This works! Technology competitionDesign and build a mobile toy as a part of the phenomena-based project work. Create also an advertisement for the toy and write a learning diary during the designing process.

Available materials for building the mobile toy are listed below. The materials for the advertisement and the learning diary can be outside of the list.

The competition is only for primary schools 7 – 12 year old participants. This material list is for the Category A: 7 – 9 year old participants. There is another list for the materials permitted in the Category B: 10 – 12 year old participants.

Category A, for 7 – 9 year old participants, the list of permitted materials for This Works! Timber (e.g. plywood, board, sticks etc.) max 1 kgA Cardboard box max 50x50x50 or any cardboard max 1 x 1.5 m2 Cardboard tubes (e.g. an empty toilet or kitchen foil roll) x 3An egg carton (max 12 eggs carton)Rubber bands or hair bands x 10Clothes pegs x 8Air balloons (or water balloons) x 6A plastic tube max Ø 3 cm, max length 75 cmAn empty soap pump x 2Drinking Straws x 10 Pens x 4Shells of plastic surprise eggs x 4Playdough or clay 50 gDisposable plastic spoons x 8Cocktail or grilling sticks or toothpicks x 4Cotton sticks x 4CD’s x 4Plastic bottles with the tops x 4 Empty spools x 4A marble (or other similar small ball, glass/metal/plastic etc.) x 4Fabric (cotton/felt/wax cloth etc.) 50 cm x 50 cmFoil 50 cm x 50 cmPaper A4 x 5A newspaper 8 spreadsA cord/string/line 1 mIron wire 1 m

Screws x 10Nails x 10Paper fasteners x 16

Moreover, the following materials are allowed to use:Paint or lacquer all kinds ofMarker pen only for decorating, not as a building materialGlue or wallpaper paste all kinds ofTape all kinds ofWaterFood colouring

Be careful that you are using only the materials listed above!