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An excellent way of catering for Technology and Science in the Curriculum
At Craftpower we have 20 years of experience and have worked with over a thousand different Primary & Secondary Schools, kindergartens & ELC around Melbourne and state Victoria.
What we provide:
- All the necessary woodwork tables, tools, wood and associated materials.
- A selection of 10 to 20 different projects to suit all age ranges and levels of experience.
- Set up time: 40-50 minutes, so we need to arrive at your school earlier.
Minimum bookings - 2 X 1.5 - 2.5 hour or 3 X 1 hour 15 min.classes per day essential due to transport, set up and pack up
What the school needs to provide:
- An empty room with close access for a van (on the ground floor only). The equipment for a school incursion is very heavy!
- All furniture needs to be cleared prior the sessions
- The sessions will need to be run in a suitable large indoor area, without carpet where possible
Below you will find answers to our most frequently asked questions:
Before booking your incursion, please carefully consider the following components:
(Detailed information about each school workshop is outlined below. Find the cost and length of the sessions in the brochure)
Integrated Studies Unit Topics:
Integration focuses on making connections for students, allowing them to engage in relevant, meaningful activities that can be connected to real life.
Integrate: Art, Technology, Design, Transport, Simple Machines, Moving Toys, Push & Pull, Friction, Energy, Inventions, Lights & Circuits, Magnets, Time, Reduce, Recycle, Reuse
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Aeroplanes |
Community Helpers |
Indonesian Shade Puppets |
Rainforest |
Craftpower caters for all Key Learning Areas and can be adapted to cover any theme.
Innovation throughline:
Children use creative imaginative and inventive thinking to create products to help them made up of suitable materials and systems and are combined in innovative ways to create solutions to problems.
12 different woodwork & science programs tailored to
meet your curriculum needs
Most of the workshops conducted require your chldren to use saws in sawing wood. Please note, this is optional, the wood would be pre-cut, if you do not wish your children to use saws.
1. Just Woodwork
(no electronic kits required)
Children have a selection of 10 to 20 designs.
All projects will develop basic hands on skills through the use of tools such as junior coping saws, hammers, pliers, sandpaper, goggles, etc
| Time required | Grade | Description of each Workshop | Cost of each Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 hour 15 min. |
Prep-2 | Children select precut templates or using saws, hammers, glue and nails will construct basic 2D take-home models. | $200.00 |
| 1.5 hours | Prep - 6 |
Introduction to safe use of the equipment. Will use tools such as saws, hammers, nails and PVA glue for fastening. Children will trace, cut, sand and take the finished models to art class or classroom for painting. |
$220.00 |
| 2 hours | 1 - 6 |
As above with the choice of 3-D models. Model designs are more complicated. |
$260.00 |
| 2.5 hours | 3 - 6 |
This longer workshop is for those who would like to produce good-looking substantial projects for special events such as Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Open Days, Birthday Presents, etc. . |
$300.00 |
2. Road Safety
Road safety learning is most effective when it involves practical activities that take place in on-road situations.
* Learning about road rules and safety can be fun as children build their own signs to create an authentic road system;
* Help your children to develop Road Safety Skills;
* Children will make their own road safety signs and vehicles to practice good skills on the road.
| Time required | Grade | Description of each Workshop | Cost of each Workshop | Cost of Kit p/child |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 hours | Prep-6 |
An introduction to Road Safety signs and demonstration of how to use industrial tools. Children select a pre-cut template from a variety of 25-30 common road signs and using hammers, pliers, nails and glue, will construct their own traffic sign. Using pre-cut templates, children select their choice of up to 15 different vehicles which they will construct. (Wheel, motor or gearbox kits will be used to make moving vehicles) |
$220.00 |
$3.60 $3.90 $4.50 $4.80 |
3. Emergency Vehicles 
Vroom ! Beep! Honk ! Woooop ! Make way for these emergency vehicles coming to the rescue!
Integrates: Art, Technology, Design as well as the popular themes such as “Simple Machines”, “Moving Toys”, “Push & Pull”.
| Options | Grade | Time required | Cost of each Workshop | Cost of Kit p/child | Components of each Kit |
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Emergency Vehicles |
Prep - 6 | 1:45 hours | $230.00 | $3.60 |
4 wheels, guide tubes, metal axles |
4. Classic Toys
Gr. 3-6 only:
Prep- Gr.2 (No Sawing):
Build popular old fashioned toys
Catapults, Classic Cars, Billy Carts or Trains are great old fashioned toys for kids and they require only basic construction skills and materials. They are a great way of getting kids interested in engineering without them knowing it.
