The Moving Toy Mechanisms website has been developed to assist in the learning of mechanisms within Design and Technology at Keystage 2 of the National Curriculum. The site can be used to provide teaching support in a manner which is both enjoyable and educational.

In Moving Toy Mechanisms children are encouraged to learn though interaction with the characters. They have the opportunity to assist Ergo as he tries to build machines which use different mechanisms to capture a small creature called Critter.

Moving Toy Mechanisms is designed to provide pupils with a firm knowledge of the different types of mechanisms, and an understanding of how they can be used to good effect. It presents information clearly in individual sections (cams, gears, levers, and pulleys) and its structure allows pupils to navigate freely between the sections.

The site has been created with the kind cooperation of staff and pupils at Redhill Primary School in Staffordshire, and under the direction and guidance of Dr. Melissa Lee Price at Staffordshire University.