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...ssion. Stone or brick [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masonry '''masonry'''] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cast-iron_architecture '''cast iron'''] was o ...one using a single sheet of '''[[Paper and Card|A4 thin card]]''' or paper and tape or glue the ends together. Place a small square of thick card or board

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...boo'''] garden canes each approximately 1 metre long ''(i.e. between 600mm and 1200mm)'' ...ay be made by adding coloured tissue paper fixed in place using '''[[Glues and Pastes|P.V.A. glue]]'''.

...mounted like a tall seesaw. There is a water bucket suspended from one end and a counterweight is positioned towards the other. ...s 1 Lever]]''': pulling against the counterweight as the bucket is lowered and, as it is raised, the counterweight provides the '''Effort''' to lift the w

...lacksmithing|forged]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrought_iron iron] and fixed to one end. ...forceful swinging motion. Alternatively the beam could be pushed backwards and forwards on rollers to make it easier. A further refinement was to place th

...''' within a sliding frame to assist. In use, one child operates the drill and another holds the work-piece to be drilled. * All materials and sections commonly available in a secondary school D&T Department

...found in a burial chamber. The ground floor provided shelter for livestock and a series of steps led up to the general living space on the first floor or ...oking area was located in the courtyard and it is here where general craft and other activities took place.

Some general proportions and a basic method of construction is shown opposite. ...op the '''Bridle''' over one finger and suspend the '''Kite''' upside down and so a temporary '''Bridle''' can be used until the shape of thew '''Keel'''

Design and make a small table mirror based around a 150mm x 150mm square mirror. * 3mm and 4mm Acrylic sheet on which the mirror is mounted.

...lifting process but, in general, dragging loaded '''Sleds''' along tracks and up ramps, at least for part of the journey, was likely to have been underta ...think would be the best angle for a ramp which pyramid builders could use and why?

Design and make a Sundial to suit your home location '''[[Latitude]]''' which can be s ...able material ''(e.g. stainless steel rod or brass plate for '''[[Sundials and Gnomons|Gnomon]]''', fixing screws, coloured polyester resign to fill reces

...pieces and thirteen ‘black’ pieces. One of the black pieces was the ‘king’ and was bigger than the others. A typical board had 169 ''(13 x 13)'' or 121 sq ...the 24 white pieces on the patterned squares around the edge of the board and the 13 black pieces on the patterned squares in the middle of the board. Th

...:Category:Stripwood Technology|Stripwood Technology]]''' techniques, tools and materials as described in that section of '''[[:Category:Stripwood Technolo A reasonably quick and easy way to make a model '''Turris''' is based on card stiffened with lengt

''(Designers might call this the Design Brief and/or the Specification)'' ...iki/Race_game '''Race Game'''] which each player has one piece or counter and takes it in turn to throw a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dice '''Dice''']

Some general proportions and a basic method of construction is shown opposite. The ''''Cross Spar'''' of ...'''[[Kite Design Basics|Dihedral]]''', the kite becomes '''Tetrahedral''' and several can be joined together to make a '''Multi-cell''' kite ''(you will

[[File:LongshipSailFix.png|300px|right|Viking Longship with sail and shields ]] ...ld also land on beaches and were light enough to be carried when necessary and tipped upside down to use as a temporary shelter.

...ld also land on beaches and were light enough to be carried when necessary and tipped upside down to use as a temporary shelter. A good size model Longship can be made from a single sheet of A3 '''[[Paper and Card|Medium Card]]'''.

''(Designers might call this the Design Brief and/or the Specification)'' * some '''[[Paper and Card|A4]]''' sheets of paper or thin card

''(Designers might call this the Design Brief and/or the Specification)'' Design and make '''Plug Tags''' which can be used to identify and provide information on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_so

...irder '''Warren Girder'''] truss frame 450mm wide to span a 400mm wide gap and support a centrally applied load of 1kg =====Things to find out and think about:=====

...'''Nine Men's Morris''' is a board game, with some similarites to Noughts and Crosses, which has been played since the time of '''[[:Category:The Romans| As with Noughts and Crosses, the game starts with an empty board and players take it in turn to place a playing piece at any vacant playing posi

...are timber. Start by making 5 identical basic flat frames, each 210mm long and 100mm high : ...ll '''[[Stripwood_Technology_Tools#Holding_and_Clamping|Clamp-on Vice]]''' and cut to length using a '''[[Stripwood_Technology_Tools#Sawing_and_Cutting|Ju

Measurement and Surveying was important in '''[[:Category:Ancient Egypt|Ancient Egypt]]''' ...ry from person to person and so standard '''Cubit''' length rods were made and placed in Temples where they could be accessed for reference.

