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
Discover our Curriculum Enrichment Workshops:
Museum lead workshop sessions for your school party
Big Power Challenge Key Stage 2 & 3 Curriculum Links; Science, Maths, DT and History
To find out more about our loans boxes, discuss pricing and the workshops we can provide, please contact Foxton Canal Museum: learning@foxtoncanalmuseum.org
