This interactive website teaches children about design and technology in a fun way. They learn about cams, gears, levers and pulleys and how they affect movement in mechanisms.
They then get the opportunity to put what they’ve learnt into practice by helping to build a variety of machines, all designed to trap ‘the Critter’!
Top tips:
1. Read through the introduction.
2. Select a mechanism, learn all about it and use what you’ve learnt to design the ultimate Critter-catching machine.
3. Collect badges and help Critter get his own back!
Suitable for: Primary
Subject: Design & Technology
Date added: 17 June 2009
Go to the Moving Toy Mechanisms