Pedagogical guidelines and construction instructions
The Acrobat is a moving toy made from paper, wooden skewers, corks/plastic discs and split pins, that makes acrobatic movements when the linkages are complete and a rotation movement is made manually.
Learning goals
When constructing the Acrobat several learning goals can be achieved:
- To learn about physics and mechanisms, in particular, linkages.
- To develop engineering competences of analysis and construction.
- To learn mathematical concepts within the construction and assembly process, including shapes and numbers.
- To learn biology concepts about parts of the human body.
- Other soft-learning goals can be included; problem solving and creativity.
Instructions
How to use the Acrobat to teach STEM concepts and Step by Step guide here English
Acrobata – Download the Step by Step guide in Portuguese here
Acrobata- Istruzioni in Italiano
Veiledning til konstruksjon og didaktisk bruk av akrobaten kan lastes ned på norsk her
Акробат – Педагогически указания
Video tutorial