Your challenge is to design the best playground you can imagine and build a model of your design!
Students explore important features of playground design as well as push/pull forces and simple machines as they design and build a model playground with moving parts using a range of tools and materials.
Includes -
All the Wooden parts, hardware and materials for your students to build their project with easy to follow instructions (see below for details).
Access to Student Design Challenge Provocation, Design Worksheet, and Teacher Guide (includes Lesson plan, Risk assessment and v9 Curriculum links)
Easy to follow step-by-step instructions (quick guides) and a QR Code to downloadable Student / Teacher support material
Wooden parts, hardware and materials for up to 25 students (For larger groups - email us at info@makeandmeld.com.au to include additional packs in your order)
Hexagon Plywood base (1 per student) with pre-drilled holes for dowels, screws etc
Wooden dowels for people (1 per student) and stickers and felt for clothes and hair
Wooden offcuts of various shapes and sizes including dowels
Cardboard (various thicknesses and types), coloured paper, tissue paper and shredded paper
Paddle pop sticks, match sticks + paper straws
Wool / string and felt
Screws (long and short)
Wire (plastic coated)
Sanding blocks x 2 for sanding wooden parts.
Hammers (for hammering in dowels into pre-drilled holes)
Screw Drivers (for attaching moving parts into pre-drilled holes)
Pliers (for cutting and bending wire)
Large scissors or cutting blades (for cutting thick cardboard)
Safety Equipment - Junior safety glasses
PVA Glue, hot-glue guns, glue sticks, sticky-tape
Decorating materials - watercolour paints, coloured pens
Tools and Equipment can be purchased HERE
Your challenge is to design the best playground you can imagine and build a model of your design!
Students explore important features of playground design as well as push/pull forces and simple machines as they design and build a model playground with moving parts using a range of tools and materials.
Includes -
All the Wooden parts, hardware and materials for your students to build their project with easy to follow instructions (see below for details).
Access to Student Design Challenge Provocation, Design Worksheet, and Teacher Guide (includes Lesson plan, Risk assessment and v9 Curriculum links)
Easy to follow step-by-step instructions (quick guides) and a QR Code to downloadable Student / Teacher support material
Wooden parts, hardware and materials for up to 25 students (For larger groups - email us at info@makeandmeld.com.au to include additional packs in your order)
Hexagon Plywood base (1 per student) with pre-drilled holes for dowels, screws etc
Wooden dowels for people (1 per student) and stickers and felt for clothes and hair
Wooden offcuts of various shapes and sizes including dowels
Cardboard (various thicknesses and types), coloured paper, tissue paper and shredded paper
Paddle pop sticks, match sticks + paper straws
Wool / string and felt
Screws (long and short)
Wire (plastic coated)
Sanding blocks x 2 for sanding wooden parts.
Hammers (for hammering in dowels into pre-drilled holes)
Screw Drivers (for attaching moving parts into pre-drilled holes)
Pliers (for cutting and bending wire)
Large scissors or cutting blades (for cutting thick cardboard)
Safety Equipment - Junior safety glasses
PVA Glue, hot-glue guns, glue sticks, sticky-tape
Decorating materials - watercolour paints, coloured pens
Tools and Equipment can be purchased HERE
