The purpose of this Paper was to examine kinematic characteristics of a mechanism according to a given its kinematic schema and the dependency of the characteristics on parameters of the mechanism; to prepare a visual material for lectures and laboratory activities intended for students of physics and technology majoring in theory of machines and mechanisms. The Paper covers a review and interdependent comparison of basic methods of kinematic analysis: graphical, graphic-analytical and analytical. It is shown that in case of ordinary mechanism it is possible to make an ordinary mathematical model of mechanisms intended for examination of kinematic characteristics. Applying Visual Basic software there was a crank-slide-block mechanism and various cam-gears were designed and examined here. There are proposals given regarding application of this program during lectures and for preparation of tasks intended for laboratory activities of students.