Tinkering Labs - Catalyst Booster Bundle

Expand your build options with the Catalyst Booster Bundle: a super-charged version of the original Catalyst Kit.

Catalyst Booster Bundle Includes:

• All of the parts, tools, storage, and challenge cards included in the Electric Motors Catalyst Kit PLUS...

• 2 motors with wires, casings, and bushings

• 6 LEDs -yellow, red, green, blue, white, and orange

• Additional set of Electric Motors Catalyst wooden parts
  •  1 Chassis
  • 12 wheels in various sizes
  • 2 L-shape wooden connectors
  • 2 short wooden connectors
  • 2 long wooden connectors

• 1 AA battery pack for LEDs - requires 3 batteries not included
• 1 AAA battery pack for motors - requires 2 batteries not included
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Designed for Learning

• Minimal prep, maximum impact: Everything you need is in the box, from batteries to brainstorming paper. Just open and go.
• Screen-free and NGSS-aligned: Students practice engineering design and physical science standards without devices or logins.
• Goal-directed but unscripted: With 10 challenge cards, students get direction without step-by-step instructions, encouraging them to problem-solve and think creatively.

Why Teachers Love It 

1. Quick builds, lasting engagement: Challenges can be started and completed within a class period, but students are motivated to keep tinkering. 
2. Authentic engineering: Using the same kinds of materials found in real machines, students experience what it’s like to be inventors, not just builders. 
3. Reusable and open-ended: The kit is designed to be made, unmade, and remade—again and again.