Quantity in box: Class set of 30
Motorised Carousel Ride
Price range: £156.00 through £175.00
Step Right Up to STEM Fun!
Bring the excitement of the fairground into your classroom with the Motorised Carousel activity! Perfect for Upper Key Stage 2 children, this hands-on project combines creativity, design, and practical engineering skills. From planning their carousel to constructing a working, motorised model, children will explore mechanisms, circuits, and movement while developing teamwork and problem-solving. Whether linked to science, design and technology, or themed learning, the Motorised Carousel is an engaging and accessible way to spark curiosity and introduce learners to the thrill of designing and building moving structures!
Description
Each resource kit includes:
- MDF base
- MDF ride base
- Redwood feet
- Wheels
- MDF triangles
- Dowel
- Pulleys
- Motor (can be soldered to battery pack or can be hooked on instead)
- Battery pack (batteries not included)
- Elastic band
- Tie wrap
This resource kit includes the electronic Hepp DT design portfolio that covers the design, make, evaluate and technical knowledge aspects of the project as well as step by step video instructions. Access to these documents will be sent to the email address on the order form. If you require it to be sent to a different email address, please state this in the ‘notes’ section when ordering.
To be able to cut the redwood to the correct length, you will need junior hacksaws, bench hooks and g-clamps. This material pack will require multiple different drill holes – if you do not have a cordless drill, select ‘pre-drilled’ option at the checkout. The motor can be soldered to the battery pack with a soldering iron and fast melting solder, if you choose to do so. If you do not have these tools in school, please select the ‘components pre-cut’ option at checkout.
Basic tools such as junior hacksaws, g-clamps, bench hooks and cordless drills, can be bought from our resource shop.
Each resource kit comes with sandpaper and PVA wood adhesive as standard.
Quantity in box: Class set of 30
If you require a different quantity, please contact us directly at enquiries@heppdt.co.uk
Additional information
| Weight | 8 kg |
|---|---|
| Option 1: | components pre-cut, components not pre-cut |
| Option 2: | components pre-drilled, components not pre-drilled |
| Tools needed: | soldering iron and solder needed, soldering iron and solder not needed |
