Resources

A wooden sorting disc, which would work well with seeds and berries outside.

A model space shuttle made from wood

This sturdy wooden model is made from pre-cut plywood sheets that come ready to assemble. Each...

Small puzzle game made of wood. The six rows of balls fit together to make a three-sided pyramid. ...

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Wooden Hourglass

This resource from Boxford presents CAD files and description of a CNC routed wooden hourglass. Supporting videos show how Ikea products are designed and manufactured. A photograph shows the hourglass and background information about the project is described. Materials and sizes are given along with a detailed...

• Each colour block represents a different rod length. The shortest is 1cm and the longest is 10cm
• Use to reinforce: Addition & subtraction, fractions...

Wooden Seesaw

This resource from Boxford describes the production of a wooden seesaw using CAM technology. A CAD file is provided for the project and a photograph shows the use of triangulation of cross structure in the making of the product. Safety issues and features are discussed and the advantages of using this design over a...

Woodfuel Heating

Produced by the National Non-Food Crops Centre (NNFCC), these two reports look at the use of wood for heating. They are technical reports but contain a lot of information that may be of use to teachers or post-16 students who are researching the subject and require in-depth information. The two reports cover...

Woodland Ecology

This resource provides a series of activities which can be carried out during a visit to woodland. Students observe, describe, compare and classify species. The experiments can be carried out in any order and integrated into an existing scheme of work.

The activities cover sampling in leaf litter,...