Levers

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.

How a Lever Works a simple explanation of this mechanism showing examples of levers

Types of Levers an animated diagram explaining in great detail a series of first class levers

Class 1 Lever

Class 2 Lever

Class 3 Lever

An example of the use of a fulcrum

Brake Lever

Levers animated diagrams

Levers Class 1 an animation

Levers Class 2 an animation

Gears

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.

Gears Animated Diagrams

Astro Four Gear an animated diagram

Automatic Transmission an animated diagram

Ferguson's Paradox an animated diagram

Involute Gears an animated diagram

2 equal gears animation

2 unequal gears animation

3 equal gears animation

Locomotive Valve Gears an animated diagram

Looney Gears an animated diagram

Piston Gears an animated diagram

Worm Gear Drive an animated diagram

Cardan Gears 1 animation

Cardan Gears 2 animation

Chain and Sprocket Gears animation

Rack and Pinion Gears animation

Ratio Gears animation

Linkages

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.

Reverse Motion Linkage an animation showing this type of mechanism

Parallel Motion Linkage an animation showing this type of mechanism

Bell Crank Linkage an animation showing this type of mechanism

Bell Crank Linkage

Treadle Linkage an animation

Crank and Slider Linkage

Bike Brakes Linkages an animated diagram

Four Bar Linkage an animation

Klann Linkage an animated diagram

Hoekens Linkage an animated diagram

Pantograf Linkage an animated diagram

Tchebicheff's Linkage an animated diagram

Theo Jenson Linkage an animated diagram

Two Slider Linkage an animated diagram

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