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Quartz Clock Movements
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Helping to Support Teaching and Learning
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Complete Kit
Includes all necessary clock parts and 10 AA batteries, ensuring each clock is ready to use once assembled.
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Supports Curriculum
Aligns with Design & Technology objectives, promoting practical learning and creativity.
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Hands-On Learning
Encourages children to explore principles of electricity and mechanics through practical application.
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Durable Materials
Featuring durable materials, the kit ensures reliability and longevity in educational settings. Children can continually engage in meaningful learning experiences with clock parts that last.
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Design Purposeful Products
Enables children to design purposeful, functional, and appealing products for themselves and others based on specific design criteria.
Quartz Clock Movements
Encourage your class to design a clock face from wood or card and fit the mechanism inside.
Overview
Engaging children in hands-on learning about design, this quartz clock movement kit addresses the need for practical applications in teaching electricity and mechanics. Supplied with 10 AA batteries and supporting the Design & Technology curriculum at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, it promotes innovative design and creativity.
The kit encourages the construction of wooden or card clock faces, fitting the clock mechanism inside. This serves as a practical and educational classroom project, fostering creativity and fine motor skills. By allowing children to take their clocks home and present them as gifts, it also adds a personal touch to the learning experience.
Through this activity, children can gain an understanding of how electricity powers everyday objects. This aligns with Key Stage 2 aims to develop functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose and based on specific design criteria, enhancing their practical knowledge and skills.
Supports the National Curriculum
Design & Technology, Key Stage 1, Design
Design purposeful, functional, appealing products for themselves and other users based on design criteria.
Design & Technology, Key Stage 2, Design
Use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose, aimed at particular individuals or groups.