🧭 Explorers (Foundation)

Pushes, pulls, spins, strong shapes and robot animals: first engineering with big, simple builds in Prototype Workshop.

No previous experience. 45-minute lessons. pairs.

Missions

• 🛞 E1 Push, Pull, Roll: Oh no! Every car in Prototype Workshop has lost its wheels, and the big parade is on Friday. The Mayor needs engineers who can make things roll.
• ⚙️ E2 Turning Things: The Prototype Workshop clock tower has stopped. Inside are gears everywhere. Can you work out how gears talk to each other?
• 🔺 E3 Strong & Steady: A wobbly giraffe needs a tall, safe tower to eat leaves from. Prototype Workshop needs builders who know what makes things strong.
• 🎵 E4 Swing & Rhythm: The Prototype Workshop band has lost its drummer and its metronome. Can machines keep the beat instead?
• 🦾 E5 Grab & Lift: A kitten is stuck on the Prototype Workshop shed roof and a ball fell down a drain. We need grabbing and lifting tools, fast!
• 🌬️ E6 Wind & Spin: Prototype Workshop’s electricity has gone out, but it is a very windy day. Can we catch the wind and make it work for us?
• 🔄 E7 Wind It Up!: The Prototype Workshop Olympics are here, and the athletes are toys that store energy. Wind them, spin them, launch them!
• 🐾 E8 Animal Machines: The Prototype Workshop zoo wants robot animals so everyone can see how real animals move, bite and crawl.