Year 4 - Design and technology
Assembling components for an interactive book
Levers and linkages: interactive books
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Unit Summary
This unit develops pupils' knowledge of mechanisms through levers and linkages. They will apply this knowledge by exploring mechanisms and incorporating them into an interactive book with a user-centred focus.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to assemble components and make your book aesthetically pleasing.
Key Notes
- Some linkages need bridges to make them work.
- Mechanisms can be hidden using a cover.
- Components need to be assembled together.
- Font and stylistic choices can positively improve the end product.
Vocabulary To Learn
- aesthetics: how a product looks
- tab: a flap used to join two shapes
- components: different parts of a product
- bridge: material used to keep mechanisms in place
- cover: material hiding a linkage
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- If the bridge is too tight over the mechanism, it will reduce the movement.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Some linkages need bridges to make them work. Mechanisms can be hidden using a cover.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'aesthetics'
how a product looks.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: If the bridge is too tight over the mechanism, it will reduce the movement. Correction: Make sure that when you attach the bridge, there is a gap to allow the mechanism to freely move underneath.
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