Before the lesson
This alternative theme provides an outcome that would be ideal for Easter. Refer to our Stage 2: Mechanisms: Making a moving monster unit for videos on linkages and assembly that will provide all the skills you need to make a chick, bunny or another animal.
See Stage 2: Mechanisms: Making a moving monster: Lesson 3 or Lesson 4 for our Teacher video: Construction and evaluation and Pupil video: Construction.
The linkages in the mechanical animal are made in the same way as the moving monster, using paper fasteners and strips of card. The only difference with the mechanical animal is that we have turned the linkages portrait instead of horizontal.
You will need:
- Glue sticks
- Rulers
- Scissors
- Paper fasteners
- A4 Coloured card (assorted colours)
- Colouring equipment (e.g. pencil crayons)
- Decorative craft items (e.g. googly eyes, wool)
- Pencil and eraser
Download and unzip the Activity pack: Easter mechanical animals and choose from:
- Activity: Chick templates – (pre-coloured or plain) or
Activity: Bunny templates – (pre-coloured or plain) or - Activity: DIY mechanical animal template – (pupils design their own animal)
With a sheet of:
- Activity: A4 card strips template and
- Activity: Egg template– (pre-coloured or plain)
All of the above activities need to be printed on card.
See Classroom resources for the Activity pack: Easter mechanical animals zip folder listed above.
Presentation: Mechanical animals
Show on your interactive whiteboard
Use the Presentation: Mechanical animals to share the steps to create a linkages bunny holding an egg.
Classroom resources
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