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We have a growing community of regular posting members who chat about all aspects of toy and model steam.          The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum Forum Index -> General discussion pauly Steamers go to school Last week my History teacher approached me and asked if I could bring some of my steam engines in to demonstrate steam power to a class she was teaching, I agreed but was very worried because all the children at my school at Autistic like me but some are worse than others and my fear was that 1 would lunge and make a grab for 1 while it was in steam. luckily most of the class knew me very well and I made sure to drum the dangers of steam toys into them at the beginning of the class. anyway I took an assortment that I hoped would keep them interested, I was basically told to explain the engines and talk about them so I took each engine in turn and explained its history,where Id gotten it (usually referring to forum members like Moose and James) and they just loved it I mean they just never took there eyes off what I was holding and had a ton of questions to ask. and they loved the demonstration of the TEA1 in steam running around the floor and the figure of James which I took to give an example of period attire from the time of steam rule (whatya know James is a teaching tool)   I was also asked to show pictures of my garden railway on the white board and now Iv got teachers asking if they can bring their classes to visit     Im expecting many more of these demonstrations to be asked of me   jakesm well done sir! & your pictures are great too! AzRob Very cool! I've found that students love steam engines! Glad to hear that you've sparked interest in not only the students but also the teachers! yussufhippo I agree: well done! One of my students told me after she had seen my Maerklin 2cyl compound (reproduction) steaming up, that she now had understood! Steam engines drive machines - she had been wondering what people had been doing with all that steam ( a steam engine produces steam...) If anybody is interested in some teaching ideas, I have some suggestions... But it's great you have demonstrated this to your classmates!!!!!!!!! Roly Williams Well done! That Wikipedia page on the screen looks familiar (I wrote that page ) Keith S Nice assortment of engines, I was imagining myself explaining the various uses of steam engines to a group, and you've covered all the bases with that selection, railway, road traction, marine, mill, logging. Excellent. Sandman What an excellent way to promote the hobby Pauly. It's really good of you to put your time and effort into such a worthy cause. I'm proud of you young man.     barry1946 Well done Pauly, excellent idea     Bugsy Sandman wrote: What an excellent way to promote the hobby Pauly. It's really good of you to put your time and effort into such a worthy cause. I'm proud of you young man.     Sandy summed it up! I am proud to belong to the same forum as you, Pauly!     bessytractor very well done!   Nick Well done Pauly! Where can I find a computer screen that big? Les Nick wrote: Well done Pauly! Where can I find a computer screen that big? They are common over here, we have 16 of them around the school.  Look for Interactive Whiteboards. Great to see you are also an educator Pauly.   Nick Les wrote: Nick wrote: Well done Pauly! Where can I find a computer screen that big? They are common over here, we have 16 of them around the school.  Look for Interactive Whiteboards. Great to see you are also an educator Pauly.   Wow! I thought it was just a screen with the projector somehow built into it instead of overhead. I didn't realize it could do all that other stuff. Our local school is still replacing chalkboards. Bugsy Roly Williams wrote: Well done! That Wikipedia page on the screen looks familiar (I wrote that page ) I'd like to have a look at that Wikipedia page but I can't find it. I've searched "steam", "live steam" and lots of other words with no success. May I have a link please? Phil Les Bugsy wrote: Roly Williams wrote: Well done! That Wikipedia page on the screen looks familiar (I wrote that page ) I'd like to have a look at that Wikipedia page but I can't find it. I've searched "steam", "live steam" and lots of other words with no success. May I have a link please? Phil I didn't find Roly's but I found this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_engine pauly Bugsy wrote: Roly Williams wrote: Well done! That Wikipedia page on the screen looks familiar (I wrote that page ) I'd like to have a look at that Wikipedia page but I can't find it. I've searched "steam", "live steam" and lots of other words with no success. May I have a link please? Phil search for ossilating cylinder Nick Thanks Pauly! