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Wooden Snail Cams 30pk
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Helping to Support Teaching and Learning
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Mechanical Exploration
These snail cams are designed to emulate mechanisms such as gears and pulleys, stimulating interest in mechanical concepts.
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Curriculum Support
By engaging with these snail cams as an example of a cam, Key Stage 1 and 2 children can explore the practical application of technical knowledge in Design and Technology.
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Enhanced Learning
Sliders and axles used in these cams could help demonstrate principles of mechanical advantage, supporting deeper learning in physical sciences.
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Practical Design
Equipped with 5mm holes, these snail cams ensure easy assembly and implementation in school projects, supporting practical design usage.
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Force and Motion
Utilising these cams in educational settings encourages children to delve into the fundamentals of forces and motion within their Design and Technology projects.
Wooden Snail Cams 30pk
Explore mechanical concepts with high-quality wooden snail cams, ideal for classroom learning.
Overview
Explore the effects of cam shapes on movement. Each features a conveniently pre-drilled 5mm hole for easy use in projects.
Enhance classroom experiences with these high-quality wooden snail cams, ideal for exploring simple machine concepts. The cams encourage understanding of mechanical systems such as gears and pulleys, relevating theoretical knowledge into hands-on learning.
Suitable for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 curricula in Design and Technology, these cams offer practical insights into force and motion. Students can explore how different shapes affect movement and delve deeper into the technical complexities of mechanical design.
These wooden cams are also perfect for experiments in Year 5 Science, where children study forces. By integrating the snail cams into projects, educators can enhance pupils' understanding of how underlying mechanisms like levers and gears function to create movement, thereby fostering a deeper grasp of physical science concepts.
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.
Product Information
Overview
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Suitable for age 7 years and up
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30
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