Learning Electronics Section

Activity Kits for Kids
While younger kids generally aren't ready to learn much electronic theory, that doesn't mean that they can't start learning basic concepts and vocabulary. These kits are easy and fun to put together and produce devices that are fun to play with. Even after the device gets pushed to the back of the closet, your child will remeber that they can actually build and fix things themselves instead of being a passive consumer. Some parental guidance and help to read the entire manual is needed to make these kits a truly educational activity.
	Action Kit Lab This kit contains everything you need to build a working electric generator, motor, bell and meter. While building you will learn how these basic electric components work and practice your mechanical building skills with basic hand tools. The four kits can then be used together to conduct a number of simple experiments. Recommended for ages 10 and older. Can be the start of a great science fair project. Catalog number: 10124. Brand: Maxitronic. Brand's Part Number: MX-902. More Product Details ...
Stock Number Buy Product Title Price Status H01012-01H Action Kit Lab $39.99 In Stock
	AM/FM Radio Kit This kit contains everything you need to build your own AM/FM radio. Its easy, fun and safe. The easy-to-read Illustrated manual shows you how to build the radio and explains the basics of radio theory. Can be the start of a great science fair project. Catalog number: 10140. Brand: Maxitronic. Brand's Part Number: MX-901AF. The manufacturer recommends this product for ages 8+. More Product Details ...
Stock Number Buy Product Title Price Status H01014-01D AM/FM Radio Kit $19.50 In Stock
	Deluxe RC SNAP ROVER Have FUN building your own RC Snap RoverTM using the colorful Snap Circuits parts that come with this kit. There is no soldering required as all the parts snap together with ease. Once completed, you will be able to navigate your surroundings with the easy-to-use Snap RoverTM remote control. Catalog number: 43174. Brand: Elenco Electronics. Brand's Part Number: SCROV-50. The manufacturer recommends this product for ages 8+. More Product Details ...
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	Magnetic Science Explore the Invisible Force of Magnetism Explore the invisible and amazing power of magnets with 33 engaging experiments and games. This science experiment kit contains many magnets of different shapes and sizes, and a variety of other components with which you can explore this classic scientific subject. Catalog number: 47399. Brand: Thames & Kosmos. Brand's Part Number: 665050. The manufacturer recommends this product for ages 8+. More Product Details ...
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	Motor & Generator Kit Build Your Own Electric Motor Electric motors and generators are in countless devices, appliances, and vehicles we use every day. They are an essential technology in our modern world. With this kit, you can conduct 25 experiments to learn how an electric motor converts electricity into motion, and how an electric generator does just the opposite, converting motion into electricity. Catalog number: 47381. Brand: Thames & Kosmos. Brand's Part Number: 665036. The manufacturer recommends this product for ages 8+. More Product Details ...
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	Motor & Generator Kit This kit contains everything you need to build a working electric generator and motor. While building you will learn how these basic electric components work and practice your mechanical building skills with basic hand tools. The two kits can then be used together to conduct a number of simple experiments. Can be the start of a great science fair project. Catalog number: 10736. Brand: Maxitronic. Brand's Part Number: MX-902T. The manufacturer recommends this product for ages 10+. More Product Details ...
Stock Number Buy Product Title Price Status H01073-01Z Motor & Generator Kit $22.99 In Stock
	RC SNAP ROVER A build it yourself, educational non-soldering model kit (over 30 colorful parts that snap together). With the wireless , 27MHz multi-channel remote control, you can navigate your finished Snap Rover to the left and right, forward and backwards. Operating LED headlight; red and blue side lights. Sound effects. Pre-assembled Rover body. The clear side frames allow you to view the colorful moving gears. The R/C receiver is a specialized radio circuit with a channel switch that allow you to race up to 3 Snap Rovers at the same time. If you have Snap Circuits Snap Circuits SC-300 you can also build a Night Sound Rover, Six Function R/C, and R/C Motor with this kit. Full color assembly manual with over 20 projects! Catalog number: 40675. Brand: Elenco Electronics. Brand's Part Number: SCROV-10. The manufacturer recommends this product for ages 8+. More Product Details ...
