE: So many projects to make and build! With 75 parts, simply snap the pieces together to create 500+ fun and exciting projects! Listen to a radio you built yourself along with other fun projects like a voice recorder and LED display.
  • GREAT GIFT Give the gift of learning and fun this holiday season! Snap Circuits kits will keep kids busy and having fun all year round. Combine with other Snap Circuits kits for even more projects!
  • NO TOOLS NEEDED Elenco Snap Circui s kits include everything you need to start learning immediately - and more. Unlike traditional electronics kits, no soldering or tools are required to build. The numbered and color coded pieces snap easily onto the included plastic grid.Batteries Required
  • AWARD WINNING KITS! We're proud to produce high quality products loved by kids, parents,and educators. Snap Circuits kits have won a number of awards - including the Specialty Toy of the Year Award, Seriously STEM! award, Good Housekeeping's Best Toys, Purdue University's Engineering Gift Guide, National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval, Toy Insider's Top Holiday Toys, placement on the Dr. Toy list of 100 Best Children's Products and Best Educational products, and the "Stem Approved" Trustmark from Stem.org.

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Here's a fun and engaging way to learn how gizmos and gadgets work. This Snap Circuits Pro kit builds more than 500 projects. A Dr. Toy winner for the top 100 best children's products, it has easy-to-identify, color-coded parts and teaches electronic circuits through practical applications. Kids can create their own experiments and games, or build their own digital voice recorder, AM radio, digitally tuned FM radio, AC generator, screaming fan, whistle switch and much more. Give your child an exciting, hands-on introduction to electronics with Elenco's Snap Circuits Pro SC-500. This innovative kit contains over 70 color-coded, real circuit parts that snap together to create working electronic circuits and devices. Recommended for children 8 and older, this set offers 511 do-it-yourself projects that will give your child an entertaining, concrete education on how electronics work. With its easy-to-follow instructions, Snap Circuits gives your child a hands-on education in how electrical circuits run the everyday devices that they're familiar with. They'll also gain valuable lessons in building and in following instructions. The project manuals include large color illustrations and simple directions for each project. Grow as you go because the projects are arranged in order of complexity, kids can build on their skills as they progress through the manual. The lessons start out with a simple electric light and switch project that demonstrates how electricity is turned on and off with a switch. Further along, kids can put together a music alarm, different visual displays, an adjustable light control, and more. Design your own circuits and upgrade your kit once children have mastered several of the techniques introduced in this kit, They can use the parts to experiment and create their own customized circuits and electronic devices. Snap Circuits Pro SC-500 requires four AA batteries, which are not included. What's in the box? Plastic snap-grid, 76 electrical parts, and 3 project manuals.

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Give your child an exciting, hands-on introduction to electronics with Elenco Electronics Snap Circuits PRO SC-500. This innovative kit contains over 70 color-coded, real circuit components that snap together to create working electronic circuits and devices. Recommended for children 8 and older, this set offers 511 do-it-yourself projects that will give your child an entertaining, concrete education on how electronics work.

Create Working Electronic Circuits
Snap Circuits comes with over 70 pieces to create 511 different electronic projects. The pieces, which include snap wires, slide switches, resistors, an FM radio module, and a 7-segment LED display, snap together easily on the included plastic grid--no soldering required. Each piece is numbered and color-coded to make identifying them easy. These components combine to create working circuit boards just like the ones found inside televisions, radios, and other electronic devices.

Simple, Fun Projects Let Kids Learn While They Play
With its easy-to-follow instructions, Snap Circuits gives your child a hands-on education in how electrical circuits run the everyday devices that they're familiar with. They'll also gain valuable lessons in building and in following instructions. The project manuals include large color illustrations and simple directions for each project.

The project list includes all of the projects from the 100-in-1 and 300-in-1 kits and 206 additional projects, including a music meter, an FM radio, and a digital voice recorder. With these projects, children will learn about electric switches, integrated circuits, digital circuits, fuses, and more.

Grow as You Go
Because the projects are arranged in order of complexity, kids can build on their skills as they progress through the manual. The lessons start out with a simple electric light and switch project that demonstrates how electricity is turned on and off with a switch. Further along, kids can put together a music alarm, different visual displays, an adjustable light control, and more.

