Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Choose and use the most suitable tool for cutting out different shapes accurately.
- Test and compare wheels of different shapes, thicknesses and smoothness.
- Estimate the middle of a circle.
- Design, draw and label a product that uses a simple mechanism.
- Identify the needs of the user.
- Make and finish a simple pull-along toy.
- Evaluate a product against simple design criteria and provide feedback.
Suggested prior learning
Mechanisms: Matching slider game
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Teacher video: Wheels and axles unit overview
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Lessons
Lesson 1: Wheels
Lesson 2: Improving wheels: Part one
Lesson 3: Improving wheels: Part two
Lesson 4: Designing a pull-along toy
Lesson 5: Making a pull-along toy
Key skills
Design
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Key knowledge
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Key vocabulary
axle
axle holder
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Unit resources
Design and technology
Knowledge organiser – D&T Y1: Mechanisms: *New* Wheels and axles
Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit 'Wheels and axles'.
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Vocabulary display – D&T Y1: Mechanisms: *New* Wheels and axles
A display version of the vocabulary from the unit 'Wheels and axles'.
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Cross-curricular opportunities
Mathematics: Geometry – properties of shape
Science: Everyday materials.
British values: Mutual respect.
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Mechanisms: Fairground wheel
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