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Home » Primary Science » Key Stage 1 Science » Mechanisms – Easy Pop-Up Cards

Mechanisms – Easy Pop-Up Cards

Modified: Dec 30, 2024 · Published: Dec 31, 2014 by Emma Vanstone · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

These pop-up cards are super easy to make and lots of fun. We made these New Year fireworks cards in less than 10 minutes. They’re also a great way to introduce children to the concept of levers and mechanisms.

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Easy pop-up cards

What you need

Card

Glue or other sticky materials ( you could test glue, blu-tack, etc, to see which works the best as an extension activity ).

Pens and decorations

Method

Cut out two greeting card shaped pieces of card.

Cut two strips into one, as shown below.

pop-up-card

Stick the other piece of card to the outside

Add your decorations

dinosaur pop up card

Extension activities

Experiment to see which types of glue, blu-tack etc, work the best for your decorations.

Experiment with different size pop-up parts.

Great for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 Design and Technology

Introduce children to moving pop-ups and lever mechanisms.

Questions to ask

How are mechanisms made?

Why are moving parts used?

How does the mechanism work?

learn about mechanisms with pop up cards

 

Last Updated on December 30, 2024 by Emma Vanstone

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