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	Snap Circuits Electromagnetism Compare an electromagnet to a normal magnet! Have lots of fun while learning about electricity and magnetism. Easy-to-use, and will make kids smarter. Catalog number: 46268. Brand: Elenco Electronics. Brand's Part Number: SCP-08. More Product Details ...
Stock Number Buy Product Title Price Status H04626-01B Snap Circuits Electromagnetism $16.50 In Stock
	Snap Circuits Extreme SC-750 This is a really fun kit that lets kids snap circuits together before they have the fine motors skills and attention span needed for either soldering or solderless breadboards. Most kids really enjoy the ability to make their own circuits that buzz, light up, whirl or send flying saucers into the air. These are also great demonstration devices for teachers introducing basic electronic theory. Many students get lost in the translation from neat schematic diagrams to the wire maze of normal circuit building. With this kit you can build and demonstrate circuits that physically look like the schematic before proceeding to messy breadboarding. Contains over 80 parts to build over 750 experiments. Includes everything from SC-500 plus experiments in solar, electromagnetism, vibration switches, and 70 computer interfaced experiments. Catalog number: 43216. Brand: Elenco Electronics. Brand's Part Number: SC-750. The manufacturer recommends this product for ages 8-108. More Product Details ...
Stock Number Buy Product Title Price Status H04321-01Z Snap Circuits Extreme SC-750 Retail Price: $133.95 Our Price: $96.95 In Stock
	Snap Circuits Flying Saucer Kit Catalog number: 42093. Brand: Elenco Electronics. Brand's Part Number: SCP-06. More Product Details ...
Stock Number Buy Product Title Price Status H04209-01W Snap Circuits Flying Saucer Kit $16.49 In Stock
	Snap Circuits FM Radio Kit Catalog number: 42069. Brand: Elenco Electronics. Brand's Part Number: SCP-02. More Product Details ...
Stock Number Buy Product Title Price Status H04206-01C Snap Circuits FM Radio Kit $24.99 In Stock
	Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100 This is a really fun kit that lets kids snap circuits together before they have the fine motors skills and attention span needed for either soldering or solderless breadboards. Most kids really enjoy the ability to make their own circuits that buzz, light up, whirl or send flying saucers into the air. These are also great demonstration devices for teachers introducing basic electronic theory. Many students get lost in the translation from neat schematic diagrams to the wire maze of normal circuit building. With this kit you can build and demonstrate circuits that physically look like the schematic before proceeding to messy breadboarding. Contains over 30 parts. Build over 100 exciting projects. Catalog number: 12302. Brand: Elenco Electronics. Brand's Part Number: SC-100. The manufacturer recommends this product for ages 8+. More Product Details ...
Stock Number Buy Product Title Price Status H01230-01F Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100 Retail Price: $32.95 Our Price: $23.95 In Stock
	Snap Circuits LIGHT Electronics Learning Kit This is a really fun kit that lets kids snap circuits together before they have the fine motors skills and attention span needed for either soldering or solderless breadboards. Most kids really enjoy the ability to make their own circuits that buzz, light up, whirl or send flying saucers into the air. Catalog number: 47266. Brand: Elenco Electronics. Brand's Part Number: SCL175. The manufacturer recommends this product for ages 8+. More Product Details ...
Stock Number Buy Product Title Price Status H04726-01Z Snap Circuits LIGHT Electronics Learning Kit $79.95 In Stock
	Snap Circuits Motion Detector Kit Build your own motion detector, and whenever somebody walks in front of it, the sound of a laser comes out of the speaker and a red light flashes! Build different circuits with electronic blocks that snap onto a clear plastic base grid. 6 additional circuit projects can be done with this kit: Siren Motion Detector Alarm Motion Detector Police Car Fire Engine Machine Gun European Siren The colorful, step-by-step instructions make these electronic experiments simple to build and use. Requires one 9V battery (not included). Catalog number: 40634. Brand: Elenco Electronics. Brand's Part Number: SCP-03. The manufacturer recommends this product for ages 8+. More Product Details ...
