Design and Technology27 January 2023 (by admin) |
In DT over the next couple of weeks, Pioneers and Inventors are studying mechanisms to create a moving toy (automaton).
Lessons in this unit started with researching and investigating how cams work. Everyone particularly enjoyed looking at the workings of an eccentric cam (which is a disc with its centre of rotation positioned 'off centre'). This means as the cam rotates, the flat follower rises and falls at a constant rate. We are now looking forward to designing and creating our products!