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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 2: Designing a castle

Following design specification to create a castle.

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Learning objective

To design a castle.

Success criteria

I can recall the features of a castle.
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National curriculum

Design and technology

Design

Pupils should be

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Cross-curricular links

Maths

Geometry – properties of shapes

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Features of a castle slide 2 and allow time for paired discussion.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

Should make simpler geometric shapes (i.e. cuboid, cylinder, cone).

Pupils working at greater depth:

Should advance to more complex geometric shapes; can attempt to design their own nets (i.e. hexagonal prisms); can create specific features relevant to the person or purpose they are designing for.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: designing a castle with key features

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Vocabulary definitions

2D

Flat objects with 2-dimensions, such as square, rectangle and circle.
3D

Solid objects with 3-dimensions, such as cube, oblong and sphere.

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Example work

Auckley School, Doncaster

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In this unit

Assessment - D&T Y3: Structures: Constructing a castle

Lesson 1: Features of a castle

Lesson 2: Designing a castle

Lesson 3: Nets and structures

Lesson 4: Building a castle

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Learning objective

Success criteria

National curriculum

Cross-curricular links

Before the lesson

Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Extended-mode explainer videos

Adaptive teaching

Assessing progress and understanding

Vocabulary definitions

2D

3D

Example work

In this unit

Kapow Primary team

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