Engino Discovering STEM Botanic Laboratory: Fully Functional Greenhouse, STEM Toys for Kids Ages 9+ (4 Models to Build)
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SKU: STEM47
Specifications
9+
Appropriate
Ages
291
Pieces
4
Models to
Build
1
Printed
Instructions
4
Online 3D
Instructions
Case Pack Details
Description
Description
Engino’s STEM’s Botanic Laboratory takes kids beyond construction by letting them grow real plants while experimenting with science. Young agriculturists can build a functional greenhouse model and learn how temperature, moisture, and light affect plant health. The set introduces core STEM concepts like photosynthesis, ventilation systems, and the plant life cycle, while encouraging responsibility through gardening. With movable parts to control greenhouse conditions and experiments included, children see science come alive in their hands. Ideal for curious builders ages 9+, this kit turns abstract biology into real-world discovery.
What’s in the Box & Why It Matters
What’s in the Box & Why It Matters
Models Kids Can Build
Models Kids Can Build
Who It’s For
Who It’s For
Learning Benefits
Learning Benefits
James Elwood, Austin, TX
The quality of the plastic and connectors is excellent. We’ve built and rebuilt the same set many times, and it still feels brand new.
Priya Nanda, San Jose, CA
We gave an Engino STEM kit as a birthday gift — it completely outshined the other toys! It keeps our son engaged for hours while teaching him valuable skills.
Ali Khan, Toronto, ON
The instructions are super clear and visual. My 8-year-old was able to build models all by himself within minutes. Great confidence booster!
Sarah Thompson, Chicago, IL
We tried several robotics kits before this, but Engino stands out. It’s not just plug-and-play — kids actually learn how the parts work.
Building
Score depends on the number of parts and connecting points The ENGINO building system has a patented design of the parts which allows connectivity of up to 6 sides simultaneously, while the unique extendable components lead to builds that were previously unthinkable, unleashing kids' creativity and imagination. Sets include printed step-by-step instructions for the main models, but also online through our kidCAD™ interactive app.
Mechanics
Score depends on the number of mechanical parts ENGINO Mechanics System consists of around 150+ different components, including new wheels and axles, beams and connectors and some impressive locking technologies, that are all ® compatible with the Classic ENGINO building system parts. With gears and pulleys models can be engineered to become functionable, by changing speed, direction of motion or torque!
Motors
Score depends on the number of motors The ability to animate technical models using motors is the first step before introducing Robotics. Motorized sets ® can bring your ENGINO inventions to life, offering young learners the ultimate engineering adventure.
Coding
Score depends on sensor's type and quantity Real robots need a controller with microprocessor and sensor inputs and ® various outputs. ENGINO 's patenting methodology of teaching coding starts with manual programming, moves on to virtual simulation, then to drag& drop flow diagrams and even to textual programming, powered by our KEIRO™ and ENVIRO™ software.
Theory
Score depends on amount of STEM/STEAM theory Even though theory learning is often limited to a sterile, mechanical memorization of textbooks, with ® ENGINO kids are engaged through colorful content enriched with interesting facts about the underlying technology which drives the models of each set.
Quiz & Activities
Score depends on number and complexity of exercises By solving fun exercises and quizzes, which are included in the educational ® booklet of most ENGINO sets, also available online, kids will be able to challenge their newly acquired knowledge and test what they have learnt!
Experiments
Score depends on number of experiments In order to foster scientific learning in childhood and get kids interested in learning about science, it is crucial to provide them with hands-on activities that they can explore on their own. Many sets incorporate innovative experimental activities that follow inquiry based learning whereby children can discover by themselves the technological or scientific principles relating to the set.
Open Projects
Score depends on the number and complexity of parts Kids are by nature endowed with inexhaustible imagination and creativity and parents are always looking for ways to enhance and cultivate these ® remarkable qualities. ENGINO system’s inherent design allows easy modification and reconfiguration of the models, empowering kids to engage in open-ended play, allowing them to envision and build their own ideas and not only those proposed by our research team!
