Gumball Machine Maker – Thames and Kosmos
Super Sweet Stunts
Build your own gumball machine and learn physics lessons at the same time. A turn of a handle dispenses one gumball at a time out of the storage globe and down the track. As the gumballs roll down the track, they perform cool tricks. Add pieces like a pendulum, pulley cups, funnel, trampoline, pinball launcher, and domino track to your machine to see these wacky stunts in action. Each segment of the track teaches a different lesson in physics, allowing users to explore force, motion, momentum, gravity, energy, simple machines, and more. The gumballs land in a collection cup and are easily returned to the globe for another run. The track segments can be repositioned to create an almost limitless number of different gumball machines. Trial-and-error experiments teach in a fun, hands-on way. Will your gumball successfully make it to the end of the track, or will you have to reengineer your gumball machine to make it work?
