Meccano Machines

Use teamwork & tools to create compound machines

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Creative contraption building for the holidays! The children use hand tools to create simple and complex machines with Meccano during this hands-on workshop. Specifically, the kids will learn about levers, pulleys, gear trains, inclined planes, wheel and axles whilst working in pairs or threes. What’s it like? Well, imagine 30 kids all frantically working on their Meccano build project across your classroom floor. Teamwork, problem-solving and simply using the simple tools are all part of the challenge – the children absolutely love it and often they haven’t even heard of Meccano! Apart from applications of science and mathematics, this workshop exposes primary kids to the importance of following instructions and provides an avenue towards improving spatial and fine motor skills. Trustpilot

Creative contraption building for the holidays!

The children use hand tools to create simple and complex machines with Meccano during this hands-on workshop. Specifically, the kids will learn about levers, pulleys, gear trains, inclined planes, wheel and axles whilst working in pairs or threes.

What’s it like?

Well, imagine 30 kids all frantically working on their Meccano build project across your classroom floor. Teamwork, problem-solving and simply using the simple tools are all part of the challenge – the children absolutely love it and often they haven’t even heard of Meccano!

Apart from applications of science and mathematics, this workshop exposes primary kids to the importance of following instructions and provides an avenue towards improving spatial and fine motor skills.

Are you a Vacation Care Centre?

Every holiday period, Fizzics Education present holiday programs workshops for local council libraries, vacation care centres, OOSHC and at our own venues. These workshops are designed to cater for a wide range of ages, even the adults join in! Book early to avoid disappointment. A school holiday program treat!

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Lots of fun things for kids to do!

The children really enjoy learning to use tools on Meccano; often they have never held a spanner before. Teamwork is the key here as the task can be broken up into smaller components by each child and then put together later. Generally we have the kids all construct the same moving machine as it represents a fun challenge as a race to the finish. There is an opportunity of course for kids to create their own machine or follow the directions for a different apparatus if they wish however.

Best run in a large open space.

Extend them!

We’ve had many vacation care centers use this workshop as part of a larger engineering day. In this case it’s worth considering having run an egg drop challenge, Lego robotics or similar to produce an awesome activity day the kids will love!

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We would definitely book this again!

Requirements

Appropriate for ages 10 and up with a maximum of 30 students per class. Please be advised that if younger children attend they will unlikely have the fine motor skills required to participate fully in the workshop. An open space cleared of furniture. Chairs are not required. Duration 2 hours Set up time 15 minutes and pack up time 15 minutes The nature of this workshop means that some students will finish early whilst others will get within 3/4 of completing their machine due to varying abilities.	During Social Distancing – Contact us and we’ll tailor a program to suit both your school and the State’s social distancing requirements. Further details here

Appropriate for ages 10 and up with a maximum of 30 students per class. Please be advised that if younger children attend they will unlikely have the fine motor skills required to participate fully in the workshop.
An open space cleared of furniture. Chairs are not required.
Duration 2 hours
Set up time 15 minutes and pack up time 15 minutes

The nature of this workshop means that some students will finish early whilst others will get within 3/4 of completing their machine due to varying abilities.

During Social Distancing – Contact us
and we’ll tailor a program to suit both your school and the State’s social distancing requirements.

Further details here

Cost

$590 inc. GST for a 2 hour workshop. Call 1300 856 828, or use this form to enquire or make a booking for your site. For sites outside of metropolitan areas please contact us to discuss how this workshop can visit your site as part of a regional visit We don’t charge per site as we know that this causes an additional administrative load on your office. Most sites tend to fill the science workshops & shows based on our recommended maximum number of students. If you have any questions please contact us.	Find out more here

$590 inc. GST for a 2 hour workshop.

Call 1300 856 828, or use this form to enquire or make a booking for your site.
For sites outside of metropolitan areas please contact us to discuss how this workshop can visit your site as part of a regional visit

We don’t charge per site as we know that this causes an additional administrative load on your office. Most sites tend to fill the science workshops & shows based on our recommended maximum number of students. If you have any questions please contact us.

Find out more here

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I just wanted to pass on how much the staff and students really enjoyed it and how perfect it was to launch our science week activities. The students were enthralled, educated and entertained – a perfect trifecta!

-Caulfield Grammar School – Big Science Big Fun

Thanks so much for presenting at our school on Monday. Our students enjoyed the show.

-Greenvale Primary School – Big Science Big Fun

Fizzics Education curated a thoughtful and hands-on experience for the children, incorporating practical, skill-based learning activities and followed by a science presentation at the end of the event involving liquid nitrogen. This was delivered safely and effectively, capturing both the children and the parents for the duration of the presentation.

-Macquarie Bank – Family Fun Day

Fizzics Education ran a show today at our school and it was wonderful. He was a great facilitator and the show was age appropriate and well done.

-Mount Zion Early learning centre – Little Science Big Fun

Meccano Machines

Meccano Machines