Build future-ready skills with hands-on STEM learning
Learn 21st Century Skills with Engino
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Cognitive Skills
Enhance mental processes including attention, memory, and reasoning through engaging activities that challenge and develop thinking capabilities.
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Problem-Solving Thinking
Learn to identify, analyze, and solve complex problems using systematic approaches and innovative solutions.
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Engineering Thinking
Develop the ability to design, build, and optimize systems while understanding how things work and how to improve them.
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Scientific Investigation
Master the scientific method through observation, hypothesis formation, experimentation, and evidence-based conclusions.
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Computational Thinking & ICT
Break down complex problems into manageable parts and develop algorithmic thinking alongside digital literacy skills.
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Design Thinking, Creativity & Innovation
Foster creative problem-solving, innovative thinking, and user-centered design approaches to create meaningful solutions.
Logical Thinking Problem
Design Thinking
Innovation & Creativity
Scientific Method
Customer Reviews
I'm a grandparent and wish we had things like this when I was growing up (I would have been an engineer lol). The directions are easy to follow and all of the little tidbits of info about a greenhouse and how it works and should ideally function are interesting. After making this model, I planned and built my first real greenhouse and am winter gardening. This kit inspired me and I will be purchasing more of the Engino STEM kits and doing them with my grandchildren. I am very impressed by this product and highly recommend!!
My wife are, admittedly, not the target audience for this kit. We thought it looked fun to put together and it appeared to be a project that could provide us with a usable 'greenhouse' for starting plants. First, the project part... It was a fun project for us 50 somethings to put together. The printed instructions were mostly very clear. For the couple of places where we couldn't figure out the printed instructions, there were 3D-rendered video instructions. Far from being the same instructions, it appears that two different designers created the printed and video instructions. So between the two sets of instructions, they were very clear and useful. The design and parts are well conceived.
Now for the greenhouse part... This really couldn't be used as a functional greenhouse. There are just too many large gaps between the 'glass' and girders or glass and glass. The greenhouse wasn't capable of keeping in either heat or moisture. I've added red arrows in the images to help you see where the gaps are or where the plastic sides were bowed out because they were too large. We went ahead and tried growing some plants in it but had to abandon the greenhouse after a few days and move them to other spaces.
I initially got this to give my daughter who homeschools. But I was so fascinated that I kept it to explore with myself. So far I’ve enjoyed it, which makes me think it’s better suited for “students†from high school & up.
I acquired this to gift it to my 10 yr old nephew. I worried that it wouldn't compete for his attention compared to RC cars and video games and such. Add to that, we exchanged gifts early evening on Christmas Day, and left in time to let them finish packing and head off the next morning for a weeklong ski trip. Story is though, he was very excited to be able to work on it as soon as he got home. The kit includes instructions for a few different options (three I think) and he started with the two non-greenhouse options and then ended of the greenhouse. In addition to this, I gave him a few seed options including some "zombie seeds". He was excited to plant the seeds and has been watching for signs of life sense. He is talking about moving the plants out into the yard in the spring. It was a success as a gift, and his parents appreciate the change of pace from the other more tech gifts, while this still appealed to his tech side during the construction process.
I got this for my daughter, who is taking biology this year in high school. She's expressed a lot of disappointment with biology, as she expected more hands-on with real stuff, instead of a whole lot more chemistry.
So a Botany Laboratory seemed pretty ideal to me. She has always liked building toys (legos and such), so something where she gets to build the greenhouse and then work with things she can actually see? Yeah, perfect.
I earned a biology minor in college, so this is an area I can get a bit geeky about too. I'm hugely impressed with the little booklet that comes with the kit. It isn't overly technical, but it does explain a lot of basic plant biology without dumbing it down. Fantastic inclusion of vocabulary, including an explanation of at least some of the Greek and Latin roots (autotroph comes from "Greek words 'autos' (self) and 'trophe' which means food.")
The lab part has you looking at all kinds of things, like temperature, water, sunlight, and oxygen.
I'm totally impressed, and my daughter does like the hands-on, practical application of the concepts she has been learning in class. And building stuff is always a good thing!
FAQs
What is the appropriate age to play with ENGINO?
