General Resource films 6
Mixture of resource films
Gravity Motor
Use a falling weight to drive a simple machine.
The basic project requires only simple cutting and gluing skills.
It is shown here fitted with an adjustable airbrake to control the speed.
Within the capabilities of younger children but developments to gain more sustained power output, or to change the design from being hand-held, are perhaps too difficult for KS1 and early KS2.
The Virtual Orchestra
This project was created with the help of Northumberland Creative and Performing Arts, whose multi-talented musicians can be seen and heard playing on these pages.
On each page you can see photographs of an instrument and hear the sound it makes.To listen to the music, point (don't click) the mouse at the green button underneath the photograph.
You will see some notes appear and hear the music. When you move the mouse off the button, the music will stop.Click on one of the four instrument families to start exploring....There are nearly 60 instruments to choose from, as well as a quiz on brass instruments - have fun!
Minibeasts
Make a Minibeast Kit
Resources to support a simple design and make project for Key Stage 1 pupils.
Levers and Linkages
Make and try out different tyopes of levers all on screen with the flash based activity!
Three animated lever linkage mechanisms with accompanying worksheets.
Mechanical Hammer
The worksheets show a single hammer while the picture here shows a multiple hammer [x4]. The single hammer is very easy to build, but for multiples a greater level of accuracy is required to make the units fit easily together.
Great fun to build and to play with. Single hammer can become a nodding animal with a paper face - multiple hammers allow for fascinating exploration of complex rhythms.
Making Houses
Similar to the Builder resource, pupils can assemble the parts of a house into their own picture.