Stock Number Buy Product Title Price Status H04063-01X Snap Circuits Motion Detector Kit $24.95 In Stock
	Snap Circuits Music Box Kit Catalog number: 42077. Brand: Elenco Electronics. Brand's Part Number: SCP-04. More Product Details ...
Stock Number Buy Product Title Price Status H04207-01A Snap Circuits Music Box Kit $15.95 In Stock
	Snap Circuits Musical Recorder Kit Snap Circuits Musical Recorder Catalog number: 42051. Brand: Elenco Electronics. Brand's Part Number: SCP-01. More Product Details ...
Stock Number Buy Product Title Price Status H04205-01E Snap Circuits Musical Recorder Kit $24.99 In Stock
	Snap Circuits Pro SC-500 This is a really fun kit that lets kids snap circuits together before they have the fine motors skills and attention span needed for either soldering or solderless breadboards. Most kids really enjoy the ability to make their own circuits that buzz, light up, whirl or send flying saucers into the air. These are also great demonstration devices for teachers introducing basic electronic theory. Many students get lost in the translation from neat schematic diagrams to the wire maze of normal circuit building. With this kit you can build and demonstrate circuits that physically look like the schematic before proceeding to messy breadboarding. Pro Version - Contains over 75 parts including voice recording IC, FM radio module, analog meter, transformer, relay, and 7-segment LED display. Build over 500 experiments. Catalog number: 43208. Brand: Elenco Electronics. Brand's Part Number: SC-500. The manufacturer recommends this product for ages 8-108. More Product Details ...
Stock Number Buy Product Title Price Status H04320-01B Snap Circuits Pro SC-500 Retail Price: $97.95 Our Price: $71.95 In Stock
	Snap Circuits SC-300 This is a really fun kit that lets kids snap circuits together before they have the fine motors skills and attention span needed for either soldering or solderless breadboards. Most kids really enjoy the ability to make their own circuits that buzz, light up, whirl or send flying saucers into the air. These are also great demonstration devices for teachers introducing basic electronic theory. Many students get lost in the translation from neat schematic diagrams to the wire maze of normal circuit building. With this kit you can build and demonstrate circuits that physically look like the schematic before proceeding to messy breadboarding. Contains over 60 parts. Build over 300 exciting projects. Catalog number: 12310. Brand: Elenco Electronics. Brand's Part Number: SC-300. More Product Details ...
Stock Number Buy Product Title Price Status H01231-01D Snap Circuits SC-300 Retail Price: $65.95 Our Price: $47.95 In Stock
	Snap Circuits Space Battle Kit Catalog number: 42085. Brand: Elenco Electronics. Brand's Part Number: SCP-05. More Product Details ...
Stock Number Buy Product Title Price Status H04208-01Y Snap Circuits Space Battle Kit $15.95 In Stock
	Snap Circuits Water Clock Catalog number: 47761. Brand: Elenco Electronics. Brand's Part Number: SCP-07. More Product Details ...
Stock Number Buy Product Title Price Status H04776-01U Snap Circuits Water Clock $16.50 In Stock
Activity Kits for Teens and Adults
These kits consist of a bag of parts and a book of instructions for building a wide variety of electronic circuits. Even if you just follow the pictures and assemble the circuits you will learn the basic vocabulary of electronics, learn how to identify basic electronic components and get some basic building experience. By carefully reading the manual as you work, you can get a good overview of electronic theory. These kits emphasize hands-on activity more than teaching theory, so for deeper knowledge they should be accompanied or followed by studying one of the books in our Recommended Electronics Books category.
	130-in-1 Electronics Playground Learn basic electronic by building real circuits. This kit uses the spring-clip method for attaching all components, so the only loose parts are strips of wire. Catalog number: 44388. Brand: Elenco Electronics. Brand's Part Number: EP-130. The manufacturer recommends this product for ages 12+. More Product Details ...
