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Snap Circuits Pro SC-500 Electronics Exploration Kit | Over 500 Projects Full Color Project Manual 73 + Parts STEM Educational Toy for Kids 8

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  • SO MANY TOYS IN A SNAP: Make dozens of cool electronic gadgets - all from one box! A safe and fun way to introduce children ages 8+ to the basics of electrical engineering! Build exciting projects and toys using the included colorful instruction book!
  • AMAZING VALUE: So many projects to make and build! With 75 parts, simply snap the pieces together to create 500+ fun and exciting projects! Listen to a radio you built yourself along with other fun projects like a voice recorder and LED display.
  • GREAT GIFT Give the gift of learning and fun this holiday season! Snap Circuits kits will keep kids busy and having fun all year round. Combine with other Snap Circuits kits for even more projects!
  • NO TOOLS NEEDED Elenco Snap Circui s kits include everything you need to start learning immediately - and more. Unlike traditional electronics kits, no soldering or tools are required to build. The numbered and color coded pieces snap easily onto the included plastic grid.Batteries Required
  • AWARD WINNING KITS! We're proud to produce high quality products loved by kids, parents,and educators. Snap Circuits kits have won a number of awards - including the Specialty Toy of the Year Award, Seriously STEM! award, Good Housekeeping's Best Toys, Purdue University's Engineering Gift Guide, National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval, Toy Insider's Top Holiday Toys, placement on the Dr. Toy list of 100 Best Children's Products and Best Educational products, and the "Stem Approved" Trustmark from Stem.org.

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Product Dimensions 17.8 x 2.3 x 11.9 inches
Item Weight 3.85 pounds
Country of Origin China
ASIN B00008W73Z
Item model number SC-500
Manufacturer recommended age 8 years and up
Batteries 4 AA batteries required.
Best Sellers Rank #360 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
#4 in Educational Science Kits
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Release date February 1, 2015
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Manufacturer Elenco Electronics LLC

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Here's a fun and engaging way to learn how gizmos and gadgets work. This Snap Circuits Pro kit builds more than 500 projects. A Dr. Toy winner for the top 100 best children's products, it has easy-to-identify, color-coded parts and teaches electronic circuits through practical applications. Kids can create their own experiments and games, or build their own digital voice recorder, AM radio, digitally tuned FM radio, AC generator, screaming fan, whistle switch and much more. Give your child an exciting, hands-on introduction to electronics with Elenco's Snap Circuits Pro SC-500. This innovative kit contains over 70 color-coded, real circuit parts that snap together to create working electronic circuits and devices. Recommended for children 8 and older, this set offers 511 do-it-yourself projects that will give your child an entertaining, concrete education on how electronics work. With its easy-to-follow instructions, Snap Circuits gives your child a hands-on education in how electrical circuits run the everyday devices that they're familiar with. They'll also gain valuable lessons in building and in following instructions. The project manuals include large color illustrations and simple directions for each project. Grow as you go because the projects are arranged in order of complexity, kids can build on their skills as they progress through the manual. The lessons start out with a simple electric light and switch project that demonstrates how electricity is turned on and off with a switch. Further along, kids can put together a music alarm, different visual displays, an adjustable light control, and more. Design your own circuits and upgrade your kit once children have mastered several of the techniques introduced in this kit, They can use the parts to experiment and create their own customized circuits and electronic devices. Snap Circuits Pro SC-500 requires four AA batteries, which are not included. What's in the box? Plastic snap-grid, 76 electrical parts, and 3 project manuals.

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Give your child an exciting, hands-on introduction to electronics with Elenco Electronics Snap Circuits PRO SC-500. This innovative kit contains over 70 color-coded, real circuit components that snap together to create working electronic circuits and devices. Recommended for children 8 and older, this set offers 511 do-it-yourself projects that will give your child an entertaining, concrete education on how electronics work.

Create Working Electronic Circuits
Snap Circuits comes with over 70 pieces to create 511 different electronic projects. The pieces, which include snap wires, slide switches, resistors, an FM radio module, and a 7-segment LED display, snap together easily on the included plastic grid--no soldering required. Each piece is numbered and color-coded to make identifying them easy. These components combine to create working circuit boards just like the ones found inside televisions, radios, and other electronic devices.

Simple, Fun Projects Let Kids Learn While They Play
With its easy-to-follow instructions, Snap Circuits gives your child a hands-on education in how electrical circuits run the everyday devices that they're familiar with. They'll also gain valuable lessons in building and in following instructions. The project manuals include large color illustrations and simple directions for each project.

