Year 2 - Design and technology
Disassemble products to inspire ideas
Levers and sliders: moving cards
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Unit Summary
This unit develops pupils' knowledge of simple mechanisms. By making levers and sliders, pupils will apply their knowledge of the characteristics of paper and card to make their own moving cards.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to disassemble products to create a design specification.
Key Notes
- Some greetings cards have levers and sliders in them to create movement.
- Disassembling greetings cards with moving parts develops knowledge of how they are constructed.
- Identifying end users of greetings cards helps create the design specification.
- Identifying how levers and sliders work in greetings cards helps create the design specification.
Vocabulary To Learn
- greetings card: a card that shares a special message
- user: who you are designing for
- disassemble: taking something apart to see how it works
- design specification: describes what a product has to do
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- A disassembly is the same as an evaluation.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Some greetings cards have levers and sliders in them to create movement. Disassembling greetings cards with moving parts develops knowledge of how they are constructed.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'greetings card'
a card that shares a special message.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: A disassembly is the same as an evaluation. Correction: A disassembly focuses on the different parts and workings of the product. The evaluation focuses on views of what people like and dislike.
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