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Activity PACK

Win Meccano models

C gABOUT Meccano

At Meccano we are crazy about creativity. Our designers are always coming up with whacky ideas. Our models for younger children are made out of colourful, flexible plastic. Then there are our metal models for Cubs, which really let your imagination take over.

Find out more at www.meccanouk.co.uk

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Meccano was invented by Frank Hornby (yes, the man who created Hornby train sets) in 1901. It was called Mechanics Made Easy.

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C gActivity 1 Getting to know Meccano

Here are five Meccano parts that we use to make our models. Play around with each one and see how each part fits together.

If you’re an expert already, maybe you could put together your very own model?

If you don’t have Meccano ...Go to next page

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Meccano’s model makers recently created a five metre long model of a whale.

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Cut out the names of these Meccano parts and match them up with the right picture.

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Connector Screw

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C gActivity 2 Build a bridge

In teams, see if you can set the record in your Colony for building either the longest, or the tallest Meccano bridge. How tall or long is it? Use a tape measure orruler to measure its length or height. If you don’t have Meccano ...Your leader will have some things that you can use to make a bridge. Will it get you to the other side of the room?

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Top Gear’s James May holds the world record for the largest Meccano bridgeever built. At 23m long, it used over 100,000 parts and 28,000 bolts.

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C gActivity 3 Make or draw a robot

Try and make a robot out of Meccano. Can you make it move?

Upload a photo of your design to Meccano’s Flickr page www.flickr.com/photos/meccano and you could win Meccano models. If you don’t have Meccano ...Try drawing a robot on the following page.

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Meccano has made a robot called Spykee. It moves, and it can be controlled using the internet from anywhere in the world.

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BEAVER MAILERDRAFT 2

WORD SEARCH ILLUSTRATION

Draw your robot here

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C gActivity 4 What would you make with unlimited Meccano?

If you could make anything out of Meccano, what would it be?

Think about this and tell your Colony what you have chosen and how you would make it.

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The biggest Meccano model in the world is a Ferris wheel in America. It weighs the same as eight tigers and took more than 50 days to make.

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