“a huge boost to mechanisms work in schools”
Times Educational Supplement.
A 55 page ebook aimed at people who teach and people who want to learn!
The book centres around ten extendable cardboard engineering projects which introduce many mechanisms, from simple cams to crank sliders and swash plate.
Ten Projects
* Single Cam
* Rocking Platform
* Multi Cam
* Crank Slider
* Double Crank Slider
* Single Twister (shown above)
* Double Twister
* Swash Plate
* Snap Up Cube
* Snap Up Octohedron
Each project comprises fully illustrated clear instructions, printable pages of all the parts needed to make a complete animated model and a page of ideas to extend the project. Simply print the pages onto thin card and away you go!
As well as the ten projects the book also includes the following sections
• the mathematics of mechanisms
• tips for construction
• alternative parts to extend the models
• web links
• glossary of terms
• detailed lessons plans
The price of £19.95 includes a licence for the purchaser to make unlimited copies of the model parts for their own use.
Ten projects, endless possibilities!
The printed version of this book is available on sister site flying-pig.co.uk
Comments
najmanjay
Rob,
Thanks for your reply. Does it make more sense for me to just upgrade my membership to membership+? If so, a couple of days ago, I purchased a few downloads. Might I be able to credit that purchase towards my upgrade?
Thanks,
Jay
najmanjay
I am a new teacher living in the US. Unlike in the UK, we do not have a formal curriculum that incorporates automata, or any kind of paper engineering. I seek to create a curriculum for middle school children that would teach these concepts and be loads of fund at the same time. Is there a way I can get your paper engineering book here in the US? Also, do you have anyone serving as your distributor in the US? If not, I would be interested in "spreading the faith" about your work. I would also like to learn from you, and share my ideas with you, to the extent that you wish to use any of them.
Warm Regards,
Jay
robives
Hi Jay, the book is available to download from this page, it'll work from anywhere in the world. PayPal takes care of the currency conversion for you. If you want the printed version you can get from the flying pig site here.