Mechanisms

A collection of free, safe and educational websites covering the topics of cams, designing things, gears, levers, linkages, making things, mechanisms and types of motion.

Box Transport Mechanism with Pause an animated diagram

Chain Stitch animation

Lock Stitch animation

The Doorknob animated diagram explaining how one type of doorknob works

Mechanical Toys 1 a series of animated models of wooden mechanical toys

Mechanical Toys 2 a series of animated models of wooden mechanical toys

  

Animation explaining the use of pulleys and the reasons for them

Pulleys an animated diagram

Pulleys an animated diagram

A series of animated slides showing how a steam engine works

An animated drawing of Newcomen's Pump

An animated drawing of a Watt Beam Engine

An animated drawing of a two stroke engine

Mechanism Words drag the words into their alphabetical order

Bathroom find 10 machines and then identify the type of machine found

Bedroom find 10 machines and then identify the type of machine found

  

Garage find 10 machines and then identify the type of machine found

Kitchen find 10 machines and then identify the type of machine found

Stapler identify the simple machines within the compound machine

Wheelbarrow identify the simple machines within the compound machine

Can Opener identify the simple machines within the compound machine

Drill identify the simple machines within the compound machine

Pneumatics a simple word search featuring pneumatic associated words

Inside a Beam Engine animation watch how it works and then build it

Inside a Paddle Steamer animation watch how it works and then build it

Inside the Rocket animation watch how it works and then build

Inside a Spinning Mill animation watch how it works and then build it

Goldburger to Go problem solving activity if this doesn't hook you nothing will

Problem solving activity to collect grain using any mechanisms available

Odd Machine problem solving activity to find the sink plunger

Tools Wordsearch 1

Tools Wordsearch 2

Hand Tools Quiz

Activity placing 'tool' words next to the correct picture

Drag the correct name to each of the tools

Winding Gear quiz section checks the understanding of steam power and mechanics