Learning objective
- To explore different design options.
Success criteria
- I can understand that linkages use levers and
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National curriculum
Design and technology
Design
Pupils should be
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Cross-curricular links
- None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Agree or disagree and allow time for paired discussion.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support:
Should be encouraged to draw a simple linkage system; should be encouraged to label the pivots and motion themselves.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Should be able to devise their own linkage systems as well as more sophisticated versions.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: designing monsters suitable for children, which
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Vocabulary definitions
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design criteria
A set of rules to help you with your ideas and test the success of them.
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input
The energy that is used to start something working.
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Example work
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Birmingham
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Birmingham
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Birmingham
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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
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 30th August, 2023
