Bring Science Concepts to Life with Hakubun
Hakubun offers hands-on STEM teaching materials from Japan that help students explore science through building, testing, observing and discovery.
Established in 1955, Hakubun develops educational materials that transform science concepts into practical classroom experiences. Instead of learning only through textbooks or videos, students can make predictions, conduct experiments, compare results and develop their own questions.
Why Hakubun Matters in the Classroom
Science becomes more meaningful when students can see how it works.
Hakubun materials help educators turn abstract topics such as electricity, magnetism, forces, movement, air pressure and measurement into structured hands-on activities. The kits incorporate elements of play to increase student participation while keeping each activity connected to a clear scientific concept.
The materials are designed to:
- Encourage scientific enquiry and active participation
- Strengthen observation, reasoning and problem-solving skills
- Help students connect scientific theory with real-world outcomes
- Support individual, group and teacher-led classroom activities
- Reduce preparation through classroom-ready components and instructions
- Make practical science more approachable for both students and educators
Supporting KSSR and Cambridge Primary Science
Hakubun’s selected teaching materials have been mapped to science topics found in Malaysia’s KSSR curriculum and relevant Cambridge Primary Science learning strands.
For KSSR, the materials support topics across Years 1 to 6, including magnets, electricity, force, speed, machines, measurement and density.
For Cambridge Primary Science, the activities support relevant areas such as scientific enquiry, forces and movement, electricity, magnetism, energy, materials, gases, water, mass and weight.
The materials complement classroom instruction by giving students opportunities to predict, investigate, observe evidence and explain what they discover.
Explore the Hakubun STEM Range
Magnet (Type SB)
Students investigate magnetic and non-magnetic materials, magnetic strength, North and South poles and the movement of a compass needle.
Switching on the Lights (Type B)
Students build simple circuits and explore how bulbs, switches, conductors and insulators work.
The Mechanism of Electricity (Type NR)
A motor-car learning kit that lets students compare battery direction, battery quantity and series or parallel connections while observing changes in movement and bulb brightness.
Application of Electricity (Type DXII) Eco-Charge
Students generate and store electricity before observing how stored energy can be converted into light and movement.
Wind and Rubber Mechanisms (Type DXII)
Students build different cars and investigate how wind strength, sail size and stretched rubber affect movement and distance travelled.
How Levers Work (Type A)
Students explore the relationship between the pivot, load and applied force using lever and balance activities.
Air and Water Compression (Type A)
Students compare how air and water respond to pressure and observe how compressed air produces a repulsive force.
How Electric Current Works – Soccer Robo 2
Through an entertaining robotic football activity, students investigate electric current, coils, electromagnets, magnetic force and motor mechanisms.
Weight of Objects (Type A)
Students compare shape, volume and weight to discover why changing an object’s shape does not necessarily change its weight.
Pendulum (Type F)
Students change the pendulum’s length, weight and release position to observe how each variable affects its movement.
Practical STEM Learning for Schools and Learning Centres
Hakubun teaching materials are suitable for primary schools, science departments, STEM clubs, enrichment centres, libraries, workshops and school holiday programmes.
Bring STEM concepts to life through practical experiments, guided investigation and meaningful play.
Contact mangoSTEEMS Malaysia to learn more about Hakubun product demonstrations, school pilots and classroom implementation.
Download the Hakubun STEM Teaching Materials Product Overview to explore 10 hands-on science kits that support practical learning across KSSR and Cambridge Primary Science topics.