Create as an Engineer
Having learners involved in hands-on making is something that the Engineering Educates campaign is committed to encouraging. To do this well, learners need to develop their awareness of different types of materials, ways to join and fix and different mechanisms they can use to create a prototype.
4 brand new sets of resource cards are provided.
Set 1: Materials
Set 2: Joining
Set 3: Forming
Set 4: Mechanisms
Use these on whiteboards or to create a classroom display or table top card resources. Videos aligned to skills development can also be accessed on the Skills Starters webpage.
Set 2: Joining
A guide that supports learners in effectively connecting different materials, ensuring strong, stable, functional prototypes.
Set 3: Forming and Manipulation
Step-by-step resources that teach learners how to shape and manipulate flat materials into complex, three-dimensional structures for their prototypes.
Set 4: Mechanisms
Resources to help learners choose the right mechanisms to turn static models into dynamic, functional systems that bring their ideas to life.
Let us know if you’ve used them and how, by messaging us on @EngEdChallenge #EngEdChallenge or dropping us a note to engineeringeducates@manchester.ac.uk