{"title":"School Project Kits","description":"\u003cp\u003eLaser-cut wooden kits for the CAPS Technology school projects in Grades 7, 8 and 9: the jaws of life, the electromagnetic crane, the cell phone tower, the mine headgear, the bridge and the hydraulic arm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery part is cut from 3 mm MDF or plywood, labelled and test-fitted before the kit is packed, and slots together without glue. Each kit's page has a 3D animation of the whole build, so a learner can watch it once and get it right the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cell-phone-tower-school-project-kit","title":"Cell Phone Tower School Project Kit – Grade 7","description":"\u003cp\u003eA laser-cut wooden kit for the Grade 7 cell phone tower school project: flat 3 mm MDF or plywood parts that slot together without glue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to make the cell phone tower, step by step\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe build goes from the ground up in eight steps: the square base, the four cross-braced legs, the round platform and the four antenna masts, and last of all 10 dishes and 2 panels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe full walk-through, with the structures theory a Grade 7 report needs, is here: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/guides\/grade-7-technology-project-cell-phone-tower\"\u003ehow to build a cell phone tower model\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMaterials\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery part is cut by laser from 3 mm MDF or plywood, so tabs and slots meet within a fraction of a millimetre and nothing needs sanding. Each part is labelled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTest-fitted before it's packed\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe build every kit once by hand before it is packed. If a part doesn't fit, that's on us, not on your learner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBuilt for the CAPS Technology syllabus\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn in our own workshop and checked against the CAPS Technology syllabus for Grade 7. See all \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/grade-7-technology-projects\"\u003eGrade 7 Technology projects\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDelivery\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked in one flat box in Gauteng and shipped to homes, schools and shops across South Africa and Namibia. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/27782020786?text=Hi%20Slotbok%2C%20I%27d%20like%20to%20ask%20about%20delivery%20to%20my%20town.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eWhatsApp us\u003c\/a\u003e with your town for delivery options, or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/27782020786?text=Hi%20Slotbok%2C%20I%27d%20like%20to%20ask%20about%20class%20sets%20and%20wholesale.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eask about class sets and wholesale\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Slotbok","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50519518838998,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0838\/8191\/8678\/files\/f_0855.png?v=1790087235"},{"product_id":"electromagnetic-crane-school-project-kit","title":"Electromagnetic Crane School Project Kit – Grade 7","description":"\u003cp\u003eA laser-cut wooden kit for the Grade 7 electromagnetic crane school project: 80 pieces, a real working electromagnet, and four AA batteries in the box. Flip the switch and the magnet on the end of the winch line picks up paper clips.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEighty pieces, counted and packed flat:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 mm MDF sheets × 3, with every part labelled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBamboo sticks × 11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhite twine × 1 · small glue bottle × 1 · sandpaper × 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIron nail × 1 · copper wire × 1 · speaker wire × 1 · cable ties 2 mm × 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAA batteries × 4 · battery holder × 1 · ON\/OFF switch × 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssembly guide, 2 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaper clips for the magnet to lift are not included — any office paper clip works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe electromagnet really works\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCopper wire wound around an iron nail, wired to the battery holder through the ON\/OFF switch. Switch on and the nail becomes a magnet that lifts paper clips off the table; switch off and it drops them. That on-and-off is the whole point of the Grade 7 project, and it is the part a learner can explain in their own words afterwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to build the electromagnetic crane, step by step\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen steps, in the order the parts are labelled:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePress out the parts.\u003c\/strong\u003e Push every piece out of the 3 MDF sheets, sort them into groups and lightly sand any rough edges.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFind the boom parts.\u003c\/strong\u003e The tall lower boom and the short top boom, called the jib.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuild the two booms.\u003c\/strong\u003e A thin line of glue along the joints, then a square collar slid onto each end.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFind the chassis parts.\u003c\/strong\u003e Base plate, tray walls, brackets and wheel discs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuild the chassis.\u003c\/strong\u003e Four axle brackets into their slots, two discs glued together for each wheel, and tray walls A and B slotted in to hold the battery box.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMount the booms.