Stock Number Buy Product Title Price Status H04438-01P 130-in-1 Electronics Playground $49.99 In Stock
	300-in-1 Electronics Lab This lab includes a solderless breadboard, dozens of electronic components and an easy-to-read, illustrated, lab-style manual demonstrating 300 exciting electronic projects using both digital and analog circuits. Projects include: transistor radio, multiple counter, rain detector, organ, digital light dimmer, voltage drop alarm, burglar alarm, tone burst generator, logic checker, delayed timer, audio signal tracer, function generator, electronic game, electronic candle, voltage controlled amplifier, optical Volume, Voice level meter and many, many more! This is a great learning kit to get you started designing and building your own circuits. Once you finish the exercises, you can continue to use the kit indefinitely as a handy prototyping tool for testing circuits you design or discover in books or on the WEB. Catalog number: 10066. Brand: Maxitronic. Brand's Part Number: MX-908. More Product Details ...
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	50-in-1 Electronics Playground Learn basic electronic by building real circuits. This kit uses the spring-clip method for attaching all components, so the only loose parts are strips of wire. Catalog number: 44370. Brand: Elenco Electronics. Brand's Part Number: EP-50. The manufacturer recommends this product for ages 10+. More Product Details ...
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	Basic Electronic Components This kit contains over 45 common electronic and hardware components and a short pamphlet that describes each component including its basic purpose, construction and identifying marks. This is a great orientation to electronics components for someone who wants to jump into electronic kit building. Catalog number: 16675. Brand: Elenco Electronics. Brand's Part Number: ECK-10. 24 pages. More Product Details ...
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	Basic Electronics Experiments Kit w/Breadboard and Parts This is a great little kit to get you started learning about electronics. It includes a 72 page manual which describes the theory and application of each component and provides 50 experiments to show how these components are used in practical circuits. The kit includes a solderless Bredblox for assembling your circuits and all the resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors and other components needed for the experiments. The experiments include: Electronic Keyboard, Water alarm, finger touch lamp, electronic kazoo, battery tester, magnetic bridge, voltmeter, Morse code and a lot more. Catalog number: 10199. Brand: Elenco Electronics. Brand's Part Number: PK-101B. More Product Details ...
Stock Number Buy Product Title Price Status H01019-01C Basic Electronics Experiments Kit w/Breadboard and Parts $29.99 In Stock
	Electricity & Magnetism Conduct more than 60 electrifying experiments with circuits and magnetic contraptions to learn about electricity and magnetism, and how these two fundamental properties are closely related. Children eight and up can safely and easily experiment with electric current and magnetic fields using the colorful snap-together blocks and components in this hands-on kit. Catalog number: 47340. Brand: Thames & Kosmos. Brand's Part Number: 620417. The manufacturer recommends this product for ages 8+. More Product Details ...
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	Electronics Learning Circuits Construct circuits with colorful electric building blocks to learn about electricity and how electronic devices work. With the innovative snap-together blocks in the ElectronX building system, children eight and up can safely and easily begin experimenting with electronic circuits. Catalog number: 47332. Brand: Thames & Kosmos. Brand's Part Number: 615819. The manufacturer recommends this product for ages 8+. More Product Details ...
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	SMT Soldering Training Kit: Decision Maker Project Soldering is an essential skill if you want to build or repair your own electronic circuits. The latest electronics components utilize Surface Mount Technology (SMT) to reduce circuit size by putting componments in tiny packages with minimal soldering surface. This kit provides a comprehensive, hands-on introduction to manual SMT soldering. It includes a printed manual that that explains soldering theory and practice and shows how to identify the most commonly used electronic components. The kits includes a nicely made printed circuit board (PCB) and all the components needed to build an electronic decision maker as your first surface mount soldering project. The kit includes a tube of solder and a strip of desoldering braid. You need to provide your own soldering iron, such as Basic Soldering Tool Set or Solder Wick, and a 9v battery such as Alkaline 9v Battery - Pack of 1. Catalog number: 21030. Brand: Elenco Electronics. Brand's Part Number: SM-200K. 16 pages. More Product Details ...
