Engineering · lesson 7 of 24 · free

Tools and workshop safety — Engineering for kids

Engineers choose the right tool for each job: a tape measure for long lengths, a spirit level to check a shelf is level, a saw to cut wood, a hammer for nails, a screwdriver for screws, a spanner for nuts, a protractor for angles, a hand drill for holes, pliers to grip wire and sandpaper to smooth edges. Safety comes first: goggles, tied-back hair, tools put away, wood clamped before sawing, and an adult for hot glue and power tools.

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Right tool, safe hands — “match the tool to the job and follow the safety rules”

  1. Measure → tape measure, protractor · level → spirit level · cut → saw · nails → hammer.
  2. Screws → screwdriver · nuts → spanner · holes → drill · wire → pliers · smooth → sandpaper.
  3. Safe: goggles, tied hair, clamps, tidy bench, cut away from you, adult for hot or power tools.

Use it for: Before any hands-on build, school workshop sessions and fixing things at home with an adult.

Worked example: 🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? → a spirit level

  1. A level shelf is perfectly flat, not tilted.
  2. The bubble of a spirit level sits in the middle when it is level.

Check: To tighten a nut you would pick a spanner, not a saw ✓

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