\u003c\/strong\u003e The lower boom sits between the rear brackets on a bamboo pivot; the jib pins on top with another.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFit the support links.\u003c\/strong\u003e Two long links hold the boom upright, two more brace the jib, with spacer washers in between.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinch and twine.\u003c\/strong\u003e A short bamboo stick makes the crank handle; the twine ties to the drum and runs up through the collar rings, over the jib and down from the tip.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMake the electromagnet.\u003c\/strong\u003e The iron nail lies in the groove between the two holder plates, and the copper wire winds tightly around it — the more turns, the stronger the magnet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConnect the battery.\u003c\/strong\u003e The holder goes into the battery tray and the speaker wire runs up the boom to the magnet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two-page assembly guide goes with the kit, and the parts are labelled in the order they are used. The full walk-through, with the science a Grade 7 report needs, is here: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/guides\/grade-7-technology-project-electromagnetic-crane\"\u003ehow to build an electromagnetic crane, step by step\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTesting it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePut some paper clips under the magnet and switch ON. Turn the crank to lower the magnet, then wind the crank back to lift them. Switch OFF and the magnet lets go, and the clips drop. Leave it off between tries — the coil draws current the whole time it is switched on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSize when built\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e250 mm long, 90 mm wide and 345 mm tall — about the height of a two-litre bottle, so it stands up on a desk at the back of a classroom and can still be carried to school in one hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMaterials\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery part is cut by laser from 3 mm MDF, so tabs and slots meet within a fraction of a millimetre. A sheet of sandpaper is in the box for the few edges a learner may want to soften.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTest-fitted before it's packed\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe build every kit once by hand before it is packed. If a part doesn't fit, that's on us, not on your learner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBuilt for the CAPS Technology syllabus\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn in our own workshop and checked against the CAPS Technology syllabus for Grade 7. See all \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/grade-7-technology-projects\"\u003eGrade 7 Technology projects\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDelivery\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked in one flat box in Gauteng and shipped to homes, schools and shops across South Africa and Namibia. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/27782020786?text=Hi%20Slotbok%2C%20I%27d%20like%20to%20ask%20about%20delivery%20to%20my%20town.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eWhatsApp us\u003c\/a\u003e with your town for delivery options, or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/27782020786?text=Hi%20Slotbok%2C%20I%27d%20like%20to%20ask%20about%20class%20sets%20and%20wholesale.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eask about class sets and wholesale\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Slotbok","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50519518937302,"sku":null,"price":199.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0838\/8191\/8678\/files\/01_electromagnet_crane.jpg?v=1790422312"},{"product_id":"mine-headgear-school-project-kit","title":"Mine Headgear School Project Kit – Grade 8","description":"\u003cp\u003eA laser-cut wooden \u003cstrong\u003emine headgear kit\u003c\/strong\u003e for the Grade 8 mine headgear school project. Flat 3 mm MDF or plywood parts slot together without glue, so the week goes on building the mine shaft headgear and writing it up, not on cutting wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/guides\/grade-8-technology-project-mine-headgear\"\u003eRead the full build guide\u003c\/a\u003e — what a headgear does, the order the model goes together, why the back-stay is there, and what to write up as you build. It has the whole build on video.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat a mine shaft headgear is\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeadgear is the tall frame that stands over a mine shaft. It holds the sheave wheel that the hoist rope runs over, and that rope raises and lowers the cage in the shaft. The mining headgear school project asks a learner to build that frame and explain why it stays standing under load — which makes it a frame-structure task, not a decorating task.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrade 8 Technology — frame structures\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStruts, ties, triangulation, bracing: the mine shaft headgear school project sits in the Grade 8 Technology work on frame structures, and a slot-together model shows all of it at once. The model is ours. The design brief, the drawings, the investigation and the write-up stay the learner's own work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMaterials\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery part is cut by laser from 3 mm MDF or plywood, so tabs and slots meet within a fraction of a millimetre and nothing needs sanding. Each part is labelled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTest-fitted before it's packed\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe build every kit once by hand before it is packed. If a part doesn't fit, that's on us, not on your learner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBuilt for the CAPS Technology syllabus\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn in our own workshop and checked against the CAPS Technology syllabus for Grade 8. See all \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/grade-8-technology-projects\"\u003eGrade 8 Technology projects\u003c\/a\u003e, or the whole range of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/school-project-kits\"\u003eschool project kits\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDelivery\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked in one flat box in Gauteng and shipped to homes, schools and shops across South Africa and Namibia. