Hi everyone.

I'm Mrs. Courts and I'm very excited to join you today for our lesson on "Mechanisms in Moving Cards." This is part of the "Levers and Sliders Moving Cards" unit.

Are you ready? Our lesson outcome for today is I can make a mechanism in a moving card.

and we've got some new keywords.

Are you ready? I'll say them first and you repeat after me.

Landscape.

Landscape is something that is horizontal.

It is wider than it is taller.

Portrait.

Portrait means something that is vertical, something that is upright.

Produce.

Produce means to make something.

Accurate.

Accurate is something being very precise and exact.

Well done.

Great listening.

In our lesson outline today, you can see we've got two learning cycles and our first learning cycle is folding greetings cards.

Most greetings cards follow the same layout.

Greetings cards are usually accurately folded in half.

They have a picture on the front of the greetings card.

They have a greetings inside and wording on the front cover.

The writing and picture must be on the correct side to open accurately.

The word accurate means when something is precise.

This is folded accurately.

This is not folded accurately.

It overlaps.

If you have a look at the purple lines, you can see where the sides overlap.

When folding a greetings card, it needs be folded exactly in half, so there are no overlaps and the card needs to be accurately folded.

A greetings card can be accurately folded so that it is landscape or portrait.

This means that the card opens at a different place.

This card is landscape.

It opens from the bottom.

This card is portrait.

It opens from the side.

Ready for our first check for understanding? Which of these greetings cards uses the wrong layout? The wrong layout? Is it A, B, or C? Pause the video now and have a think.

Right.

Which of these greetings cards uses the wrong layout? It is A.

Well done if you got A.

This is a portrait greetings card.

Watch how it is folded.

When folded out of a rectangle of card, this card is taller and not as wide.

It opens from the side.

This is a landscape card.

It is folded in the same way as the portrait card and then turned around.

When folded out a rectangle of card, this card is wider and shorter and it opens from the bottom.

To fold the card, fold the card over accurately to the opposite edge.

Smooth at the card, pushing towards the fold line.

Hold the card and push down the fold line from the top to the bottom.

And check it is accurately folded with no overlap.

Ready for our next check for understanding? This is a true or false.

This greetings card is landscape.

Do you think that's true or false? This greetings card is landscape.

Pause the video and have a little think.

Right.

If you put false, you are right.

Well done, but why? Why is it false? This greetings card is portrait.

It is taller and not as wide.

It opens like a book by opening at the side.

Well done.

You will be making your own greetings card.

Once you've decided on landscape or portrait for your greetings card, you will need to fold the greetings card from this starting direction.

To fold your greetings card accurately, turn your card to the starting position for the right card layout.

Pull over half the card and push down on the fold area, spreading your fingers out to hold it down while smoothing the line.

We are now ready for our first task, Task A.

Using your greetings card design, fold your card landscape or portrait.

To do this, we need to remember, I can fold the card in half.

I can push the fold down.

I can make sure it opens the correct way.

Now, which layout have you chosen? Does it match your design? Pause the video and complete Task A.

Welcome back.

By now, you should have folded your card.

Using your greetings card design, you should have folded it landscape or portrait.

And like Alex who chose a portrait card, it has to match your design.

Alex made sure that his card was folded in half.

He pushed it down and he checked it opens the right way.

Did you remember to do all of those things to your piece of card? Well done.

We are now ready to move on to our next learning cycle, making the mechanism.

Jacob produced his lever mechanism and realised that it was not turning correctly.

The pivot was too tight and would not move.

Jacob thought how to solve the problem.

What could he do? Have a little think.

What do you think Jacob could do? Jacob checked the pivot hole.

He turned the split pin around until it moved freely.

And this solved the problem, and he produced, he made a moving mechanism.

Designers check the mechanism works throughout the making process.

Jacob then moved onto the next step to make his lever mechanism.

You ready for your check for understanding? To help move a split pin smoothly, are you, A, going to get a bigger pencil and make a bigger hole? B, turn the split pin in the hole so that it moves freely? Or C, cut a bigger hole with scissors? To help the split pin move smoothly, which would you do? Pause the video and have a little think.

Right.

Let's see if you got it right.

To help move a split pin smoothly, you could.

That's right.

Well done.

Turn the split pin in the hole so that it moves freely.

Answer B.

Well done.

To produce the moving card mechanism, we need these resources and equipment.

These are lever resources and equipment.

A pencil, a card, a split pin, sticky tack, glue, and scissors.

These are slider resources and equipment.

A pencil, card, glue, scissors.

Let's recap how to make our lever mechanism in our greetings card.

First, to make the lever mechanism, we've got to cut out the lever strip and make the holes.

Then, join the cover to the lever with a split pin.

And after that, attach your picture to the lever and always remember to check that it works.

Let's recap how to make our slider mechanism in a greetings card.

First, cut the slot in the card.

Then, add the guide and slider bar.

And finally add your picture.

Add, that's right.

You've got to check that it works.

Ready for our next check for understanding? This is a true or false.

Designers produce their products and check their products work at the end of the making process.

designers produce their products and check their products work at the end of the making process.

Do you think that is true or false? Pause the video and have a little think.

Right, let's see if you got it right.

Designers produce their products and check their products work at the end of the making process.

This is false.

Why is it false? Have a little think.

Designers need to stop regularly to check that their product works.

This makes sure they can fix any problems and produce and make a working product.

So well done if you got that right.

That was a little bit tricky.

We are now onto our second task.

Are you sitting nicely and listening? Well done.

Right, make the lever or slider mechanism for your greetings card.

When you've done that, you've then got to evaluate the process with your friend.

What went well? What parts did you find hard? Did you have to change anything? Why did you need to make these changes? Pause the video and join me when you've completed these tasks.

Welcome back.

I hope you managed to complete your tasks and have a talk with your friend about what went well and what you found hard.

Well, Jacob produced his moving whale and he talked about the problems that he found in the making of his lever mechanism.

Jacob realised that he needed to make the hole bigger so that the pivot moved in a smoother movement.

Did you notice anything when you made your lever or slider mechanism? Well, we've reached the end of our lesson now and I wonder if you can have a think about these learning points we've met along the way.

Let's have a look at our summary.

Maybe you could show your teacher or me your thumbs up if you managed to meet these.

Greetings cards can be folded landscape or portrait.

Mechanisms need to be accurately cut and formed.

Testing the mechanisms during the making process improves the product.

And finally, design problems can be solved during the making process.

Thank you for joining me today and hope you've had lots of fun.

See you next time.