How will your beast open its mouth?
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Introduction
In this tutorial you can learn more about the subject knowledge required to teach the unit and effective ways of teaching this unit. The Big Task in "How will your beast open its mouth?" is to design and make a model animal with a moving mouth from studying their own mouth and head movements and those of animals. The mechanisms used by the children are restricted to a cam and follower, a simple crank and a crank slider.
This is Screen 1. To get to Screens 2 to 5 click on one of the numbers above.
Screen 1. Introduction to the tutorial
Screen 2. More about cams
Screen 3. More about cranks
Screen 4. Ensuring reliability
Screen 5. Dealing with technical creativity
You will find additional information and activities by clicking on the More? and Try this! cards at the bottom of each screen.
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