Foxton canal museum offers loan boxes to schools and education providers that cover a wide range of STEM subjects. We have compilation sets to investigate topics in depth or smaller sets for group work.
Loans Boxes
STEM subjects require students use a range of stimuli as a starting point for creating a solution to a problem.
Linking to our historical mechanical backgound, we’ve curated a series of loans boxes, suitable for EYFS and Key Stage 1 to 3 children. They contain models, sets and worksheets that can be handled and used as part of classroom activities.
You can borrow a box for up to four weeks at a time, and they’re free to our partner schools.
Box contents vary by theme, and typically involve role-play elements to encourage children to experiment with STEM. All materials are age-appropriate.
Below, you’ll find links to details of each box, along with further information on curriculum links.
Gears Box
Curriculum Links
Design and Technology: Gears and mechanisms
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Rack and pinion
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Gear ratios
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Gear train, sliders, chains
What's in the box?
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Gearella gears tool kit and booklet
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Wooden gear and slider mechanism
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Wooden rack and pinnion
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Techno kids gear set
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Image of paddle lock mechanism
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Worksheets on how lock gates work
The loan box links with our museum collection and onsite working mechanisms.
We can arrange a museum and/or site visit to support your curriculum delivery, or we can help you deliver this content in school by a visit from our education officer.
Levers and Pulleys
Curriculum Links
Design and Technology: Levers, pulleys and incline planes
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Work loads, mass and speed
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Pulley ratios
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Newton springs
What's in the box?
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Eisco wooden pulley
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Instruction booklets
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Spring balances
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Eisco incline plane
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Metal pulleys
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Incline plane build
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Worksheets
The loan box links with our museum collection and onsite working mechanisms. We can arrange a museum and/or site visit to support your curriculum delivery, or we can help you deliver this content in school by a visit from our education officer.
Find out more about our STEM links here
To find out more about our loans boxes, discuss pricing and the workshops we can provide, please contact Foxton Canal Museum: learning@foxtoncanalmuseum.org