The project list includes all of the projects from the 100-in-1 and 300-in-1 kits and 206 additional projects, including a music meter, an FM radio, and a digital voice recorder. With these projects, children will learn about electric switches, integrated circuits, digital circuits, fuses, and more.

Grow as You Go
Because the projects are arranged in order of complexity, kids can build on their skills as they progress through the manual. The lessons start out with a simple electric light and switch project that demonstrates how electricity is turned on and off with a switch. Further along, kids can put together a music alarm, different visual displays, an adjustable light control, and more.

Design Your Own Circuits and Upgrade Your Kit
Once children have mastered several of the techniques introduced in this kit, they can use the components to experiment and create their own customized circuits and electronic devices. The Snap Circuits PRO SC-500 can also be upgraded to the Snap Circuits Extreme (SC-750) or the Snap-Micro I Standard (SCM-400) with the purchase of a UC-80 or UC-100 upgrade kit, respectively. Kids will enjoy additional parts, manuals, and projects that'll take their kit--and their fun--to the next level.

Snap Circuits PRO SC-500 requires four AA batteries, which are not included.

What's in the Box
Plastic snap-grid, 76 electrical components, and 3 project manuals.



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Snap Circuits products are Educational & Playable

Educational & Playable

  • Buildable, playable kits that invite kids to make dozens of cool electronic gadgets, games, and more!
  • Learn about electricity while making your own circuits
  • Different kits to explore projects about light, motion, power in the home, and more!

Snap Circuits Green Energy product

Think Green

  • Explore clean energy concepts, such as electric cars, windmills, and hand-generated power
  • Learn the basics of electronics and modern alternative energy

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Easy-to-Use

  • No tools needed
  • Full-color project manuals walk your child through projects step-by-step
  • Make learning both easy and fun

Build cool, unique projects – all from one box!

Snap Circuits products allow you to code, Explore Electronics, create Gadgets, and make Games

Snap Circuits Instruction Manuals

So Many Projects to Make

STEM kits come with a clear, easy to understand illustrated instruction manual. Follow along step-by-step and complete multiple projects with each product. Build dozens of fun and unique projects from one box.

Snap Circuits have easy Snap Together products

Safe with No Tools Required

Build with your hands! All products are assembled simply by snapping parts together, no tools required. Only Snap Circuits products use patented CircuitSafe Technology to keep kids safe while they play.

Snap Circuits have lots of parts included in each box

What's inside

All Snap Circuits kits come with everything you need (batteries excluded) to complete real electronic circuits. Components combine to create working circuit boards just like the ones found inside televisions, radios, and other electronic devices.

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How Many Projects 5 100+ 500+ 85 125+ 53
Number of Parts 12 29 75 45 45 72
Batteries Required No No
Recommended Age 5+ 8+ 8+ 8+ 8+ 8+
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What's in the box

  • Plastic snap-grid, 76 electrical parts, and 3 project manuals.
  • Product guides and documents

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    Customers find this electronics kit educational and fun, with easy-to-understand instructions and a colorful manual. The kit is well-constructed and durable, with 100 different projects that range from simple to complex, allowing for creative combinations. Customers appreciate its value for money and consider it a great gift for children interested in science and technology, noting that it keeps users busy for hours.

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    2,383 customers mention "Educational value"2,345 positive38 negative

    Customers find the science kit educational, noting it helps with problem-solving skills and serves as teaching material for parents and teachers. One customer specifically mentions it is great for teaching basic circuits.

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    1,891 customers mention "Fun"1,891 positive0 negative

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    Great Toy (and Learning Opportunity)
    5 out of 5 stars
    Great Toy (and Learning Opportunity)
    I purchased this as a Christmas gift for my 8 year old. Once we opened it, we couldn’t quit playing with it. The directions start simple and get more complex. We had so much fun seeing what each level would do; from flying saucers to music, lights, and space sounds combined.Not only is this fun, but it’s a learning opportunity. The book explains each part and also has what “not to do”. I do think for young kids this needs to be done with a parent because you are playing with electricity.Overall, I will be purchasing another box of these with different setups. We skipped the beginner box, and I feel like that was a good move.The quality is great, pieces are sturdy and snap easily to the circuit board. Perfect for a different kind of fun.
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    • Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2014
      Size: 750 ProjectsVerified Purchase
      I have always lauded Amazon for it's excellent customer service. However, Elenco in my opinion has far exceeded the service that Amazon has provided over the years.

