TeacherGeek Grab Lab

Have you ever seen a bird gobble a worm or a chipmunk stuff their darling cheeks? How do they do it? Animals have evolved some amazing grippers and grabbers over time. Model your own tools and traits with the TeacherGeek Grab Lab. Kids build their own simple grabber from connector strips and screws, then improve its design with inspiration from the animal kingdom. Easily re-design the end effector with recycling bin components, 3-D prints or crafty supplies - anything is possible. Watch as kids are enveloped in the engineering & design process, competing in exciting challenges inspired by eagles, robins, monkeys and robots - you simply can't tear them away from this activity. A truly hands-on, immersive STEM | Maker activity perfect for elementary age groups. Build once, tinker forever. Students need TeacherGeek tool sets to make their grabbers (but cutters only need to be used by an adult to get them set up). Lesson plans available for grades K-8.