Design Technology: Mechanical Toys

Mechanical Toys Design Technology software and VLE SCORM resource supports the teaching of KS2 and KS3 Mechanical and Moving Toy themed projects.

This easy-to-use resource is perfect for whole class DT whiteboard teaching and individual study. Focus on Mechanical Toys is available as a PC software program and VLE Learning Platform SCORM package.

English and Greek language versions are available.

Windows software single user licence: £29.95
Windows software site licence: £99.95
Windows software site licence upgrade: XP to Win 8 version: £35.00
VLE SCORM Package - new user: £99.95
VLE SCORM upgrade from software site licence: £59.95
VLE SCORM upgrade from software single user licence: £79.95
Focus eLearning Server version, 1 year licence (£24 renewal fee PA): £99.95

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Basic Principles of Mechanisms Structured to encourage students of all abilities to conduct their own investigations into the basic principles of mechanisms, this simple-to-use learning aid includes sections covering:

Types of motion
Cams and followers
Levers and linkages
Pulley systems
Gear systems
Technical vocabulary

PC Software and Learning Platform VLE SCORM packages: Available in either PC Windows software format (XP,Vista, Win 7) or as a VLE Learning Platform SCORM package. The SCORM version is suitable for Learning Platforms such as: Moodle, Fronter, StudyWiz, Frog, RM Kaleidos etc.

Educational Models Combining these topic areas with detailed analyses of 21 real-life automata, Focus on Mechanical Toys delivers a comprehensive educational package that's equally useful as a teaching aid, learning resource or research tool.

Interactive Animations High quality 3D animations are available in addition to the photographic images, written descriptions and videos of each toy's mechanical structure. At the click of a button the internal mechanism of each model can be revealed.

Users control:
Viewing angle of each animation
Speed of animation
Direction of motion Each animation can be paused at any time and the on-screen image copied and pasted into a word processing or DTP program for inclusion in students' design folders.

2D integrated Graphics Module

Focus on Fairground Rides has a built in 2D drawing program to help students design and decorate their own rides. The program comes with a library of pre-drawn images that can be edited to suit individual needs, saved and printed out for use as templates. Images are fully scalable, with no loss of detail, and can be exported for use in other programs.

A set of tutorials provide step-by-step instructions on how to draw different shapes and use the program.