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

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Use of ingredients which may contain allergens.

Risk assessment required - may contain allergens

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

the point where force is applied to the lever.

The force we use to make the lever work is called ...

Which of the following were used as pivots in the making activity?

What is the movement that affects the output of a mechanism?

A see-saw usually creates the following type of movement:

A set of connected moving parts that make something happen.

A set of connected parts that do not move.

A set of unconnected parts that do not move.

Which part of a wheelbarrow is the fulcrum?

On top and in the middle of the rigid bar.

Under and in the middle of the rigid bar.

Where on a see-saw do you usually see a fulcrum?

Where would you find the fulcrum on a pair of scissors?

Reverse motion levers and linkages

Lesson outcome

Content guidance