Year group: 5/6
Subject section: Design and Technology
Strand: Design and Technologies knowledge and understanding.
Sub-Strand: Engineering principles and systems.
Content descriptor:
Explain how forces or electrical energy can be used to control movement, sound or light in a product or system and consider how material properties and construction processes influence design and construction of structures.
Cross-curricular priorities: Sustainability
General capabilities:
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Information and communication technology.
- Critical and creative thinking.
Overview and use within the classroom:
This resource focuses on building a buggy with students. Teachers will be able to develop a variety of learning experiences with students. Students will be able to build a car that may represent an actual vehicle, a vehicle from a book or film or a completely new type of car.
This resource will develop students’ knowledge in sketching and working with technical components, wooden strip, paper, card and recyclable materials. It will also develop students design skills when they consider the purpose of creating the toy and the needs of possible users. It will also build students ability to use a variety of tools with precision and care to mark, measure, cut and join with increasing accuracy. Students will also use simple mechanism and electrical circuits to operate motors, lights, buzzers and a transmission system.
The resource can be followed word to word, page by page to develop learning experiences for students, or ideas can be taken from the resource to develop own ideas.