Focus on
Design Technology Mechanical Toys
A fully interactive program designed to aid the teaching of mechanical toy and automata projects, Focus on Mechanical Toys is educational, ideal for use with LCD projectors and interactive whiteboards, and great fun to use!
Structured to encourage students of all abilities to conduct their own investigations into the basic principles of mechanisms, this simple-to-use learning aid includes sections covering:
• Types of motion • Cams and followers • Levers • Linkages • Pulley systems • Gear systems
• Technical vocabulary
Combining these topic areas with detailed analyses of 21 real-life automata, Focus on Mechanical Toys delivers a comprehensive educational package that’s equally useful as a teaching aid, learning resource or research tool.
EASY TO USE Interactive animations
High quality 3D animations are available in addition to the photographic images, written descriptions and videos of each toy’s mechanical structure. At the click of a button the internal mechanism of each model can be revealed. Users control:
Young Engineer
• Viewing angle of each animation • Speed of animation • Direction of motion
Each animation can be paused at any time and the on-screen image copied and pasted into a word processing or DTP program for inclusion in students’ design folders.
On-screen testing
Students can check their knowledge and understanding using the onscreen testing module.
Displayed in a multiple choice format, students
receive instant feedback as they answer each question. If required, tests can be printed out for use in the classroom or as homework.
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A user-friendly interface enables students to work independently and effectively, regardless of their previous ICT experience. Internet style hyperlinks between topics make it difficult to get lost and the program’s index page is never more than one mouse-click away.
HK$840
UNLIMITED USER order code: fs0002
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