Mechanism Labundergrad · Lever Play
  1. Define constraints
  2. Prototype
  3. Test failure
  4. Iterate
  5. Defend tradeoff
Ready

This is a simulation, not a quiz. You answer by trying things and watching what happens.

Our question

In Mechanismlab, can you assemble/position component and explain why failure mode appears?

Getting the simulation ready…

  1. 1Change the design
  2. 2Say what will happen, then test it
  3. 3Finish: say what you found
What counts as evidence
  • Lever Play: predicted what should change before this action: Place the fulcrum.
  • Lever Play: tested the mission by doing: Place the fulcrum Then Push one side.
  • Lever Play: explained why this observation matters: Lever tilts.
  • Lever Play: revised the strategy after comparing expected observations with what changed on screen.