Design Your Own Circuits and Upgrade Your Kit
Once children have mastered several of the techniques introduced in this kit, they can use the components to experiment and create their own customized circuits and electronic devices. The Snap Circuits PRO SC-500 can also be upgraded to the Snap Circuits Extreme (SC-750) or the Snap-Micro I Standard (SCM-400) with the purchase of a UC-80 or UC-100 upgrade kit, respectively. Kids will enjoy additional parts, manuals, and projects that'll take their kit--and their fun--to the next level.

Snap Circuits PRO SC-500 requires four AA batteries, which are not included.

What's in the Box
Plastic snap-grid, 76 electrical components, and 3 project manuals.



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So Many Projects to Make

STEM kits come with a clear, easy to understand illustrated instruction manual. Follow along step-by-step and complete multiple projects with each product. Build dozens of fun and unique projects from one box.

Safe with No Tools Required

Build with your hands! All products are assembled simply by snapping parts together, no tools required. Only Snap Circuits products use patented CircuitSafe Technology to keep kids safe while they play.

What's inside

All Snap Circuits kits come with everything you need (batteries excluded) to complete real electronic circuits. Components combine to create working circuit boards just like the ones found inside televisions, radios, and other electronic devices.

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Model Number SCB-20 SC-100 SC-500 SCA-200 SCG225 MYHSCP20
How Many Projects 21+ 100+ 500+ 200+ 125+ 53
Number of Parts 13 29 75 36 45 72
Batteries Required No
Recommended Age 5+ 8+ 8+ 8+ 8+ 8+
Features Alternative Energy

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  • Plastic snap-grid, 76 electrical parts, and 3 project manuals.
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    4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Customers like the educational value, fun, and quality of the science fundamentals kit. They mention that it's a great STEM learning device, and that the projects build upon each other nicely. They also appreciate the easy to read step-by-step instructions and the sturdiness of the kit.

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    Customers find the science fundamentals kit educational. They say it's a great STEM learning device, with plenty of projects and learning to last quite some time. Customers also say it provides fun and learning for a long time, and helps build some reference points. They also mention that the various circuits teach manipulative skills.

    "...It’s really educational being able to show the kids voltages and currents and waveforms on the computer screen...." Read more

    "...Lots of implicit learning going on. I pointed to the microwave display and said, "See, that's how it works!"" Read more

    "...Everything has a place.It's fun. It's educational. It's worth the investment...." Read more

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    346 customers mention320 positive26 negative

    Customers find the science fundamentals kit well-thought-out, well-built, and perfect for projects. They also say the projects build upon each other nicely and lead intuitively to the next. Customers also say it's an amazing item and well executed.

    "...and they have been a hit with the students as they are able to create all sorts of projects, including alarms, fans, lamps, AM radio, doorbells,..." Read more

    "...It’s well built, well thought out, and is definitely one of those toys that your children one day will blow the dust off the box and tell their..." Read more

    "...The kit includes a vast array of experiments and projects that can be worked through relatively easily...." Read more

    "...Maybe I just missed it. In summary: Great kit, really fast and easy, enough projects and flexibility to provide fun and learning for a long time...." Read more

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    Customers find the science fundamentals kit fun with child-friendly pieces. They say the projects are a lot of fun and complete with the addition of a few pieces. Customers also say the kit is a blast to play with and allows kids to tap into their creative side. They mention the difficulty levels keep a child engaged for a long time. Overall, customers say the product is incredibly fantastic for kids.

    "...something affordable that doesn't require an advance degree, allows kids to have fun on their own and spend hours tinkering with, you'll soon find..." Read more

    "...This is a fantabulous kit for kids and I’m very happy I purchased it...." Read more

    "...- My kids love the projects. I've been very impressed. - It has a cable that you can connect to the microphone port of a PC sound card...." Read more

    "...Everything has a place.It's fun. It's educational. It's worth the investment...." Read more

    269 customers mention241 positive28 negative

    Customers find the science fundamentals kit very easy to read and use. They also say the booklets with step-by-step instructions do a decent job explaining the circuits and projects. Customers also mention that the projects range from easy to challenging, and the picture schematics are easy to decode.

