Card lever mechanisms

Design and technology

Card slider mechanisms

Disassemble products to inspire ideas

Properties of paper and card

Mechanisms in moving cards

Joining materials in moving cards

Envelopes for moving cards

Feedback and evaluation about materials and systems

This unit develops pupils' knowledge of simple mechanisms. By making levers and sliders, pupils will apply their knowledge of the characteristics of paper and card to make their own moving cards.

Levers and sliders: moving cards

a bar which moves backwards and forwards along a straight line

a piece of material used to keep mechanisms in place and control movement

the hole through which a lever or slider is placed to enable movement

taking something apart to see how it works

words to describe what a material is like

the person who the object is designed for

something that is horizontal - wider than taller

to take something apart and to see how it works

to look after something by making sure it doesn't get damaged

improve something by giving helpful advice

checking how good something is and how to make it better

Levers and sliders: moving cards

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