Mechanisms
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Demonstration Activities |
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Antikythera
Mechanism an animated diagram showing the movement of the Sun and Moon |
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Beaver Tail
Mechanism with Pause an animated diagram showing how this mechanism
works |
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Box Transport
Mechanism with Pause an animated diagram showing how this mechanism
works |
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Cam Mechanism with
Pause an animated diagram showing how this mechanism works |
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Claw Mechanism
an animated diagram showing how this mechanism works |
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Ferguson's
Paradox an animated diagram showing how this mechanism works |
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Gears animated diagrams used to explain gear
ratios as learners start to build a clock |
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Human
Pedalling a Bike an animation showing how this type of mechanism works |
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Locomotive Valve Gears an animated diagram showing how this mechanism
works |
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Mechanisms animations featuring types of motion levers, gears cams
mechanisms on a bike |
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Mechanisms background information about many different types of
mechanisms |
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Oldswinford Primary School's index of mechanisms links |
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One Rotation Two Stroke an animated diagram showing how this type of
mechanism works |
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Piston an animation showing how this type of mechanism works |
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Rim
and Pins Mechanism an animated diagram showing how this type
of mechanism works |
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Sewing Machine two animated diagrams showing how this type
of mechanism works |
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Six Pin Twelve Index Mechanism an animated diagram showing
how this type of mechanism works |
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Speed Reducer Mechanism an animated diagram showing how this
type of mechanism works |
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Stone Crusher an animated diagram showing how this type of
mechanism works |
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The Windlass a diagram showing how this mechanism works |
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The Crank
Shaft an animated diagram of the mechanism and its use in toys |
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The Doorknob animated diagram explaining how one type of doorknob works |
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Winding Gear animation showing how men and
coal were lowered and raised from mines |
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Cams and Springs |
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Camshaft
Mechanism an animated diagram showing how this mechanism works |
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Desmodromics Mechanism an animated diagram showing how this
mechanism works |
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Spring
Mechanism an animated diagram showing how this mechanism works |
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Couplings |
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Driving Mechanism an animated diagram showing how this mechanism
works |
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Oldham
Coupling an animated diagram showing how this mechanism works |
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Pin
and Pin Coupling an animated diagram showing how this mechanism
works |
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Scmidt
Coupling an animated diagram showing how this mechanism works |
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Genova Mechanisms |
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3 Arms
Genova Mechanism an animated diagram showing how this mechanism
works |
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4 Arms
Genova Mechanism an animated diagram showing how this mechanism
works |
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4 Arms
2 Pins Genova Mechanism an animated diagram showing how this
mechanism works |
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6 Arms
Genova Mechanism an animated diagram showing how this mechanism
works |
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Mechanical Toys |
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Mechanical Toys a series of animated
models of wooden mechanical toys |
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Mechanical Toys a series of animated
models of wooden mechanical toys |
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Pneumatics |
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Pneumatics background information about many different types of
mechanisms |
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Pneumatics an animation showing how this type of mechanism works |
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Pulleys |
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Pulleys animation explaining the use of pulleys
and the reasons for them |
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Pulleys an animation showing how this type of mechanism works |
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Pulleys an animation showing how this type of mechanism works |
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Pulleys
and Belt Drives written information and continual animated diagrams |
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Reciprocate Mechanisms |
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Compact Long Stroke an animated diagram showing how this mechanism works |
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Rack and Pinion an animated diagram showing how this mechanism works |
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Rack and Pinion Reciprocate an animated diagram showing how this
mechanism works |
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Rotary to Linear an animated diagram showing how this mechanism works |
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Scotch Yoke an animated diagram showing how this mechanism works |
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Simple and Complex Machines |
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Simple Machines questions about a variety of types of machine in the
house |
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Complex Machines questions explained about a variety of types of machine
in the garden |
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Steam Engines |
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Steam Engine a series of animated slides showing
how a steam engine works |
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Straight Line Mechanisms |
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Hoekens Linkage an animated diagram showing how this mechanism works |
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Hypocycloid
Straight Line Mechanism an animated diagram showing how this mechanism
works |
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Inverse
Hypocycloid Straight Line Mechanism an animated diagram showing how this
mechanism works |
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Peaucellier's Cell an animated diagram showing how this mechanism works |
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Tchebicheff's Linkage an animated diagram showing how this mechanism
works |
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Watt's
Linkage an animated diagram showing how this mechanism works |
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Practice
Activities |
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Design a Trebuchet choose the correct options to destroy the castle |
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Mechanism Words drag and drop the words into their alphabetical order |
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Simple Machines within Compound Machines |
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Bathroom find 10 machines and then identify the
type of machine found |
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Bedroom find 10 machines and then identify the
type of machine found |
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Garage find 10 machines and then identify the type
of machine found |
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Kitchen find 10 machines and then identify the
type of machine found |
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Wheelbarrow identify the simple machines within
the compound machine |
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Can Opener identify the simple machines within the
compound machine |
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Stapler identify the simple machines within the
compound machine |
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Drill identify the simple machines within the
compound machine |
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Mechanisms within Toys |
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Toys with Cams an activity in which learners take apart a simple
toy and then reassemble it |
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Toys build 4 mouse traps using cams gears
pulleys and levers |
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Toys with Wheels and Axles 4 activities involving the wheels axles
chassis and body on a vehicle |
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Toys with Wheels an activity of placing different types of wheels on
different vehicles |
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Extension Activities |
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Build a Waterwheel a complex activity to create a virtual waterwheel |
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Pneumatics a simple word search featuring pneumatic associated words |
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Mechanisms to Build |
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Inside a Beam Engine
animation learners watch and build it themselves |
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Inside a Paddle Steamer
animation learners watch and build it themselves |
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Inside a Spinning Mill
animation learners watch and build it themselves |
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Inside the Rocket
animation learners watch and build it themselves |
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Mechanisms set in a problem solving activity |
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Odd Machine
problem solving activity to find the sink plunger |
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Goldburger to Go problem solving
activity |
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Grain Pit Game problem solving
activity learners get grain using any mechanisms available |
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Testing Activities |
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Visual
vocabulary activity learners place 'tool' words next to the correct
picture |
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Winding Gear quiz section checks the understanding
of steam power and mechanics |
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'Build It' to check understanding |
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Inside a Beam Engine the 'build it' section checks the understanding
of steam power and mechanics |
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Inside a Blast Furnace the 'build it' section checks the understanding
of steam power and mechanics |
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Inside a Paddle Steamer the 'build it' section checks the understanding
of steam power and mechanics |
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Inside the Rocket the 'build it' section checks the
understanding of steam power and mechanics |
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See Also |
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