SNAP CIRCUITS SC-300

Snap Circuits SC-300 kit has real circuit components just like circuit boards inside radios, televisions, and computers making it easy for anyone to create simple electronic circuits and devices such as a whistle chip, speaker, alarm circuit, and more.

Elenco's award-winning educational electronics toy Electronic Snap Circuits SC-300 is ideal for budding engineers eight+ years and makes a great parent-child bonding experience that is both educational and fun.

Over 60 parts in the Snap Circuits SC-300 model let you create more than 300 exciting projects - lights, sounds, and motors. Create a hands-on experience for more fun than reading about how these things work in a textbook. So when report cards come back with higher grades, don't be surprised!!

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Other Award-Winning Toys - Snap Circuits Kits

Snap Circuits Jr. Kit SC-100:

This is the ideal kit to get your child on the road to understanding electricity. The starter educational Snap Circuit Jr. SC-100 kit. Everything just snaps together like building blocks, and there's no need for screwdrivers, soldering irons, electrical tape or testers. The instruction manual is easy to read, and includes diagrams for 101 projects. With a little help for the first few, a child can easily work their way through the book with minimal adult supervision.

Snap Circuits Upgrade Kit SC-100 to SC-300:

This is the Electronic Snap Circuits first Upgrade Kit from Elenco Electronics. This kit adds experiments 102 through 305 to the Electronic Snap Circuits Jr. kit. The Snaps Circuits SC-300 manual, which is included, provides step-by-step instructions to successfully complete each of the experiments. This kit contains 29 Snap Blocks and 1 Bulb. It requires 2 AA Batteries not included, and Electronic Snap Circuit Base Board. These upgrade kits make so much sense, because you are not forced to buy the earlier versions twice.

Snap Circuits RC Rover:

Have fun building your own Snap Circuits RC Rover using the colorful Snap Circuits parts. Once completed, you will be able to navigate your surroundings with the easy-to-use Snap Rover Remote Control. Rover has left and right turning control and goes forward and backward. Also features headlight, sound effects, red and blue side lights, and wireless remote control so you can run up to three cars at the same time. This kit includes 30 parts that build over 20 projects and full-color assembly manual. Requires one 9V battery and 6 "AA" batteries, not included.

Snap Circuits Upgrade Kit SC-100 to SC-500:

Snap Circuits Upgrade Kit SC-300 to SC-500:

Another snap circuits upgrade kit, adding the parts you already purchased with the Snap Circuits SC-300 to make the Snap Circuits SC-500 kit. These upgrade kits make so much sense. If you find your kid is racing ahead, you can choose to upgrade several kits at one time, or just to the next level, such with this upgrading from Snap Circuits SC-300 to SC-500.

Snap Circuits Pro SC-500:

The Snap Circuits Pro SC-500 kit follows on from the versions above, using the same principles. Following colorful instructions from the manual, kids learn about 7-segment LED displays, analog meters, relays, transformers and how diodes work. It contains over 75 parts, and even includes a recording IC. Build over 500 projects, including: FM radio, adjustable light control, digital voice recorder and AC Generator. Your kid can even play electronic games with his/her friends. No better way to learn than by having fun. Requires 4 "AA" batteries, not included.

Extreme Snap Circuits SC-750: 

This is most exciting of electronics educational toys. Extreme Snap Circuits C-750 is the latest snap circuits from Elenco makes learning electronics easy and fun! By following colorful pictures in the manual, your son or daughter can build over 750 exciting projects, including over 70 computer interfaced experiments, such as FM radios, digital voice recorders, AM radios, burglar alarms, doorbells and much more! They can even play electronic games with their friends. Snap Circuits Extreme Version contains over 80 parts and includes everything from Snap Circuits, 500 plus experiments in solar, electromagnetism, vibration switches, and 70 computer interfaced experiments. Requires 4 "AA" Batteries.

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Snap Circuits Product Variations

Snap Circuits with Computer Interface ("S" versions) includes Software CD, PC Interface Cable, and 20 Computer Based Experiments, eg. the Snap Circuits SC-300 becomes Snap Circuits SC300S.

Snap Circuits with Educational Training Manual ("R" versions) is recommended for both the Course Instructor and Students. These versions include detailed course instructions, additional experiments, and a parts organizer box. Training programs include some of the following topics: Resistors, Capacitors, Transistors, Motors, Switches, Series Circuits, Parallel Circuits and much more.

Although Snap Circuits includes several parts that are called integrated circuits (IC), they are actually modules containing a number of parts. The modules contain specialized sound-generation and amplifier ICs and other supporting components (resistors, capacitors, and transistors) that are always needed with them. This was done to simplify the connections you need to make to use them.

Snap Circuits Frequently Asked Questions:

1. Are the manuals educational, and do they have anything that really teaches electronics?
These electronics kits teach basic electricity and electronics in the everyday world using Learn By Doing concept. Snap Circuits with Educational Training Manual ("R" versions) is recommended for both the Course Instructor and Students. These versions include detailed course instructions, additional experiments, and a parts organizer box.

2. Is Snap Circuits SC-750 too advanced for an 8-year-old?
All Snap Circuits products are for ages 8 to 13 years. The larger versions have more parts and projects so kids have more to do, but are all based upon the same principles - all parts snap together. All the manuals are easy-to-follow and suitable for an 8-year-old; however, an 8-year-old may not fully understand what he/she is doing, so parental explanations guidance .

3. Where can I learn more about the parts in Snap Circuits?
Read “About Your Snap Circuits Parts” section on page 3 or 4 of your Snap Circuits manual (comes in the box).

4. Where can I go for information on basic electronics, so I may better explain concepts to my kid?
We suggest going to search your terms on Wikipedia to help refresh on your knowledge.

5. What does the computer interface do?
a) It lets you “look” at the electrical signals by turning your PC into an oscilloscope and spectrum analyzer. It does not use your computer to control your circuits, only to monitor them.
b) Is there a Mac version? No.
c) Can the software and cable be used with other products? Yes.

6. What power sources can be used with Snap Circuits?
Only use the battery holders included in your set. Never use ANY other source of power. Never combine batteries holders from different sets.

Surface-mount technology (SMT)

History (Source - Wikipedia)