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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: Pivots, levers and linkages

Learning that a lever is something that turns on a pivot and that a linkage is a system of levers that are connected by pivots.

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Lesson 1: Pivots, levers and linkages

Learning objective

To look at objects and understand how they move.

Success criteria

I can understand that mechanisms are a collection

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Before starting this unit, check that the children can recall: A mechanism is the parts of an object that move together. Many different everyday objects use mechanisms, from cars to pop-up books.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

Could be given physical examples of some of the items from the Activity: Levers and linkages; could record their responses to what they like and what could be improved on a device rather than writing them during the Main event.

Pupils working at greater depth:

Should be challenged to find items within the classroom that have levers and linkages similar to those shown in the Activity: Levers and linkages.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: using key terms accurately; identifying the

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Vocabulary definitions

axle

A long, straight piece of material which connects to a rotating part (e.g. the wheels of a car).
design criteria

A set of instructions for the project.

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In this unit

Assessment - D&T Y2: Moving monsters

Lesson 1: Pivots, levers and linkages

Lesson 2: Making linkages

Lesson 3: Designing my monster

Lesson 4: Making my monster

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Tom Turnham

Design and technology specialist

Tom has been a teacher for seven years and, as Head of Upper School at The Belham Primary School, he has a keen interest in young people and good causes. For the past seventeen years he has volunteered with various youth organisations ranging…

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