The ENGINO system has been tested with children with the association of teachers and the department of Education of the University of Cyprus. It has been found that small models can be built even by 5 years old children. Bigger and complex models are more suited to 8-12 year olds, and our robotics and mega sets are targeting both youngsters and grown-ups as being more hobby items.
What if I lose some parts or manuals? Can I get replacements?
You can buy parts, instructions and books at a very low price from our online shop.
How is the quantity of parts compared to value for money?
Usually construction toys refer to the number of parts contained in a set as an indication of the set's building value. With ENGINO system this reference does not actually apply because the system is unique and the design of the parts allows multiple connectivity in all directions at the same time. As a result, there is no need for intermediate connectors between rods while ENGINO rods are also connectors! The ENGINO system can be described as a combination of the brick system and the spatial "connectors and rod" system. As of that, with ENGINO to build a model you only need around half the parts that you would require with any other conventional system! Furthermore, as ENGINO parts are bigger, the model is also bigger and more manageable. Parts are not easily lost and sets can combine together to create an infinite number of builds. Because the "number of parts" is actually misleading, we have introduced a new term called "connecting points" that indicates how many connections are possible with the particular parts contained in each set.
How many product ranges do you offer?
We offer 14 series that total to 85 products covering a wide range of price, age and choice.
INVENTOR BASIC SERIES- has been developed for maximizing creativity and imagination. In this range many different models can be created from a wide range of themes, from cars to motorbikes, from planes to cranes, from structures to machines, from animals to robots!
INVENTOR PRO SERIES- is the ultimate range and it is more suitable for intermediate and advanced users who literally play to invent! The models created with these sets are bigger and more elaborate and also incorporate technical features. The advanced motor included can be powered with the wired remote control, but it is also connectable to the ENGINO Solar panel and the new ENGINO Robotics Platform (ERP).
INVENTOR UPGRADE SERIES- has been created to allow users to expand their existing sets without having to buy the bigger sets at full cost. These lower upgrade sets begin from the 20 models set and cover each step up to 80 models set.
SOLAR POWER SERIES- uses photovoltaic panels to drive the various models and also have hybrid functions, in-line with the latest technological trends. Global warming and climate change has brought to our attention the need to save the planet by reducing carbon emissions.
MEGA STRUCTURES SERIES- demonstrates the ability of ENGINO to build huge models of impressive size and style. The series covers famous structures such as the Eiffel Tower and technological marvels such as the London Eye.
ECO BUILDS SERIES- is based on a new innovation of ENGINO toy system which connects sustainable beech wood with plastic. The use of wood reduces significantly the plastic parts and leads to more efficient recycling making this product an environmental friendly solution.
PICO BUILDS SERIES- is an ideal low cost entry to the award winning ENGINO toy system. With each set children can build a fully functional model with specialized colors to highlight the particular model.
PICO SPINNERS SERIES- is a new range of colorful spinners. Each set contains a special spinner support component, a printed color disk and a library of ENGINO parts. When all 4 sets are combined, 3 models of planes and helicopters can be assembled!
ENGINO ROBOTICS PLATFORM (ERP) is specially designed for younger children and takes into account the most modern pedagogical principles of learning. ERP intellectual development is approached as an upward expanding spiral in which children must constantly reconstruct the ideas formed at earlier levels with new higher order concepts acquired at the next level.
MECHANICAL SCIENCE SERIES- has been developed for schools and individuals who want to combine theory with practice. The series deals with the core subjects of mechanics and simple machines in a fascinating and enjoyable way, leading children to the attainment of knowledge through experiments and hands on activities. It also extends to cover other important science subjects such as structures, bridges, Newtons laws and renewable energy.
How ecological are ENGINO sets?
ENGINO pays much attention to the manufacturing and distribution of ecological products. All products are environmentally friendly because they can be recycled. ENGINO offers solar products where the motor is powered by solar panel instead of batteries. We have also launched the award winning series of Eco Builds which is based on a new innovation of ENGINO toy system connecting sustainable beech wood with plastic parts. The use of wood reduces significantly the plastic parts and leads to more efficient recycling, making this product an environmental friendly solution.