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Art and design Computing Design and technology French Geography History Music Physical education Spanish Religion and worldviews RSE & PSHE Science Wellbeing

Lesson 1: Automatas

Collaborating to measure, mark and cut the materials for a functional automata frame to fulfil a design brief.

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Learning objective

To prepare wood for assembly by measuring, marking and cutting each piece.

Success criteria

I can measure, mark and check the accuracy

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National curriculum

Design and technology

Design

Pupils should be

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Cross-curricular links

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Before starting this unit, you might want to check that children can recall: Mechanisms control movement and can change one kind of motion into another. What a frame structure is. How to carry and use a saw safely. How to independently measure and mark wood accurately.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could be given a pre-cut example of each component and supports for comparison; should be paired with a pupil working at greater depth or placed in a small group.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should work accurately and independently (within their pair) and offer their support to others; could take on the role of workshop assistant if they finish ahead of time to assist their peers.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: measuring, marking, sawing and cutting out

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Vocabulary definitions

accurate

Neat, correct shape, size and pattern with no mistakes.
automata

Sometimes known as mechanical toys or kinetic art, and they use hand-powered mechanisms to create movement in a scene of characters.

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In this unit

Assessment - D&T Y6: Mechanical systems: Automatas

Lesson 1: Automatas

Lesson 2: Frame assembly

Lesson 3: Experimenting with cams

Lesson 4: Finishing touches

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Vicki Risianova

Design and technology specialist

After 4 years of being a TV and radio presenter, Vicki headed to the secondary classroom where she spent 12 years teaching Design and Technology as well as PE. Working as a subject leader, she ran D&T tournaments and weekly clubs to get…

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