| Options | Grade | Time required | Cost of each Workshop | Cost of Kit p/child | Components of each Kit |
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Dragster |
Prep - 2 | 1.5 hours | $210.00 | $3.60 |
4 wheels, guide tubes, metal axles |
| Classic Cars | 3 - 6 | 1.45 hours | $230.00 | $3.60 | 4 wheels, metal axels |
| Catapults | 3 - 6 | 1:45 hours | $230.00 | $3.60 |
4 wheels, metal axles |
| Trains | 3 - 6 | 1:45 hours | $230.00 | $5.20 |
6 wheels, metal axles |
Aircrafts
Design and construct a 4 wheel old Aircraft or a fan propelled Aircraft with a variety of materials including a basic electric circuit and a motor.
| Options | Grade | Time required | Cost of each Workshop | Cost of Kit p/child | Components of each Kit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft "Avro" | 3 - 6 | 1:45 hours | $230.00 | $3.60 |
4 wheels, guide tubes, metal axles |
| Aircraft "Douglas" | 3 - 6 | 1:45 hours | $230.00 | $5.00 |
4 wheels, guide tubes, metal axles, 3 volt motor, battery holder, 2AA batteries, switch, propeller, gears |
Vintage Monsters
Fearfulness of monsters and of more realistic threats is an expected response to a world that is too big for children to control. When you help children identify their fears and offer them techniques for taming scary monsters you provide vital tools for helping children regulate their emotional and social selves. This program can give children opportunities to explore their monster fears with curiosity and creativity. Encourage outrageous explorations that can help children master the monsters.
Anatoli was here for the final Craftpower session with our Prep - 2 students. The kids did a great job constructing their cars and will finish them off next week in the artroom. Thanks for the great activities.
Posted by Frankston East Primary School on Thursday, 20 June 2019
Children can create a monster of their own, not like one in a book or on TV. Set out bits of scrap wood, foil, buttons, pebbles, and other craft items that children might use for monster eyes, hair and claws.
Integrates: Electricity & Circuits, Simple Machines, Transport, Push & Pull, Moving Toys.
| Options | Grade | Time required | Cost of each Workshop | Cost of Kit p/child | Components of each Kit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Friends (Super Monsters on 4 wheels) |
Prep - 6 | 1.5 hours | $210.00 | $3.60 |
4 wheels, guide tubes, metal axles |
| Light Masters (Build Funny Monsters with 2 LEDs or a globe) |
3 - 6 | 1.5 hours | $210.00 | $4.30 |
2.5 volt globe or 2 Flashing LEDs, globe holder, switch, battery holder, 2AA batteries, wire |
| Monster Kings (Build Monsters on 4 wheels with 2 LEDs or a globe) |
3 - 6 | 1 hour 45 mins. | $230.00 | $6.00 |
4 wheels, guide tubes, metal axles 2.5 volt globe or 2 Flashing LEDs, globe holder, switch, battery holder, 2AA batteries, wire |
Build a Mini Billy Cart
Billy Carts are a great project for kids as they require only basic construction skills and materials.
They are a great way of getting kids interested in engineering without them knowing it.
Anatoli was back from Craftpower to work with our Year 3/4 students today. What an amazing job they have done building their cars. The construction phase is now over and they will continue to work on them in the Art Room next week.
Posted by Frankston East Primary School on Wednesday, 19 June 2019
Mini Billy Carts
- Size: 40cm long X 22cm wide X 16cm high
Children can start from scratch to plan and make their own miniature Billy Cart to carry their favorite toys.
| Options | Grade | Time required | Cost of each Workshop | Cost of Kit p/child | Components of each Kit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Push-Cart (push & pull 4-wheel cart) |
Prep - 6 | 1.5 hours | $210.00 | $4.20 |
4 wheels, guide tubes, metal axles |
| Go-Cart (powered by friction gearbox) |
1 - 6 | 1.5 hours | $210.00 | $5.00 |
Friction gearbox, 4 wheels, guide tubes, metal axles |
Ride on Billy Carts
When Just Building A Mini Billy Cart Isn’t Enough…
Much of the fun with Billy Carts is had when they are being designed and built for a real purpose.
Creating something from scratch, learning and working together can be a great experience and introduction into automotive construction.
But sometimes it isn’t just about the building, and you want a fast Ride-on Billy Cart !
In this workshop students will create full-sized Ride-on Carts. ( Suitable for Gr. 3-6 )
(Please note - school will not keep The Ride-on Carts)
Children are divided in 4 teams. They receive step-by-step instructions to building 4 full size Billy Carts.
Before booking this program please note - to race against each other you must have adequate space, i.e. hall, gym, multipurpose room, backyard or a basketball court (weather dependant).
| Options | Grade | Time required | Cost of each Workshop | Components of each Kit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ride-on Cart | 3 - 6 | 1 hour 45 min. - 2 hours | $260.00 |
Wood, 4 wheels, metal axles, brackets, pins, bolts, nuts, washers, nylon rope |
5. Create- a- Clock
Children design a clock using wood with fitted hands and clock movement.
