This video teaches children how to safely prepare and assemble wooden and card parts to build an automaton toy frame.
year: Year 6
Pupil video: Assembling the frame
This video guides pupils in how to confidently assemble the frame for an automaton toy with step-by-step construction guidance.
Pupil video: Experimenting with cams
This video shows how to build a cam mechanism by cutting and assembling parts, aligning followers and adjusting movement to make your automaton toy work smoothly.
Teacher video: Who should get to be in charge?
This Religion and worldviews video introduces teachers to the unit “What is religion?” and supports the exploration of how leadership, succession and authority are understood across different worldviews.
Pupil video: Finishing the automata
In this video the children learn how to complete their automaton toys by adding housings, attaching characters and using techniques like mirrored drawings and handles for improved design.
Teacher video: Marking and cutting
This Design and technology video introduces teachers to preparing the wooden and card components needed to build an automaton toy frame, including how to mark and saw wood safely, label each part for easy assembly and create axle holes using either a drill or a punched card.
Teacher video: Assembling the frame
This video demonstrates how to assemble the frame for an automaton toy, supporting teachers with step-by-step construction guidance to help them confidently prepare for classroom delivery.
Teacher video: Experimenting with cams
This Year 6 teacher video shows how to support the children in building cam mechanisms by assembling cams, aligning followers and adjusting movement to create smooth, working automaton systems.
Teacher video: Finishing the automata
This Year 6 teacher video shows how to support children in completing automaton toys by adding housings, attaching characters and applying design techniques to finish functional, moving models.