    "...This set includes the 5 easy-to-follow manuals of the smaller sets and all the parts needed to build 750 projects in all, in a sturdy carrying case..." Read more

    "...chock full of things for the kids to build and the instructions are very easy to understand and all the electronic components are clearly..." Read more

    "...It's easy for an adult. It's part of the "puzzle" for the kids. After we put a few together, they both got it...." Read more

    "...This is a well made, hard shell kit that is well labeled and contains everything you need to explore the world of circuitry...." Read more

    197 customers mention158 positive39 negative

    Customers are impressed with the sturdiness of the science fundamentals kit. They say it's durable, and still going strong after years of use. The parts are big enough and sturdy enough for little fingers to manipulate without risking breaking. However, some customers feel the kit can't take much abuse, since it'd be made of mostly plastic.

    "...Don't let the nondescript look and fancy name fool you - this is a high quality, five-star rated toy, voted one of the best of the year...." Read more

    "...It’s well built, well thought out, and is definitely one of those toys that your children one day will blow the dust off the box and tell their..." Read more

    "...- The pieces seem sturdy enough and snap together easily..." Read more

    "...This is a well made, hard shell kit that is well labeled and contains everything you need to explore the world of circuitry...." Read more

    111 customers mention90 positive21 negative

    Customers like the value of the science fundamentals kit. They say it's well worth the price, a better investment than the Wii, and the case holds all parts securely. Customers also say the project "payoff" is rewarding and the face when they made a working FM radio was priceless.

    "...your child a Science Fair prize, but if you're looking for something affordable that doesn't require an advance degree, allows kids to have fun on..." Read more

    "...It's fun. It's educational. It's worth the investment...." Read more

    "...On the other hand, the project "payoff" is rewarding, and communicates plenty of important concepts quite well - especially about the individual..." Read more

    "...can do their own thing - even at the current cost of $80, it's a small price to pay to avoid bickering over who gets to play with it...." Read more

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    Customers like the parts of the science fundamentals kit. They mention there are lots of parts, but each part fits into its own compartment. The case is sturdy and has labeled spaces for all the parts. Customers say the set contains 50 parts and they can build over 150 different sets. They also appreciate the 4 manuals containing hundreds of circuits inside. The set comes with several components that snap together.

    "...One of the coolest things about this kit is it comes with hardware (a cable) that connects to your PC or laptop via the microphone port that turns..." Read more

    "...- There is great assortment of parts to create lots and lots of very interesting projects. - My kids love the projects...." Read more

    "...Cleanup is a breeze becase the storage compartments are well marked. Everything has a place.It's fun. It's educational...." Read more

    "...The set comes with several components, and they have snaps on them, basically the same type of snap you have on clothing, and you just snap things..." Read more

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    Customers find the circuits in the science fundamentals kit amazing, fun, and educational. They say the kit has many combinations of circuits to put together and provides fun time and insight into electrical and electronic circuits.

    "...The snap circuits set is amazing, there are so many different, fun, educational, and exciting projects you can do with this set that it is still..." Read more

    "...Now I see they have sets that connect to your phones, mp3 players and have all different colored lights...." Read more

    "Snap Circuits kits are valuable for children (and adults) on so many levels...." Read more

    "...If your child enjoys STEAM activities, this snap circuit is a great toy." Read more

    Money spent to activate the brain, rather than to deactivate the brain!!
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    Money spent to activate the brain, rather than to deactivate the brain!!
    I bought this for my 90 year old dad, who is a little bored and who is also not safe surfing in cyberspace. He desperately tries to get on the computer and read news, but it always leads him to clicking links to unsafe places. So I bought him this kit to play with, and he loves it. The pieces are sturdy and he can manage them with his gnarled hands. The picture schematics are easy to decode. There is nearly instant gratification with a light turning on, a fan spinning, or a sound, etc. when you build even the very first projects. This kit, while it seems expensive, is a couple months cable TV cost, and so much better for a brain. You can work on the projects with more than one person, make it a group fun thing. There are HUNDREDS of projects! All of the projects have a cool reward like the thing spinning, etc. They are right when they state "suitable for ages 8-108."
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