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Here’s a chance to create your own automatic fishing machine inspired by Aboriginal engineering. Automatic fishing machines were, and may still be, used by Aboriginal people to catch fish in shallow waters. This activity is based on a fishing machine invented by Aboriginal engineers and used near the Murray River.

This cardboard doll loves to leap! It takes a bit of crafting, but the results will make you jump for joy.

Want to surprise your friends and family? With a bit of practice, you can make this cup cluck like a chicken!

People record numbers in lots of different ways. This method was used by the Inca people and many others who lived near the Andes Mountains of South America.

String is floppy, so it’s usually a terrible thing to build a tower from. But this tower uses tension and string to hold itself strong!

Written by Gabrielle Tramby and Rachel Fitzgerald In this activity, you’ll turn a number into a necklace.

Have you ever wondered how cranes can lift such heavy things? Their pulleys really help lighten the load. In this activity, have a play with some pulleys. These simple machines can make heavy weights as light as a feather!

You’ll find yourself going a little loopy with this puzzle, but it’s worth unravelling the secret.

In this trick, you’ll wrap a shoelace around a pencil and a strip of cardboard. The string seems to pass straight through both, tearing the cardboard, but leaving the pencil untouched!

Happy Easter everyone! Here’s a handy way to draw an egg shape using maths.