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Make It Fly
This activity shows how a paper aeroplane, glider or helicopter falls to the ground much more slowly and gracefully than a scrunched-up piece of paper. It’s all thanks to the forces generated by air pressing on, and moving over, the surface of the paper.
Learning outcomes:
- Investigate how...
This book is for anyone with limited experience of woodwork an clearly demonstrates how, using basic tools and simple techniques of gluing and screwing, imaginative designs and useful objects come within even a beginner's scope. This book is a combination of step-by-step instructions, diagrams and colour ...
Make it Move: Electric Racer
In this design challenge from the National STEM Learning Centre and Network, students build an electric racer powered by a super-capacitor. Students must construct the racer and choose which pulley ratio will enable it to cover the greatest distance.
...Eggbox Snappers, Fish Snappers and Happy Snappers are all to be found inside this book. However they do not move until they are brought to life through using your imagination, making skills and understanding of how things work and move. The practical experiences in this book will help you to support your children's...
Make It Move: Linear Actuator
In this design challenge from the National STEM Learning Centre and Network, students make a linear actuator. The lead screw linear actuator uses a motor driven screw thread to move a threaded slider along its length. Limit switches turn off the motor when the slider...
Make It Move: Muscle Wire Actuator
In this design challenge from the National STEM Learning Centre and Network, students construct a lever that is moved by muscle wire. This is a conductor that contracts when an electric current is passed through it. The wire movement controls a lever.
...Make It Move: Rotating Arm Actuator
In this design challenge from the National STEM Learning Centre and Network, students make a rotating arm actuator. This uses a geared dc motor to turn a friction fit arm. Two cams can be set at different angles to operate limit switches to control the movement of the...
This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.
This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.
To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use...