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Robots and inventions · ages 6 to 10

The Homework Machine

Leo invents a machine to do his homework. It works brilliantly, until it starts doing everyone else's homework too, and the dog's.

The Homework Machine

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The story in four scenes

  1. 1

    The start

    In the picture: A boy building a machine out of boxes, springs and a toaster in his bedroom

    How it moves: He tightens the last bolt and it starts to hum

  2. 2

    The problem

    In the picture: The machine printing out pages of homework

    How it moves: Pages fly out faster and faster

  3. 3

    The try

    In the picture: A town buried in piles of homework paper

    How it moves: Paper rains down on the streets

  4. 4

    The ending

    In the picture: The boy and his teacher laughing and switching the machine off

    How it moves: The machine gives a last beep and goes quiet

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