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STEM Explorations Levers and Pulleys
https://www.tts-group.co.uk/stem-explorations-levers-and-pulleys/1014955.html Product Code: TE10010Product Actions
Helping to Support Teaching and Learning
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Interactive Learning
Enables the construction of three replicas of real-world simple machines, offering hands-on understanding of levers and pulleys.
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Educational Value
This kit supports STEM education by fostering an understanding of mechanical systems and is designed for children aged five to twelve years.
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Cognitive Development
This kit enhances children's cognitive development by fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills through the exploration and manipulation of mechanical concepts.
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Downloadable Resources
Comes with downloadable activities to guide teachers and parents in explaining various mechanical principles involved in the kit.
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Design and Technology
Supports the Design and Technology curriculum at Key Stages 1 and 2, emphasising the use of mechanisms such as levers and pulleys.
STEM Explorations Levers and Pulleys
Explore the mechanics of levers and pulleys with this engaging STEM kit.
Overview
This kit dives deep into the exploration of scientific principles, with children building models that simulate real-world uses of simple machines such as balances and sailboats. Downloadable activities help in understanding lever classes, pulley systems, resistance, effort, and mechanical advantages, making the kit a comprehensive educational tool.
Suitable for a school setting, the kit directly supports elements of the Design and Technology curriculum in both Key Stage 1 and 2 by providing practical applications of the curriculum's focus on mechanisms.
Constructed for self-assembly, the kit encourages a practical engagement with STEM concepts. The experiment guide provides teachers with the tools necessary for educational support.
Supports the National Curriculum
Design & Technology, Key Stage 1, Technical Knowledge
Explore and use mechanisms (for example, levers, sliders, wheels and axles) in their products.
Design & Technology, Key Stage 2, Technical Knowledge
Understand and use mechanical systems in their products (for example, gears, pulleys, cams, levers and linkages).
Science, Year 5, Forces
Recognise that some mechanisms including levers, pulleys and gears allow a smaller force to have a greater effect.
Technical Summary
Overview
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Self-Assembly
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Suitable for 3 to 12 years
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