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscillating_cylinder Roly Williams Bugsy wrote: Roly Williams wrote: Well done! That Wikipedia page on the screen looks familiar (I wrote that page ) I'd like to have a look at that Wikipedia page but I can't find it. I've searched "steam", "live steam" and lots of other words with no success. May I have a link please? Phil Here you are: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscillating_cylinder Graham-Jilly well done that man Bugsy Les wrote: Bugsy wrote: Roly Williams wrote: Well done! That Wikipedia page on the screen looks familiar (I wrote that page ) I'd like to have a look at that Wikipedia page but I can't find it. I've searched "steam", "live steam" and lots of other words with no success. May I have a link please? Phil I didn't find Roly's but I found this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_engine Thanks Les, that's an interesting page but it's not THE page. (Stamps his feet) I want Roly's page!   Sorry about the tantrums, I'm a bit old for that these days. Edit Ohdear, I was a bit quick.       Les Bugsy wrote: Les wrote: Bugsy wrote: Roly Williams wrote: Well done! That Wikipedia page on the screen looks familiar (I wrote that page ) I'd like to have a look at that Wikipedia page but I can't find it. I've searched "steam", "live steam" and lots of other words with no success. May I have a link please? Phil I didn't find Roly's but I found this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_engine Thanks Les, that's an interesting page but it's not THE page. (Stamps his feet) I want Roly's page!   Sorry about the tantrums, I'm a bit old for that these days. Edit Ohdear, I was a bit quick.       Here you are. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscillating_cylinder alan2525 The school where I work had interactive blackboards in the D&T workshops until a year or so ago. Now we have whiteboards, markers and projectors but haven't gone for interactive whiteboards yet. We were forced to remove the blackboards for H&S reasons - chalk dust etc! Good to see that you found a way of getting to run steam engines at school! When I was at school covering the industrial revolution was particularly dull, some live demonstrations of what we were talking about would have gone down a treat! Burnmafingers Well done Pauly, spread a little happiness and impart the knowledge ! As said, you took a fine selection of gear for the demonstration. My son is autistic and at times he enjoys the process of filling the boiler, then the burner, oiling up and getting up to steam. When it is running he toots the whistle twice and then departs only to return 5 minutes later asking to fire up another one   IndianaRog Way to go Pauly!! johnreid You did us proud Pauly, good job redryder Good on you Pauly !!!! Outstanding !!!!!         Gil MooseMan Nice one Pauly! Spread the good word mate! John Richards Steamers go to School Pauly, A great "Well Done!", to you and your achievement, It is just this sort of dedication to a Subject or Problem which will make a Man stand out amongst Men, and that you have achieved!. I`ve taught at two High Schools here in western Australia @ two specialist courses an know the preparation needed for a good learning result!. My good Wife,{my Lady Catherine} & I, have eight Children and now, 16 Grandchildren, & 4 Great Grand Children, all are in good health, Married off {thank christ}   and lead good lives, but none have shown the exceptional talent and dedication you have shown here!.   I am now Proud to be a Member of a Forum of which you belong!. Sincerely, John E Richards. Western Australia. The Nations Capitol: Kev&Mel Well done Pauly     Keep us informed about the visit to your railway   metalhead100 You RoCk Pauly! Great job with your presentation! Wish I could have seen it! Bet you made a new Steamer or two there I bet! Jim 27ace27 It is fun to run steam engines for the fellow classmates! I ran my trusty Jensen #60 during a speech on steam engines in speech class.   Griffin Excellent stuff Pauly.  That took a lot of dedication to do what you did.   Well done! tinkttt yea nice work son ,keep the steam alive Ross Nice one pauly! Whoops I meant to call you sir Ross kevininasia Great job Pauly! Really good to see younger members teaching other young ones about steam. I am so impressed by your effort. Minor1PJG Great work Pauly.  It looks like the Minor 1 has won a cup in the first picture Dr. Rog Pauly..educator..missionary, general source of wisdom and steam. I salute you.     Wallace Wow, that was great to see Pauly. Well done   verithingeoff That's it mate, catch em young and instil the appreciation steam.........well done, great stuff--- robertosala You did a great job! Congratulations. I guess you felt like heavens when you saw the eyes of the young fixed looking at your engines run. That is one of the pleasures of this hobby. Rob. Steve_S Well done Pauly... great stuff! JensenSteamMan Great job! I also have had a very positive responce from the students when I did a similar presentation several times          The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum Forum Index -> General discussion Page 1 of 1