Properties of paper and card

Design and technology

Card lever mechanisms

Card slider mechanisms

Disassemble products to inspire ideas

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

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Use of equipment that may require supervision for safety, e.g. scissors in KS1, needles, paint, knives, cooking.

Slider mechanisms are different to lever mechanisms because ...

A design specification is very important. It tells the designer …

Card is made from different layers of ...

The person who the card is made for is called the user.

To disassemble an interactive card, you are looking at ...

Starter Quiz