Learning objective
- To make a model based on a chosen design.
Success criteria
I can make the body of my car
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National curriculum
Design and technology
Design
Pupils should be
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Cross-curricular links
- Nothing relevant to this lesson.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Show the children the Pupil video: Making the car body (see Watch) as a demonstration of how to create the panels and decorate them. Demonstrate to the children how to draw the nets that will form the panels that will make the bodies of their cars – use one of the children’s designs to do this.…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support:
Might need help to draw around their car chassis.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Will work independently and should be creating sophisticated car body designs.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: producing panels that will fit the
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Vocabulary definitions
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air resistance
The level of drag on an object as it is forced through the air.
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chassis
The body of a car.
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 28th July, 2023
