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Download and try the software Golems Universal Constructor, it even includes a basic tutorial and forum. Look at the following videos for some examples of work created using Golems media type="custom" key="3544722"
 * Here is an overveiw of all the pages and activities you can use with your Mechanical Toy project**
 * [[image:AutomataPhotosBtn.jpg align="left" link="Photos Mechanical Toys"]] ||  || Look at the existing mechanical toys in school for your primary research. ||
 * [[image:AutomataLinksBtn.jpg align="left" link="Automata Links"]] ||  || Information and links to automata websites, YouTube video links of mechanical toys and automata. ||
 * [[image:Comic.jpg link="Mechanical Toy Comic"]] ||  || Comic strip of the mechanical toy being assembled ||
 * [[image:MechanismsBtn.jpg align="left" link="Automata, Mechanical Toys"]] ||  || How do mechanisms work? Types of forces and how to calculate mechanical advantage. ||
 * [[image:CamsBtn.jpg align="left" link="Cams"]] ||  || How do cams work? Identifying the different parts of a simple cam mechanism, and types of cams. ||
 * [[image:TestingCamsBtn.jpg align="left" link="Testing your Cams"]] ||  || How to make a paper model to test your cam mechanism. ||
 * [[image:GanttChartBtn.jpg align="left" link="Managing your time"]] ||  || What is a Gantt chart? And how to make one. Managing your project time. ||
 * [[image:FlowChartsBtn.jpg align="left" link="Manufacture & Quality Control"]] ||  || Understanding the components of a flow chart and how to make one. Manufacture and quality control. ||
 * [[image:EvaluationBtn.jpg align="left"]] ||  || How to evaluate a design and technology project, types of evaluation, questions to ask. ||

Another great site: @http://www.mystery-productions.info/hyper/Hypermedia_2003/Muirhead/website/main.htm