Learning objective
- To analyse and evaluate electrical products.
Success criteria
- I can identify the features of a torch.
- I
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National curriculum
Design and technology
Design
Pupils
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Cross-curricular links
Science
Electricity
Pupils should be
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Hand out whiteboards and pens (one each) and display the Presentation: 3, 2, 1.
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Extended-mode explainer videos
How to extend your display to view the lesson page and preseantion mode simultaneously. Choose your operating system below to watch the video
Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should spot the similarities and differences between the torches before evaluating them; could circle the features of the torch on the sheet before writing sentences; could be given page one of the Activity: Torch evaluations as it will have already been discussed as a class; could use the Resource: Features of a torch diagram (support) as an aid to writing, circling their favourite parts and discussing their ideas for their own torch design.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should explain which features are important when making a good torch and which are appealing to the user.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying the features of a torch
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Vocabulary definitions
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component
The different parts that make an electrical circuit.
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design criteria
A set of instructions for the project.
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In this unit
Assessment - D&T Y4: Electrical systems: Torches
Lesson 1: Electrical products
Lesson 2: Evaluating torches
Lesson 3: Torch design
Lesson 4: Torch assembly