Unleash your engineering skills at home or in the classroom with these downloadable/printable activities. Click on the images for a downloadable PDF version.

Winches

Discover how to make a winch and experiment with how it works! Watch this YouTube video where our Education Officer shows you the one he made earlier.

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Catapults

Armies used to use catapults as their heavy artillery. Learn how to make a catapult then experiment with it.

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Pulleys

Learn how pulleys work and how you can make your own. Also see our Guide to Pulleys and Guide to Double Pulleys.

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Women in Engineering - Construct a Life Raft

Learn about women in engineering and REME, and test whether you can make a life raft just as female inventor, Maria Beasley, did! 

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Electric Circuit

Find out how to make your own electric circuit using tin foil and a lightbulb. Watch our Education Officer explain how to make one in this YouTube video.

You can even make your circuit light up a lantern, just follow these Box Lantern instructions.

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Egg Box Helicopter

Experiment with an egg box helicopter to see how forces affect it.

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Tracked Vehicles

Find out about tracked vehicles and make your own.