Striking Swan | Telugu | Dynamic Toy
Channel: Arvind Gupta
Date: 2014-12-26

The heart of this striking Swan is a crank shaped out of an old bicycle spoke. You will also need a cardboard box and a fat straw. Bend the spoke or thick wire first into a Z shape and then into a U shape to make the crank. Stick a black card head on the fat straw. Also make a big hole on the other end of the straw for the crank. The crank will actually slip into the straw hole. Take a card board box and make two holes on opposite facets for the crank. Cut a long slit and stick plastic channels as guides for the straw to move. Now place the straw in the slit and slip the crank in the straw hole. Once the assembly is ready crank the handle and the bird neck will move in a very impressive striking fashion. This work was supported by IUCAA and Tata Trust. This film was made by Ashok Rupner TATA Trust: Education is one of the key focus areas for Tata Trusts, aiming towards enabling access of quality education to the underprivileged population in India. To facilitate quality in teaching and learning of Science education through workshops, capacity building and resource creation, Tata Trusts have been supporting Muktangan Vigyan Shodhika (MVS), IUCAA's Children’s Science Centre, since inception. To know more about other initiatives of Tata Trusts, please visit www.tatatrusts.org