Learning objective

  • To explore how pneumatic systems create movement within mechanisms.

Success criteria

  • I can define a mechanism as a system
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National curriculum

Design and technology

Design

Pupils

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Before starting this unit, ensure that the children can recall: Mechanisms are a collection of moving parts that work together to cause movement.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could have the challenges and experiments repeated or have the equipment set up before them to make it easier to repeat and follow during the Main event; could be grouped with a confident reader when completing the Activity: Exploring pneumatics and reading through the prompt questions in the Main event syringe exploration; could refer to the Knowledge organiser when summarising a pneumatic system to support spellings and examples.

Pupils working at greater depth

Could be encouraged to explore how the syringes can cause movements in further directions by considering pivots and linkages; should explain in more depth what causes the air movement at the beginning of their chosen example (input), where the air is moving and how this causes an overall movement (output).

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: recalling that mechanisms create movement and

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Vocabulary definitions

  • input

    The movement used to start a mechanism.

  • mechanical system

    A device that uses moving parts to create movement.

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Vicki Risianova

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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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