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Learn How Electricity and Magnetism Work With This Educational Toy

Elenco Electronics, Inc., is pleased to announce the addition of Snaptricity to its Snap Circuit educational toy product line.  This kit teaches about magnetism and how electricity is used in an everyday home environment.

The Snaptricity kit provides over 40 parts including a meter, electromagnet, motor, lamps, switches, a fan and a compass.  It provides knowledge about magnetic fields, how switches control the lights in homes and how series and parallel circuits affect electricity.  A color-coded manual uses over 75 projects to demonstrate these principles of electricity.

Snap Circuits has expanded from its original 100 building circuits (Snap Circuits, Jr.) to the Snap Circuits 300, Snap Circuits 500 Pro and Snap Circuits 750 Extreme.  Upgrade kits are available for all versions of these electrical building kits.  Snap Circuits are also available with a computer interface and in school editions with teacher and student guides.

Snap Circuits was given the Gold Award by the National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA), has been chosen by Better Homes and Gardens as one of the best toys in 2006 and was awarded “Dr Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products” and “Dr. Toy’s 10 Best Educational Products.”

Elenco Electronics is located in Wheeling, IL, and is a supplier of Innovative Toys and Educational Devices internationally.

For more information, visit Elenco Electronics, Inc.’s website at www.elenco.com


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Tom Shaw

Technical Education Post, Online Publisher

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