• Apply their understanding of how to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex structures.
• Design & Technology, Key Stage 1, Technical Knowledge
• Build structures, exploring how they can be made stronger, stiffer and more stable.
• Design & Technology, Key Stage 2, Make
• Select from and use a wider range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their functional properties and aesthetic qualities.
• Explore buildings, bridges and structures, understanding their roles, functions, and importance in our lives.
• Construct 9 types of bridges and understand how their architectural design supports weight. Explore forces and their management.
• Enhance learning with this kit by allowing children to build 9 working models, including a house, pyramid, and various types of bridges such as beam, arch, truss, cable-stayed, and suspension bridges. Children can access building instructions online or in the included booklet, which explains scientific principles and offers hands-on experimental activities.
• The kit helps children strengthen, stiffen, and reinforce complex structures, supporting the curriculum by enabling material and component selection based on functional and aesthetic qualities.
The kit lets children explore making structures stronger, stiffer, and more stable, developing foundational skills in engineering and architecture.