findings based upon discussions and evidence

User research

Design and technology

Reverse motion levers and linkages

Parallel and push-pull linkages

Bell crank and lazy-tong linkages

Levers and linkages in products

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

the person who interacts with the product

Match the design specification definitions:

based on research to share users requirements 

information for the designer to meet the user's needs and wants

an evaluation to review the finished product 

What type of materials are used to make an interactive book?

What sort of movements do we not usually find in interactive books?

Which linkage has two pairs of levers that are opposite each other?

Which feature will make your book interactive?

User research

Lesson outcome