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Meccano Machines : Fizzics Education
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Meccano Machines

Meccano Machines

Use teamwork & tools to create compound machines

📚 Library & Council Suitable

Meccano Contraptions

Creative machine building and mechanical engineering!

Using real hand tools and Meccano, children create complex machines while developing spatial awareness and fine motor skills.

Mechanical Concepts:

  • ⚙️ Levers & Pulleys: Mechanical advantage.
  • ⚙️ Gear Trains: Motion and torque.
  • ⚙️ Inclined Planes: Slopes and forces.
  • ⚙️ Wheel & Axle: Foundations of rotation.
  • ⚙️ Logic: Problem solving and teamwork.

✨ Reliability You Can Trust

Coordinating engineering workshops requires a partner with proven experience and high-quality equipment.

Since 2004, our team has reached over 4 million students. We provide all tools and Meccano kits to turn your space into a bustling workshop.

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Meccano Workshop Success

“Watch real engineering in action! From levers to gear trains, the children were completely absorbed in creating their own complex mechanical contraptions.”


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4M+
Students reached since 2004

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Every holiday period, Fizzics Education present holiday programs workshops for local council libraries, vacation care centres, OOSHC and at our own venues. These workshops are designed to cater for a wide range of ages, even the adults join in! Book early to avoid disappointment. A school holiday program treat!

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Get out your tools to complete the challenge!

Lots of fun things for kids to do!

The children really enjoy learning to use tools on Meccano; often they have never held a spanner before. Teamwork is the key here as the task can be broken up into smaller components by each child and then put together later. Generally we have the kids all construct the same moving machine as it represents a fun challenge as a race to the finish. There is an opportunity of course for kids to create their own machine or follow the directions for a different apparatus if they wish however.

Best run in a large open space.

Extend them!

We’ve had many vacation care centers use this workshop as part of a larger engineering day. In this case it’s worth considering having run an egg drop challengeLego robotics or similar to produce an awesome activity day the kids will love!

Vacation Care Reviews

Denistone East Before & After School Care

We would definitely book this again!

Requirements

📚 Library Suitable

Meccano Machines: Site Requirements

Site logistics for our mechanical engineering workshop.

⚙️ Engineering Logistics

👤 Capacity: Maximum 30 students per class.
🎂 Age Group: Recommended for ages 10 and up.
📐 Space: An open area cleared of furniture.
💺 Seating: Chairs are NOT required.
⏰ Duration: 2 Hours (120 minutes).
🚛 Bump In/Out: 15 mins setup / 15 mins pack up.

Note: Due to varying abilities, some students will finish early while others may reach 75% completion.

🔧 Fine Motor Skills

This workshop requires precision. Younger children (under 10) likely do not have the fine motor skills required to participate fully.

Cost

Engineering Workshop Pricing

$680 inc. GST
✨ Only $20.67 per student!*

We use a flat-rate per performance pricing model for this 2-hour intensive workshop. This simplifies your administration and ensures no hidden per-head fees.

*Based on the recommended maximum of 30 students. For regional sites, contact us to discuss workshop visits as part of a regional tour.

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