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/27782020786?text=Hi%20Slotbok%2C%20I%27d%20like%20to%20ask%20about%20delivery%20to%20my%20town.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eWhatsApp us\u003c\/a\u003e with your town for delivery options, or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/27782020786?text=Hi%20Slotbok%2C%20I%27d%20like%20to%20ask%20about%20class%20sets%20and%20wholesale.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eask about class sets and wholesale\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Slotbok","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50519518970070,"sku":"SP_04","price":250.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0838\/8191\/8678\/files\/01_mine_shaft.jpg?v=1791196086"},{"product_id":"hydraulic-arm-school-project-kit","title":"Hydraulic Arm School Project Kit – Grade 9","description":"\u003cp\u003eA laser-cut wooden kit for the Grade 9 hydraulic system school project: a working excavator arm driven by water in syringes. Push a syringe on the chassis and the arm on the other end of the tube moves. \u003cstrong\u003eNo batteries and no motors\u003c\/strong\u003e — the only thing making it move is the liquid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in the kit\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e120 pieces, packed flat:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 mm MDF sheets × 4, laser-cut, with every part labelled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSyringes, 5 ml × 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlastic tubes × 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBamboo sticks × 13\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eM4 × 12 mm screws × 4 · screwdriver × 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall glue bottle × 1 · sandpaper × 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssembly guide, 2 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWater for the syringes is not included — tap water is what the model runs on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow the hydraulics work\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe six syringes make \u003cstrong\u003ethree pairs\u003c\/strong\u003e. Each pair is joined by one of the three tubes: one syringe sits on the arm as the cylinder, the other sits on the chassis as the control. Fill the pair with water, push the control in, and the water has nowhere to go but down the tube and into the other syringe, which pushes its plunger out and moves the joint. Pull the control back and the joint returns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is the whole principle a Grade 9 report has to explain: a liquid does not squash, so force put in at one end comes out at the other. It is the same idea as the brakes on a car and the arm on a real excavator — this model just uses water and 5 ml syringes instead of oil and steel rams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThree controls, three joints\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSyringe 1 — boom up and down.\u003c\/strong\u003e The big lower arm that lifts the whole front end.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSyringe 2 — stick in and out.\u003c\/strong\u003e The second arm, which reaches the bucket forward and back.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSyringe 3 — bucket scoop and tip.\u003c\/strong\u003e Curls the bucket to pick a load up and tips it out again.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll three work at once, so the arm can be driven like the real machine: boom down, bucket in, boom up, swing over, bucket out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBuilding it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirteen build steps, and a two-page assembly guide goes in the box. The parts are labelled in the order they are used, the bamboo sticks make the pivots the joints turn on, and the four M4 screws and the screwdriver are for the joints that carry the most load.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSize when built\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eApproximately 430 mm long, 150 mm wide and 265 mm tall with the arm at rest — it takes up about as much desk space as a laptop, and the arm reaches higher than that when it is raised.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMaterials\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery wooden part is cut by laser from 3 mm MDF, so tabs and slots meet within a fraction of a millimetre. A sheet of sandpaper is in the box for the few edges a learner may want to soften, and a small bottle of glue for the joints that are glued rather than pinned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTest-fitted before it's packed\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe build every kit once by hand before it is packed. If a part doesn't fit, that's on us, not on your learner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBuilt for the CAPS Technology syllabus\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn in our own workshop and checked against the CAPS Technology syllabus for Grade 9, where hydraulic and pneumatic systems sit under Mechanical Systems and Control. 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