Making it Move
This term children will be introduced to the cam mechanism and its parts. They will understand that cams can be different shapes and carry out investigations to describe there movements. Children can discover that automata are mechanisms and their cutting, joining and finishing skills to design and make a child's toy, following design criteria and evaluating their product.
Vocabulary levers linkages sliders axels automata mechanisms shafts motion hacksaw piston fulcrum |
Different types of mechanical movements