The following items are available on hire from the Equipment Library. Training is now offered on many items.
All items to be collected from and returned to INTECH.
Please contact Suzy Green on 01962 891903.
EQUIPMENT Price per two week loan
(exclusive of VAT)
AIRTRACK KIT 1 £20
Airtrack is a very low friction track used to help prove basic principles such as
ANEMOMETER–Digital, hand held, mobile set of 9 £50 + refundable
deposit £50
Measures wind speed in metres per second, kilometres per hour, miles per hour, feet per minute, knots and Beaufort force. Can record current, maximum and average wind speed.
ANEMOMETER–Digital, hand held, mobile set of 9 £50 + refundable
deposit £50
Measures wind speed, temperature and wind chill. Measurement scales available - metres per second, kilometres per hour, miles per hour, feet per minute, knots, Beaufort force degrees centigrade and Fahrenheit. Can record current, maximum and average wind speed.
BABY DEVELOPMENT TUNIC 1 £10
Wearable tabard with three baby models, 8 labels. Shows the size, shape and position of the foetus as it develops.
BAG OF BONES 2 £10 each
Fabric backdrop with 20 large embroidered bones. Two sets of labels, one for everyday terms, the other correct medical terms. Transports as own carrier bag. 54x140cm. 1 double sided photocopiable worksheet
CAMM 1 PNC 960 1 £40
Primarily a sign writing item of equipment, but can also be used with a plotter. Uses include manufacture of vinyl logos and signs. Good for packaging projects. PC is loaded with 2D-design software. Training from INTECH staff is available on this equipment.
CHICKEN EGG HATCHING KIT 2 £25
Includes a CHICK BROODER for up to 50 chicks, warmed by a standard light bulb. Children can observe development without handling chicks: an EGG INCUBATOR which allows the incubation of up to 10 eggs at one time and an EGG LUME CANDLING LAMP to show the embryos developing within the egg.
DENTAL TOOTH MODEL 1 £8
Tooth model 3 x life size. Good for learning about oral hygiene and teeth.
EAR MODEL 1 £8
Model of standard left ear. 3 times full size - 4 removable parts
1 page descriptive diagram
EYE MODEL 1 £8
Model eye, 3 times full size - 6 removable parts.
FLOWER MODEL 1 £8
Produced in plaque form, demonstrates flower structure, pollination and fertilisation.
Dimensions 610x460x50mm, height x width x depth. Activity set folder with photocopiable teacher’s notes.
FUN MATHS ROADSHOW 10 £20 per box
Each box contains 25 practical interactive mathematical puzzles
The Funmaths Roadshow is a series of interactive mathematical puzzles, aimed initially at Primary and Secondary School level, but now appropriate to Years 12 and 13, and even foundation and first year undergraduate. The Roadshow is very easy to implement and use in an informal environment, where the range of puzzles incorporate a broad range of mathematical ideas.
IN THE GARDEN 1 £8
Velcro background cloth with 8 minibeast creatures and labels
LIGHTBOX + OPTICAL SET 1 £10
Comes with own Autotrip power supply. Contains 25 different Perspex shapes and prisms
LOCKTRONICS CIRCUIT BOARD set of 16 £20
LK50 baseboard with battery holders. Typical contents of pack are Connecting link, On/Off switch, Lamp holders, Photocell, and bulbs etc.
MAGNET SET 1 £5
Contains 5 giant horseshoe magnets encased in plastic, 8 magnetic marble sets which demonstrate magnetic attraction and repulsion and a set of 6 wands marked with North and South poles.
MAGNETIC KIT 4 £20 each
A junior magnet and compass kit in storage tray. In addition, a clear plastic case full of iron filings suspended in clear fluid for exploring magnetic fields and sets of different named metal discs to demonstrate which metals are magnetic and non-magnetic.
MAGNIFYING LENS set of 25 £5
90mm lens diameter - standard magnifying lens
ORGANS TUNIC - INSIDE OUT 2 £10 each
Fabric tabard with 3D ribcage and Velcro on fabric organs and labels.
PARALLEL ARM MAGNIFIER set of 20 £10
Magnifier mounted on parallel stand with heavy base.
PLANT IN A POCKET 1 £5
Velcro background, using all the key elements of a plant with corresponding labels. Designed for key stage 1.
ROCKPOOL & PONDLIFE SETS 1 £8
Soft padded material water background, on which can be added a set of rock pool objects with labels. Same background can be used with a set of pond life objects
SCALES-Digital 2 £8 each
Simple digital scales able to weigh up to 2kg. Can be zeroed to allow the addition of ingredients one at a time. Portable with LCD display
Full-size skeleton + stand
SKELETON - INSIDE OUT TUNIC 2 £10
Fabric tabard with six embroidered bones. These stick to the tunic with Velcro.
SOLAR POWER KIT 1 £10
Portable kit suitable for running projects such as chicken brooders, lamps etc.
STIKA STX-7 1 £40
Computer controlled vinyl cutter. Can cut shapes, logos, names, signs etc. Iron-on vinyl and plastic vinyl off cuts are available at a small cost. PC is loaded with 2D Design software. Training from INTECH staff is required on this equipment.
THERMOFORMING CENTRE 911 1 POA
Multifunctional machine capable of carrying out several thermoforming functions, including, Vacuum forming, Injection moulding, Dome blowing, extrusion, Plastic Dip Coating, Plastic welding. This machine is best used at INTECH, but loan arrangements can be made.
THERMOMETER-Clinical Digital 4 £8
As used for temperature testing by nurses in hospitals. Temperature is given on LCD display.
THERMOMETER-Digital 3 £8
Dual sensor thermometer, with remote sensor fitted with a lead. Digital clock is built into unit.
TORSO-MINI 2 £10
Model of a human torso with 9 removable parts.
Set of teacher’s notes