Children have a selection of 10 to 20 designs.
| Options | Grade | Time required | Cost of each Workshop | Cost of Kit p/child | Components of each Kit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Simple Clock |
3 - 6 | 1.5 hours |
$210.00 | $4.90 |
Clock movement, mounting nut, rubber gasket, brass washer, hour, minute, second hands, numerals, 1AA battery |
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Large Clock |
3 - 6 | 1 hour 45 mins. |
$230.00 | $4.90 |
Clock movement, mounting nut, rubber gasket, brass washer, hour, minute, second hands, numerals, 1AA battery |
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Clock Tower |
3 - 6 | 2 hours | $260.00 | $5.00 |
Clock movement, mounting nut, rubber gasket, brass washer, hour, minute, second hands, numerals, 1AA battery |
6. Get Going With Gears
We try to provide children with a firm knowledge of different types of mechanisms and understanding of how they can be used.
Construct working models that can move or be raced against each other. Build moving models, using a simple circuit, powered by 3 volt motor, friction gearbox or wind-up motor, a remote control and gears.
| Options | Grade | Time required | Cost of each Workshop | Cost of Kit p/child | Components of each Kit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Wonderjet |
1 - 2 | 1.5 hours | $210.00 | $3.90 |
Wind-up gearbox, 4 plastic wheels, metal axles, guide tubes |
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Helicar |
1 - 6 | 1.5 hours | $210.00 | $4.50 |
Friction gearbox, 4 wheels, guide tubes, metal axles |
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Jaguar |
3 - 6 | 1.5 hours | $210.00 | $4.80 |
3 volt gearbox, remote control, 2AA batteries, 4 wheels, guide tubes, metal axles |
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Tornado |
3 - 6 | 1.5 hours | $210.00 | $4.80 |
3 volt motor, battery holder, 2AA batteries, switch, resistor, 4 wheels, guide tubes, metal axles, gears |
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Ferrari |
3 - 6 | 1 hour 45 min. | $230.00 | $4.80 |
3 volt motor, battery holder, 2AA batteries, switch, resistor, 4 wheels, guide tubes, metal axles, gears. |
7. Formula-1
Let's make the fastest car in the world and start the race!
| Options | Grade | Time required | Cost of each Workshop | Cost of Kit p/child | Components of each Kit |
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Formula-P-2 |
Prep - 2 | 1:45 hours | $230.00 | $4.00 |
4 wheels, guide tubes, metal axles |
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Formula-3-6 |
3 - 6 | 1:45 hours | $230.00 | $4.00 |
4 wheels, guide tubes, metal axles |
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Formula Plus |
Prep - 6 | 1:45 hours | $230.00 | $5.00 |
Friction gearbox, 4 wheels, guide tubes, metal axles |
8. Build-a-Bike
Making toy bikes is a fun and easy project that you can do in your classroom.
Young children can make take home Tricycles and give a ride to their favorite soft toys.
Gr.3-6 children can make more complicated toy bikes either with wooden wheels or with an extra glob and a battery holder which will integrate an electrical circuit.
Integrates: Art, Technology, and Design as well as the popular themes such as “Transport”, “Simple Machines”, “Moving Toys”, “Push & Pull”, “Energy” or “Circuits”.
| Options | Grade | Time required | Cost of each Workshop | Cost of Kit p/child | Components of each Kit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Tricycle |
1 - 2 | 1:45 hours | $260.00 | $4.50 |
Wooden wheels, axles |
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Honda |
3 - 6 | 1:45 hours | $260.00 | $4.50 |
Wooden wheels, axles |
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Kawasaki |
3 - 6 | 2 hours | $280.00 | $6.60 |
Wooden wheels, axles, 2.5 volt globe, globe holder, switch, battery holder, 2AA batteries, wire |
9. A Bright Idea
Introduction to basic electronic circuits.
Children can build wooden models with flashing LEDs or a globe
| Options | Grade | Time required | Cost of each Workshop | Cost of Kit p/child | Components of each Kit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flashing LEDs kit | Prep - 6 | 1.5 hours | $210.00 | $4.30 |
2 flashing LEDs, switch, battery holder, resistor, 2AA batteries, wire |
| Lamp kit | 3 - 6 | 1.5 hours | $210.00 | $4.30 |
2.5 volt globe, globe holder, switch, battery holder, AA batteries, wire |
10. Marvelous Magnets
• Make wooden fridge magnets related to a particular theme.
• Create colorful moving characters for your very own stage production.
