Learning objective

  • To build and test a moving wheel.

Success criteria

  • I can build a stable structure.
  • I can test

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National curriculum

Design and technology

Make

Pupils

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: 3, 2, 1 and arrange the children in pairs.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Should talk through their plans before they start; could need support with the motor skills required for assembly; should cut triangle-shaped slits into the packaging to make grooves for the axle to rest (rather than piercing holes); should be provided with a pre-prepared fairground wheel model to guide and inspire their own build.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should justify their design or construction decisions using their knowledge of stable structures and mechanisms.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: building a stable structure with a

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Vocabulary definitions

  • mechanism

    A set of parts of a machine that work together.

  • stable

    An object that does not topple over easily.

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