This STEM experiment kit gives your child a
fun way to discover the basic principles of
physics. This kit includes everything needed
for the experiments, except batteries and a
few other common household items. Please
help your child obtain these things.
Along with step-by-step instructions, this
manual includes a story that unfolds
alongside the experiments. The heroine of the
story is Pepper Mint — an eleven-year-old girl
whose creativity and cleverness help her to
find her way through a series of small
adventures and to overcome various
challenges. The kit includes a figurine of
Pepper Mint herself, and a treehouse, so that
your child can play along with the story.
The treehouse set offers a total of nine
experiments. Each experiment adds another
element to the treehouse: a rope ladder, a
hoist, string of lanterns, and so on.
Every construction project provides a short
explanation of the physics behind it. Along
the way, your child learns why a block-and-
tackle hoist can save energy, how a sloping
surface causes acceleration, and why a
catapult is an energy converter.
Children in this age group are at different
stages of development, so you can decide in
advance which experiments your child can do
alone, and where your help will be needed.
Please support your child with advice and
practical help, and check the completed
assemblies for each experiment.
This kit is not suitable for children under the
age of 8. Please keep small children and pets
away from the experiments and read through
the safety information with your child. Keep
the instructions handy for reference at all
times.
Have fun experimenting and playing!
I’m Pepper Mint.
I’ve got lots of good ideas — and
sometimes I can get a little carried
away with my projects. But they
usually work out in the end! This time
I’m visiting my Aunt Linda in her jungle
treehouse. Come along with me!
Here’s what to do:
1
Read the story or get someone
to read it aloud
2
Carry out the experiment
3
Learn through playing
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