TechCard kits offered on this page are as singles for personal construction and learning or in sets of 3 kits for small group activities. These kits are keenly priced to facilitate "take-home" experiences and to encourage further design work in the hands of the student. All kits feature the TechCard prepunched, preformed cards that can scored, folded and shaped to create remarkably strong structures and models.
15545 TechCard Roadster A Classic sports car design powered by a low voltage simple electric motor with additional power provided by integral reduction gears. The car is remote controlled and can be made to go forwards, stop and reverse. The kit includes all the components. Requires 2 x AA batteries, PVA glue, scissors and a rule or straight edge
15583 TechCard Pneumatic RoboArm Build this pneumatic powered robot grabber arm. By pressing or pulling the control syringes the arm can be made to lift and grab. This kit uses 4 syringes to facilitate movement. The pack includes TechCard, full building and assembly instructions, syringes and tubing. Stock up on your educational supplies.
15599 TechCard TechBot 1 Jaws gnash as he marches forward eating everything in his path! Put a small object in his way and it's gone in a flash…don't stand too close! Techbot 1 has large drive wheels powered by an electric motor and a cam mechanism to power jaws. Stock up on your educational supplies
15601 TechCard TechBot 2 Techbot 2 is on his way - stand clear as he shunts forwards lifting his huge feet as he does so, climbing over uneven surfaces and obstacles that get in his way! He has two mechanical feet connected to an electric motor by two rotating cams. Stock up on your educational supplies.
15603 TechCard TechBot 3 He is clever and cunning as he swings away from captivity! Place him in a maze and he will run around the walls looking for an escape hole. No maze can hold him for long! Powered by an electric motor, TechBot 3 uses an off centre carousel top to rotate against when it hits anything moveable. Stock up on your educational supplies.
15720 TechCard Power Vehicles Starter TechCard Plus is ideal for both 'Focused Practical Tasks' and 'Design & Make Assignments'. Each Starter Kit contains the components to make 3 different models and is intended to introduce a specific area of study such as vehicles or mechanisms whilst being easy to modify or create individual designs. Stock up on your educational supplies.
15721 TechCard Simple Mechanisms TechCard Plus is ideal for both 'Focused Practical Tasks' and 'Design & Make Assignments'. Each Starter Kit contains the components to make 3 different models and is intended to introduce a specific area of study such as vehicles or mechanisms whilst being easy to modify or create individual designs. Stock up on your educational supplies.
15723 TechCard Simple Structures 3 model pack to build tower, house & other simple framework structures.TechCard Plus combines all the design and structural features of TechCard with the added bonus of being able to build models quickly without the need for gluing. New, repositionable plastic rivets can make building extremely fast and act as pivots. TechCard Plus also introduces many new components including tyres, steering, axle plugs, safety propellers and contact springs all to help extend the building possibilities. All our kits contain teacher's notes. TechCard is pre-cut and scored and is easily formed into accurate and strong three dimensional components. Once folded, the Techcard components are simple to fit together using the TechCard rivets. The TechCard beams, girders and bases are easily modified to create and infinite range of structural components. Adding dowel axles and card wheels creates a simple rolling chassis from a TechCard base
15747 TechCard Simple Vehicles Starter Kit Three different vehicles may be assembled from this kit. TechCard Plus combines all the design and structural features of TechCard with the added bonus of being able to build models quickly without the need for gluing. New, repositionable plastic rivets can make building extremely fast and act as pivots. TechCard Plus also introduces many new components including tyres, steering, axle plugs, safety propellers and contact springs all to help extend the building possibilities
15748 TechCard Simple Robots Starter Kit TechCard Plus is ideal for both 'Focused Practical Tasks' and 'Design & Make Assignments'. Each Starter Kit contains the components to make 3 different models and is intended to introduce a specific area of study such as vehicles or mechanisms whilst being easy to modify or create individual designs. Stock up on your educational supplies.
15749 TechCard Simple Pneumatics Starter Kit This kit contains the components to make 3 different pneumatically operated models and is intended to introduce a specific area of study such as vehicles or mechanisms whilst being easy to modify or create individual designsTechCard Plus is ideal for both 'Focused Practical Tasks' and 'Design & Make Assignments'.
