Education. A resource for design students. We've picked out the
links within the site which might be helpful for design
technology course work.
Cardboard
Engineering Source Book
First step, buy
this book!
A photocopiable resource book from Flying Pig. The book
centres around ten extendable cardboard engineering projects
which introduce many mechanisms, from simple cams to crank
sliders and swash plates
Mechanisms Offline.
The mechanisms section
of our website available as a download to be used on
offline computers. Ideal if your classroom computer doesn't
have a connection to the internet or if you want to use
our mechanisms
section on a classroom projector.
Cam Bird
NEW!
Classroom sets for teaching mechanical principles.
Popout-n-paste
paper models help students see how simple mechanical
principles work.
Students build a clever paper model that
makes a bird peck by turning a crank
Education Starter Pack
Great starter pack for
design technology education. Comprising the Cardboard Engineering
Source Book, design poster and three example models to inspire
your
students. Click here for details
Prototyping The Late Bird. A new departure for Flying
Pig. Workshop notes looking at the early stages of
development of this kit. (Click Here)
Workshop Notes.
An on-going diary of developments, problems and solutions. (Click Here)
The
Design Process
Workshop notes from the initial sketch to the final product;
follow the creation of our Ewe Boat model. (Click Here)
Tools
and Techniques
Hints and tips on the tools and techniques of
cardboard engineering. (Click
Here)
Mechanisms
How mechanisms work, from linkages to more complex mechanisms,
a range of animations illustrating how mechanisms work. (Click Here)
Prototype
development
A page showing the development of a prototype model which
is as yet unpublished. (Click Here)
Recommended
Reading
(Click picture for more infomation)
Two
fascinating books to buy on the subject of Automata. "The Mechanical Turk" tells the fascinating
story of the mechanical chess player that fooled
the world. "Living Dolls" tells the
story of automata through the ages. Presented
in association with Amazon.co.uk ™
