a set of moving parts that make something happen

a point around which an object moves or rotates

a linkage that creates movement in opposite directions

Reverse motion levers and linkages

Design and technology

Parallel and push-pull linkages

Bell crank and lazy-tong linkages

Levers and linkages in products

User research

Plan and make an interactive book

Assembling components for an interactive book

Present the book to the user

This unit develops pupils' knowledge of mechanisms through levers and linkages. They will apply this knowledge by exploring mechanisms and incorporating them into an interactive book with a user-centred focus.

Levers and linkages: interactive books

a linkage that creates movement in the same direction using two pairs of levers

a linkage that uses short levers to push and pull three other levers in the same direction

A free moving point that connects two levers together.

A point that connects a lever to one place.

findings based upon discussions and evidence

changing a material with or without cutting

material used to keep mechanisms in place

checking if a product is good or needs improving

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