      The snap circuits set is amazing, there are so many different, fun, educational, and exciting projects you can do with this set that it is still going strong after years of use. I originally started my kids off with the Green set, but took the leap to purchase this set after learning of the service that Elenco provides to their customers. My kids played with the Green set so much that they broke a few connections with some of the pieces. I contacted the company to find replacement parts thinking that i'd need to purchase them and the response I received blew me away. Even though the damage was not due to the company's flaw, merely normal wear and tear of my children, they told me all I needed to do was tell them the part(s) and my name/address. They literally sent me 3 replacement parts, no questions asked, no verification, nothing. I was absolutely so shocked that I went out immediately & purchased this set from Amazon. Just to support a company that is doing the right thing. I love the fact that they are focused on the customer.

      So back on this product...I love playing with this set with my kids, even I learn things with this set. I'm no electrician, but know enough to work on my electrical system at home and repair computers. The projects range from easy to challenging even for a grown man. They are educational and sufficiently different to provide hours of fun.

      We have over 20 hours of time into this set alone. I feel that this set is better than the Green set not just due to the depth of projects but due to the worksmanship of this product. It definitely seems like this has been honed in over the years, whereas the green set is a newer product.

      The manuals are great, they are very thorough and educational. The projects are a lot of fun and all are complete with the addition of a few common household items (like water), so everything needed is included in this set.

      I would like to purchase additional sets, like the Rover, but at this point have not finished all the projects in this set and the green set, so I feel like I need to get 100% out of these projects before we buy another set.

      I completely recommend this to any budding scientists, and advanced children that love to learn, and any adults that are looking for something fun and educational that they can enjoy with their children.
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    • Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2025
      Size: 300 ProjectsVerified Purchase
      Excellent, safe, educational, fun! Bought for a seven year old and he loved it and built everything right away. This is very easy to use and figure out because it has good illustrations ( he didn’t read the directions but he managed to assemble on his own by pictures only).
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    • Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2015
      Size: 750 ProjectsVerified Purchase
      My 9-year old son and 7-year old daughter love this thing, heck, I love this thing!
      The after-school care that my kids go to has the less expensive model (the SC-300) and the kids were always playing with this, so when Christmas 2014 rolled around, I knew exactly what to get my kids. They’ve had 7 months to play and build and imaginate (yup, that’s a new word) with this kit and they’ve absolutely loved it. I remember as a kid having a similar electronics kit that I spent much of my youth playing with, and I think I was just as excited to get this as my kids were. It’s a little pricey, but after seeing how much all the kids at after-school care played with it—and being able to view it in person—I knew that it was worth it.

      The kit is very well laid out and there are plastic blow-molded trays that hold all the pieces together. This makes it very easy to tell if you’re missing any pieces. There a 5 books of designs chock full of things for the kids to build and the instructions are very easy to understand and all the electronic components are clearly marked.

      One of the coolest things about this kit is it comes with hardware (a cable) that connects to your PC or laptop via the microphone port that turns your computer into an oscilloscope! It’s basic stuff, but it works very well I and really takes this kit to a whole new level. It’s really educational being able to show the kids voltages and currents and waveforms on the computer screen. It pulls together nicely the ability for the kids to physically see what’s happening (motors turning, LEDs flashing), and see why it’s happening (voltages/waveforms) on the oscilloscope.

      Now, you know you’ve got something good when the kids start taking apart old toys (anything with a motor in it) and start adding on to this kit with pieces of wire (from the same cannibalized toy). Real MacGyver stuff going on here! The kids have even joined forces and connected their kit with friend’s kits—just make sure you have all your parts before the kids leave!

      I’ve read some other reviews that are little hard on this kit and that it doesn’t really teach kids about electronics—that this kit it to “cartoony” and more of a puzzle than anything. Is this kit fun? You betcha. Is there learning and teaching happening? Absolutely. Are my kids going to learn about Maxwell’s equation, Lorentz’s law, Gauss’ law? Probably not. I’m an electrical engineer and I can see the fun and educational aspects that this kit provides. If your kids outgrow this and want something more advanced, than by all means get one of the more technical kits that are available. When you were teaching your kids to read, you didn’t start with Tolstoy, did you?

      This is a fantabulous kit for kids and I’m very happy I purchased it. It’s well built, well thought out, and is definitely one of those toys that your children one day will blow the dust off the box and tell their children, “Look at this toy I had when I was your age!”
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    • Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2025
      Size: 100 ProjectsVerified Purchase
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      I purchased this as a Christmas gift for my 8 year old. Once we opened it, we couldn’t quit playing with it. The directions start simple and get more complex. We had so much fun seeing what each level would do; from flying saucers to music, lights, and space sounds combined.

