Mechanisms in moving cards
I can make a mechanism in a moving card.
Mechanisms in moving cards
I can make a mechanism in a moving card.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Greetings cards can be folded landscape or portrait.
- Mechanisms need be accurately cut and formed.
- Testing the mechanisms during the making process improves the product.
- Design problems can be solved during the making process.
Keywords
Landscape - something that is horizontal - wider than taller
Portrait - something that is vertical - upright
Produce - to make something
Accurate - something being very precise and exact
Common misconception
To help the split pin to turn, create a bigger hole.
If the hole is too big, this will allow the split pin to wobble and cause the mechanism to not work accurately. Use a standard pencil and turn the split pin when it is in place and this will help it the lever to move smoothly.
Equipment
Card, paper, template, scissors, pencils, rulers, split pins, sticky tack, glue stick.
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - equipment
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
4 Questions
words to describe what a material is like
what an object is made from
the person who the object is designed for