Boxed Kits for sale


	A range of boxed project kits to make a variety of working models. Each kit has all of the parts and full instructions to build a model and modify or improve it using your own inventive skills.


		Currently there are 8 different boxed project kits for sale and these are pictured below.


	The kit pictured above is for a working model of Lord William Armstrong’s Hydraulic Crane which operated on Newcastle quayside in the early 1900’s. There are two versions of the crane:


	Wooden crane


	Plastic Modeling foam crane


	The models are 20cm high and will move up and down to lift a model load using a hook or magnet. Extra parts are included for your own modifications and experiments.

The idea behind the project kits is that young people learn some science and acquire practical constructional skills by making a working model (instructions supplied and supported by pictures and notes on the website) and then they are challenged to modify, improve or completely redesign the product which they have made.

The projects have been developed with a sense of fun and the intention is to encourage young people to experiment and enjoy making and inventing things.

You will need:
Just the usual stationery items such as scissors, glue stick and pens etc.

Age range
The project kits contain small parts and should not be given to very young children as toys. Children aged 8 years and younger should have help from a grown up in making the models.

Buzzer Game Project
Make the classic ‘buzz off’ steady hand game and have great fun beating the buzzer. Design your own ‘loop the loop’ curly wire shapes. Can you change it into a two player game? Can you make a light turn on when the buzzer buzzes or switch between the buzzer or bulb so that it doesn’t annoy the grown ups? Make a Morse code buzzer and send secret messages. Build a gadget which can tell you if a circuit is complete or if a fuse is intact. Design a ‘buzzer-man’ who bleeps when you press him.


		Balloon Powered Car and vehicle projects Make a basic vehicle and think of ways to make it move. Can a balloon push it along? Design a body for your vehicle and experiment with how to make it go faster - I think you’ll be amazed at how fast it goes! Can wind power make a vehicle go? Have you heard of a sport called ‘land yachting’? Make a land yacht and design body and sails to make it go as fast as possible.




	Torch Projects Make a basic torch then add a reflector. Use a lensed bulb to make a spotlight. Experiment with reflections from mirrors and shadows on a simple translucent screen. Make a shadow torch. Make a ‘light-bulb-head’ character. Make a lighthouse with flashing light. Design switches to help make a Morse code flasher. Find out about fibre optic cable and lots more. What will you invent?

Motor Projects
Connect a motor to a battery and make it spin. Design a switch to control the motor. Add a card disc and make a spinning colour wheel which produces all sorts of spinning coloured effects. Make a spinning number wheel which can be used instead of dice in a board game. Invent your own board game and a special spinning wheel to go with it - you can have spinning names, pictures or colours.


	Make a moving object or creature which comes alive when you switch it on. Make a motorised vehicle which whizzes along the floor. Make a cooling fan. Make a propeller driven vehicle. Try to invent a machine which draws patterns on paper! The possibilities are endless!

Magnetic games and novelties
Investigate all sorts of different types and shapes of magnet and make various magnetic games including a fishing and ‘crab football’ game. Try some magnet tricks and and make a ‘spinning character’ who hangs by a magnet and spins by a jet of air or by the warm air rising from a radiator. You can also make a gravity defying bat who seems to float in the air and needs a string to stop him leaving the ground!


	Please note: The photographs above only show some of the parts in the kits or some of the possible products. It’s good to leave some things to the imagination!

Solar Powered Vehicle

A fast lightweight vehicle powered by a superior quality solar panel not available through any other supplier!


	A superior quality solar panel rated at 3 Volts 150mA


	The kit contains all of the parts with full instructions to make a solar powered vehicle and to design and make your own bodywork design in brightly coloured lightweight plastazote foam. A second solar panel can be purchased to make a superfast racer!

Kit Prices

Please note: The kits contain all of the parts to make the models as described above together with full instructions and ideas for further development.

Armstrong’s Hydraulic Crane wooden model	£10.00
Armstrong’s Hydraulic Crane Plastic Foam model	£8.00
‘Buzz off’ game	£10.00
Balloon Powered Car	£9.00
Torch Projects	£7.00
Motor Projects	£10.00
Magnetic Games and Novelties	£7.00
Solar Powered Vehicle with one solar panel	£12.50
Solar Powered Vehicle with two solar panels	£15.50
Solar panel	£4.00

Postage costs:
£2.50 per single item with a reduction depending upon quantity ordered. Details of postage costs will be provided by e-mail on request or when an order is made.

Postage charge for a single solar panel is 50p.

VAT is not charged.

Orders from schools: Order in the usual way using your normal proforma. Make sure to include an order number. E-mail or post to:

T Mulholland, Unit 9 North Hylton Enterprise Park, North Hylton Road, Sunderland, SR5 3JT.

tom@technologytom.co.uk

Orders from individuals: Payment by cheque before the goods are sent.

Orders dispatched within 10 days.

Full refund if you are not entirely satisfied with any of the products.

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with any queries or comments about these products or any items on the website.


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