INVENTA Inventa Workshop - worksheets
These photocopiable worksheets provide support for the beginner and inspiration for the gifted. They explain basic principles and hint at solutions. They give step-by-step help for those who need it while encouraging an open-ended, problem solving design approach. These exciting projects help deliver the D & T Curriculum while linking into maths, Science and Literacy: a wonderful way for you to ensure the success of your lessons with a minimum of fuss.
Soap-Box Derby The key to making mechanisms work is how well they can move. This activity teaches those principles as well as dealing with wheels and axles whilst making a buggy.
1541-304C Robot Dreams
Teaches how to use gears and mount them so they work. 1541-303C
$112
The Great Fete This project uses levers and fulcrums. Students make a trebuchet style catapult. Whose can throw the furthest?
1541-301C $112
The Lost Puppet Plays Explains how to make and use cams. Students write a story and illustrate it with simple automata.
1541-300C $112
Wally Winka’s Chocolate Factory Design a candy bar. Create the packaging and advertising materials. You can extend this food technology and graphic design project to provide a context for control activities.
1541-302C $112
Wind Garden You could use this for any age group. This makes it ideal as a D & T theme for the whole school. Explains the design process
with lots of suggestions to explore wind energy and movement. Ideas include wind chimes, whirligigs and bubble blowing machines.
1541-307C $112
Bridges This pack explains the basic types of bridge: beam, arch and suspension. It encourages students to experiment with structural ideas and then challenges them to build a bridge using the minimum amount of material.
1541-305C $112
Make a Picture Develops basic tool skills with different materials: measuring, cutting, drilling and joining.
1541-306C $112
All of the above 8 worksheets At a bargain price.
1541-400C $640 $112
Young Engineer
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