...ld also land on beaches and were light enough to be carried when necessary and tipped upside down to use as a temporary shelter. * The plastic 'bottles' are readily available and can be cut to create a water-proof '''Hull''';

...led to publish his ideas in conventional form, perhaps because of intrigue and jealousy. His conclusions appeared instead in a Latin anagram whose solutio =====Features and Uses=====

...' can be modelled by creating scaled drawings on card which is cut, folded and glued together to assemble a 3D model. The scaled drawing can be produced u * by hand using '''[[Drawing Instruments]]''' and '''[[Technical Drawing]]''' methods;

...s|Viking]]''' and '''[[:Category:Medieval England|Medieval]]''' navigators and are still in use today. ...ding of our [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_System '''Solar System]''' and terms such as '''[[Latitude]]'''.

...sing '''[[Paper and Card|A4 paper]]''' or thin card. Try different designs and test each one by loading it until it fails. ...to the top centre of the beam or suspend a paper cup or similar underneath and slowly fill with sand. In either case you may wish to place a small section

''(Designers might call this the Design Brief and/or the Specification)'' Design and make a range of Christmas tree ornaments based on an edible [https://en.wik

Design and make a wild bird feeder using mainly Acrylic sheet and '''[[Thermoforming Plastics|Thermoforming]]''' processes. * 3mm, 4mm and 5mm Acrylic sheet from which the main components are formed.

...as possible. The bridge must be wide enough to include a 50mm wide [[Paper and Card|thin card]] roadway which will allow a model vehicle ''(i.e. 1/50<sup> The card roadway and model car need not be included in the final test weighing.

...an born William M. Allison in 1956. Later, a version with 3 parallel spars and a stabilising vent hole at the tail was marketed by a Frank H. Scott in the ...ed kites and later, '''Sled Kites''' were developed with inflated canopies and spars replaced by tubes of canopy material inflated by the air pressure. Mo

...the ground as compressive forces. This avoids putting materials in tension and so can be built out of readily available but brittle materials such as bric ...is also known as a '''''false arch''''' because it is not self-supporting and does not transmit all of the applied load as compressive forces.

...ld also land on beaches and were light enough to be carried when necessary and tipped upside down to use as a temporary shelter. * The cartons are readily available and easily cut with scissors

...ld also land on beaches and were light enough to be carried when necessary and tipped upside down to use as a temporary shelter. ...rd]]''' and '''[[Stripwood Technology Materials|Stripwood Materials]]''' - and some of them can be made to float!.

...: Système International d'Unités, SI)''. The system was published in 1960 and was based on the metre-kilogram-second system of units (MKS). There are now ...up>)'' thus, 10mm is preferred to a centimetre, especially in construction and engineering.

Design and make a marble maze puzzle based on the pyramids if Ancient Egypt. ...n size and design on squared paper or choose a piece of card between 150mm and 200mm square.

...ent Egyptian Surveying|Ancient Egypt]]''' both to establish land ownership and to mark out the '''[[Ancient Egyptian Survey Tools|Pyramids]]''' for exampl ...le that two adjacent Strips may have been ploughed together - up one Strip and down the other a Strip width away.]''

...: Système International d'Unités, SI)''. The system was published in 1960 and was based on the metre-kilogram-second system of units (MKS). There are now The idea of Metrication or decimals based units is not new and has obvious attractions with regard to ease of calculation. A '''Furlong'''

[[File:Cubit.png|right|600px|Derivation of the Yard and Fathom]] ...from elbow to finger tip, whilst the '''[[:Category:The Romans|Romans]]''' and the '''[[:Category:Ancient Greece|Greeks]]''' preferred the '''Foot'''. Eve

..., strip wood, garden canes, rolled paper, balsa wood, uncooked spaghetti - and even people! ...is an excellent way of learning something about how the structures work - and can be great fun!

''(Designers might call this the Design Brief and/or the Specification)'' Design, make and decorate a small round container to hold a ball of string ready for use.

...Charles_Boyle,_4th_Earl_of_Orrery '''Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery'''] and this how they became known as '''Orreries'''. =====Features and Applications=====

.../wiki/Longhouse '''Longhouse'''] which, typically, were 5 to 7 metres wide and between 15 to 75 metres long. ...and Daub'''], or turf. Turf was particularly good where timber was scarce and in cold areas because it provided very good insulation. The roof would be t

Design and Make a small plaque based on a number, logo or initials. * The number, logo or initials should be limited to 3 characters and the area of the final plaquette should not exceed 15,000mm<small><sup>2</su