James Dyson Foundation...

I didn't get round to telling you all about our Dyson engineering box that we got back in January. I just came across some photos on my tablet and thought it'd be great to share some information about it with you.
Dyson are very well known in the UK for being very popular manufacturers of household vacuums. I found out via their website that they offer a free service to home schoolers as well as schools. If you visit www.jamesdysonfoundation.com/education you can book yourself an engineering pack. There is quite a lengthy waiting list but I personally think it was worth waiting for.
The foundation sent a huge box to our home address by courier, on loan for two weeks, at no cost whatsoever. It contained a full size vacuum cleaner, 7 turbine floor head tools (like the ones pictured), screwdrivers and a teachers pack. It had  everything we needed to get the kids hands on with technology and engineering.
They really enjoyed getting busy with the screwdrivers and seeing how everything fitted together.
It came with a teachers pack too which was brilliant. Full instructions on how we should disassemble and reassemble all the bits provided in the box. There was also a few decent sized posters to keep too. All in all a great internet find.

Getting to grips with the vacuum floor heads.

Screwdrivers at the ready!