      Not only is this fun, but it’s a learning opportunity. The book explains each part and also has what “not to do”. I do think for young kids this needs to be done with a parent because you are playing with electricity.

      Overall, I will be purchasing another box of these with different setups. We skipped the beginner box, and I feel like that was a good move.

      The quality is great, pieces are sturdy and snap easily to the circuit board. Perfect for a different kind of fun.
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      Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2025
      I purchased this as a Christmas gift for my 8 year old. Once we opened it, we couldn’t quit playing with it. The directions start simple and get more complex. We had so much fun seeing what each level would do; from flying saucers to music, lights, and space sounds combined.

      Not only is this fun, but it’s a learning opportunity. The book explains each part and also has what “not to do”. I do think for young kids this needs to be done with a parent because you are playing with electricity.

      Overall, I will be purchasing another box of these with different setups. We skipped the beginner box, and I feel like that was a good move.

      The quality is great, pieces are sturdy and snap easily to the circuit board. Perfect for a different kind of fun.
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    • Sesh S.
      5.0 out of 5 stars Superb build quality, very well organized 'experiments'. Absolutely worth it.
      Reviewed in India on November 7, 2016
      Size: 750 ProjectsVerified Purchase
      I have been eyeing this for sometime for my kids and when I saw this listed at an amazing price, very close to the prices available in the US, I grabbed it. It also reached me very quickly. Thanks Amazon.
      The product is designed to get kids excited about electrical / electronics around them. You could pull together a breadboard and several of these components at a much lower price. You would be still stuck with messy / a little unsafe soldering etc. or with ugly wires sticking around. While for some, that could be well be the 'charm' of 'rolling up your sleeves', I don't believe that is a great first introduction. Because much of the bandwidth will be spent trying to 'make it work'.
      Now this on the other hand, has really high quality board and parts. The manuals (there are 5 of them with this set!!) are clear and easy to follow. There is enough basic information on not just 'what' but 'why' you do them. For those who want more detailed information, you could easily pull more content online from the web.
      The way I chose to use it, was to get the kids (11 and 5 years) to pull together anything that caught their fancy from the hundreds available. They started attempting the very complicated stuff, but quickly agreed they would rather go in sequential order :-) The 'experiments' are organized in sequential order of difficulty / complexity. When they pulled it together, they got great satisfaction from making the bulbs flash / sirens beep etc. I would then ask them 'why they think it happened'. So without getting into complicated IC circuitry which would be above them, they started understanding the need for logical gates and how circuits work or computers 'think'. I then asked my 5 year old what logical 'gates' (OR, AND, XOR) etc. he would use for him and his friends to reach the play park and use various equipment (swing : only one allowed at a time, see saw : perforce needs two etc.) This was great fun for him and terrific learning as well. My 11 year old is now trying to seriously decide whether the 'oscilloscope' principle is best served for engineers or doctors.. and therefore what she should become when she grows up :-)
      Absolutely love it!! I wish I had these things when I was growing up.
    • Klim
      5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome product
      Reviewed in Singapore on May 23, 2021
      Size: 300 ProjectsVerified Purchase
      My grandson always played with the snap circuits whenever he come over to my place ever since I bought it for him. He will do different projects from the one listed in the books.
    • Jaime Dario Olguin Flores
      5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente
      Reviewed in Mexico on October 23, 2024
      Size: 500 ProjectsVerified Purchase
      Diviértete jugando, entretenido y con mucho aprendizaje de por medio, viene en inglés con mucha explicación científica e imagines para guiarte
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    • Sunil Kumar
      5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible projects
      Reviewed in Canada on April 25, 2024
      Size: 750 ProjectsVerified Purchase
      This is amazing but if you buy the smaller versions, it will get boring too quick. This has the possibility of many engaging projects, even a FM radio. My 8 year old enjoys creating many projects with it and also learns what no to do by reading the books to avoid short circuits. The instruction books are very well made. Good job Elenco :)
    • QPS Adventurer
      5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent kit and great learning tool
      Reviewed in Canada on April 30, 2022
      Size: 500 ProjectsVerified Purchase
      This I got as a gift for my partner. She is not technically inclined but the plans are easy to follow. Being able to build something that works and does something really encourages the user. It also gives me chance to explain what each component is doing to make the circuit work.
      If you have a kid interested in electronics or as in our case an older adult trying to learn about something new this is great.
      The kits themselves are well built and reasonably robust.