Build structures to study physics concepts

Put your students to work testing and solving the "ladder problem" on their own. A great way to internalize a tough concept.

The High School Physics Structures Set is designed not just for ease of assembly, but also ease of adjustment. When you want your students to learn from trial and error, use this set to let them build, adjust and retest.

Give your students the flexibility to design and build engineered structures – almost unlimited flexibility leads to roller coasters, catapults, shake towers, bridges, booms and much more. Many times a project results in just a single build and it either works or doesn’t. 

Use the Structures set for fun and instructive student competitions. See which group can build the catapult that launches the furthest, the rubber-band car that travels fastest, or the ramp that launches a car closest to a target. 

Or study more traditional physics concepts. Create a teeter-totter to investigate torque or bring a classic textbook diagram to life by investigating the frictional force on a ladder, leaned against a wall. 

At the heart of the set is a large number of solidly constructed I-beams of various sizes, and connectors that allow them to be quickly screwed in place at a variety of angles. There are also sliding connectors, a road bed and car, drive wheels and more. Construction and changes to any design are quick and simple.

Once your structures are built, add sensors to measure force, position, velocity and acceleration. Literally in minutes, students can create their own unique apparatus to explore and measure physical quantities.