Year 2 - Design and technology
Joining materials in moving cards
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 use different techniques to finish your moving card effectively.
Key Notes
- Card and paper can be used to add effects to a moving card.
- Materials other than card and paper can add effects to a moving card.
- Joining different materials may need different techniques.
Vocabulary To Learn
- technique: a special way of doing something
- background: the part behind the main picture
- effects: making designs eye-catching
- foreground: the main picture
- font: style of lettering
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- A common mistake is not understanding that different joining methods need to be used for different materials and reasons.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Card and paper can be used to add effects to a moving card. Materials other than card and paper can add effects to a moving card.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'technique'
a special way of doing something.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: A common mistake is not understanding that different joining methods need to be used for different materials and reasons. Correction: Some joining techniques such as PVA can be more messy and cause colours in materials to run, for example. Through adding PVA to the object being attached, this usually causes a neater, better presented outcome.
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