• Design and make a wheeled toy which moves using 2 extra powerful magnets.
| Options | Grade | Time required | Cost of each Workshop | Cost of Kit p/child | Components of each Kit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fridge Magnets | Prep - 6 | 1 hour 15 mins. | $190.00 | $3.20 |
Extra powerful Earth magnets |
| Magnetic Theatre | Prep - 6 | 1.5 hours | $210.00 | $3.20 |
Extra powerful Earth magnets |
| Let The Wheels Turn | 3 - 6 | 1.5 hours | $210.00 | $4.80 |
Powerful Earth magnets, 4 plastic wheels, metal axles, guide tubes. |
11. Time To Make a Solar
Aeroplanes
Build a beautiful aeroplane, a helicopter or a hot air balloon with a solar cell and a motor (no batteries required!)
Spaceships
Build a spaceship with a solar cell and a motor (no batteries required )
Solar Drive Cars.
Convert the Sun's energy to electricity, using photovoltaic cells (photo = light, voltaic = electric).
Solar cells allow light energy to directly become electricity, hey can't store it.
The electric motor converts electrical energy to mechanical motion.
Ships
Design and construct a fan propelled boat with a variety of materials including a basic electric circuit with a solar cell , a motor and a propeller.
Aeroplanes
| Options | Grade | Time required | Cost of each Workshop | Cost of Kit p/child | Components of each Kit |
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| Eagle | Prep - 2 | 1.5 hours | $210.00 | $4.90 |
Solar cell, 4.5 volt solar motor, propeller, wire |
| Boeing | 3 - 4 | 1.5 hours | $210.00 | $4.90 |
Solar cell, 4.5 volt solar motor, propeller, wire |
| Concorde | 5 - 6 | 1 hour 45 mins. | $230.00 | $4.90 |
Solar cell, 4.5 volt solar motor, propeller, wire |
Spaceships
| Options | Grade | Time required | Cost of each Workshop | Cost of Kit p/child | Components of each Kit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon | Prep - 2 | 1 hour 45 mins. | $230.00 | $4.90 |
Solar cell, 4.5 volt solar motor, propeller, wire |
| Icarus | 3 - 4 | 1 hour 45 mins. | $230.00 | $4.90 |
Solar cell, 4.5 volt solar motor, propeller, wire |
| Apollo | 5 - 6 | 1 hour 45 mins. | $230.00 | $4.90 |
Solar cell, 4.5 volt solar motor, propeller, wire |
Solar Drive Cars
| Options | Grade | Time required | Cost of each Workshop | Cost of Kit p/child | Components of each Kit |
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| Sun-Jet | 3 - 4 | 1.5 hours | $210.00 | $4.90 |
Solar cell, 4.5 volt motor, 4 plastic wheels, metal axles, guide tubes |
| Solar-Buggy | 5 - 6 | 1.5 hours | $210.00 | $4.90 |
Solar cell, 4.5 volt motor, 4 plastic wheels, metal axles, guide tubes |
Ships
| Options | Grade | Time required | Cost of each Workshop | Cost of Kit p/child | Components of each Kit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 1 - 2 | 1.5 hours | $210.00 | $4.90 |
Solar cell, 4.5 volt solar motor, propeller, wire |
| Discovery | 3 - 4 | 1.5 hours | $210.00 | $4.90 |
Solar cell, 4.5 volt solar motor, propeller, wire |
| Challenger | 5 - 6 | 1.5 hours | $210.00 | $4.90 |
Solar cell, 4.5 volt solar motor, propeller, wire |
12. Discover Pyrography
(Burning designs on wood)
A popular program from the school curriculum in many European schools.
If a student is able to sit at a table and co-ordinate one good eye with one good arm, the craft of burning designs on wood is an art he/she can master.
Pyrography or Poker Work is an ancient craft dating back several centuries.
Children will learn the special tricks and effects used to obtain natural textures and tone and they produce works of stunning realism and beauty.
| Time required | Grade | Description of each Workshop | Cost of each Workshop |
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1 hour 45 min. – 2 hours - minimum 2 classes per day essential. - minimum of 20 children per class |
4 - 6 |
Introduction to safe use of the equipment. Trace, draw, burn, nail in, sand and color models. Tools and equipment used: |
$14.80 per student |
If you are ready to make a booking for your school in Melbourne and Victoria, choose the most suitable day(s) for your incursion and contact us by phone (mob. 0403 355 754 ) or e-mail ( craftpower.as@gmail.com ).
If that day(s) is available, you will need to fill out the following Online Booking Form with all relevant information and Submit it.
If you have any problem with our Online Booking Form, please download and fax your booking form to Fax: 9807 7239
If you have any questions about your costs in the booking form please use our Cost Calculator where you will be able to quickly find the budget for your case.
