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.
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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.
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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