Manual Training Play Problems (Classic Reprint): Constructive Work for Boys and Girls Based on the Play Interest - Couverture souple

William Samuel Marten

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332058604 ISBN 13 : 9781332058600

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Hands-on projects that help children design and build working toys and simple machines, at home or in school.

These problems come with drawings and photographs, and are tested in playgrounds and classrooms. They are organized to guide boys and girls through practical construction, using materials that are common in schools and homes. The aim is to help children learn by doing, with clear steps and real results they can see and use.

• Projects that grow from what kids know at home to bigger builds at school, with an emphasis on safe, age-appropriate practices.
• Each problem includes accompanying drawings and photographs to show both design and assembly.
• A wide range of activities, from simple tops and models to small furniture and basic machines.
• Tools, materials, and methods chosen to encourage problem-solving, planning, and independent work.

Ideal for teachers and parents seeking constructive activities that kids can finish with a sense of accomplishment.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Manual Training Play Problems: Constructive Work for Boys and Girls Based on the Play Interest

Tops. Tops may range from the crude primitive ones used by the Indians, to the wonderful gyroscope. The usual methods of spinning the simpler ones are by means of the thumb and finger, the palms of the hands, and the whip cord. Fig. I represents the simplest kind of a top made from an empty spool. Fit a dowel tightly into the hole at the center of the spool, cut the inside bevel down to the center, and the top will be ready for service. A round-headed tack or escutcheon pin may be used at the point for a plug. If it is desired to use a cord with this top, make a holder for it as suggested in Fig. 2. Bore a small hole in the middle of the stem to insert the end of the cord. This will catch the end of the cord and prevent it from slipping around the stem when beginning to wind the top. Wrap the cord with the holder in position on the stem of the top. To spin the top, place it in position and with one hand grasping the holder pull the cord, after which slip the holder off the stem.

Many interesting variations can be worked out. An outline profile made of wire can be made as suggested in Fig. 4. The straight end of this wire can be slipped into a hole bored into the end of the stem. The rapid movement of the top will give to it an oddly interesting appearance. Studies in color combination can be made by placing colored papers on the upper surface of the disc. See Figs. 1 and 3. Tops made of sheet metal can be made to produce a variety of humming sounds by means of openings cut into the surface of the metal. With the wooden top this humming is possible to a very limited extent only.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332058604
• ISBN 13: 9781332058600
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 186
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