Stock Number Buy Product Title Price Status H02103-01D SMT Soldering Training Kit: Decision Maker Project $24.95 In Stock
	Soldering Training Kit: Blinking LEDs Project Soldering is an essential skill if you want to build or repair your own electronic circuits. This kit provides a comprehensive, hands-on introduction to soldering for electronics. It includes a printed manual that that explains soldering theory and practice and shows how to identify the most commonly used electronic components. The kits includes a nicely made printed circuit board (PCB) and all the components needed to build a blinking LED circuit as your first soldering project. The kit includes a tube of solder and a strip of desoldering braid. You need to provide your own soldering iron, such as Basic Soldering Tool Set or Solder Wick, and a 9v battery such as Alkaline 9v Battery - Pack of 1. Catalog number: 21022. Brand: Elenco Electronics. Brand's Part Number: SP-3B. 16 pages. More Product Details ...
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	Soldering Training Kit: Siren Project Soldering is an essential skill if you want to build or repair your own electronic circuits. This kit provides a comprehensive, hands-on introduction to soldering for electronics. It includes a printed manual that that explains soldering theory and practice and shows how to identify the most commonly used electronic components. The kits includes a nicely made printed circuit board (PCB) and all the components needed to build an electronic siren as your first soldering project. The kit includes a tube of solder and a strip of desoldering braid. You need to provide your own soldering iron, such as Basic Soldering Tool Set or Solder Wick, and a 9v battery such as Alkaline 9v Battery - Pack of 1. Catalog number: 20800. Brand: Elenco Electronics. Brand's Part Number: SP-1A. 16 pages. More Product Details ...
Stock Number Buy Product Title Price Status H02080-01D Soldering Training Kit: Siren Project $12.95 In Stock
	Soldering Training Kit: Siren Project w/ Iron and Cutters Soldering is an essential skill if you want to build or repair your own electronic circuits. This kit provides a comprehensive, hands-on introduction to soldering for electronics. It includes a printed manual that that explains soldering theory and practice and shows how to identify the most commonly used electronic components. The kits includes a nicely made printed circuit board (PCB) and all the components needed to build an electronic siren as your first soldering project. The kit includes a tube of solder and a strip of desoldering braid. You need to provide your own soldering iron, such as Basic Soldering Tool Set or Solder Wick, and a 9v battery such as Alkaline 9v Battery - Pack of 1. Catalog number: 47993. Brand: Elenco Electronics. Brand's Part Number: AK-100. 16 pages. More Product Details ...
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	The Dangerous Book for Boys: Essential Electronics Based on the bestselling childrens book The Dangerous Book for Boys, this kit presents electronics every kid should know through fun, engaging, and impressive experiments and activities. Catalog number: 46201. Brand: Thames & Kosmos. Brand's Part Number: 600002. The manufacturer recommends this product for ages 8+. More Product Details ...
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Recommended Electronics Books
We list just our top recommendations for beginning electronics books here. Check our Books section to see our complete list of books.
	Practical Electronics for Inventors Author: Paul Scherz This book provides an in-depth introduction to practical electronics for readers with a reasonable working knowledge of college level math and science. In relatively few pages the author takes you from fundamental concepts to advanced circuits, thoroughly (but densley) explaining both theory and practice every step of the way. The book includes hundres of illustrations and sample circuits to support the text. Catalog number: 15115. Brand: McGraw-Hill Books. Brand's Part Number: 0070580782. 606 pages. ISBN: 0070580782. More Product Details ...
Stock Number Buy Product Title Price Status H01511-01J Practical Electronics for Inventors Retail Price: $39.95 Our Price: $31.96 Out of Stock
	Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics (3rd Ed) Author: Stan Gibilisco This excellent book provides a comprehensive introduction to electronics that is aimed at hobbyists and technicians who want to understand and use electronics without getting bogged down in complex math or unnecessary theory. The author starts without any expectation of prior knowledge and progresses through a comprehensive explanation of common components including resistors, capacitors, inductors and transistors and common analog and digital circuits. The book includes over 500 illustrations and circuit diagrams. Catalog number: 15107. Brand: McGraw-Hill Books. Brand's Part Number: 0071377301. 728 pages. ISBN: 0071377301. More Product Details ...
Stock Number Buy Product Title Price Status H01510-01L Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics (3rd Ed) Retail Price: $34.95 Our Price: $27.96 Out of Stock