Learning objective

  • To assemble and test my completed product.

Success criteria

  • I can assemble the panels of the body

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National curriculum

Design and technology

Make

Pupils should be

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Demonstrate to the children how to assemble the side panels, which make the car body, to the chassis using glue guns or PVA glue, using the Pupil video: Assembly and testing (see Watch). The remaining panels should be attached using glue sticks (or glue guns). *If glue guns are used, emphasise the importance of working…

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

Will need more assistance with glueing the pieces of the body together and to the chassis. They might need further prompting to identify why some cars are faster than others.

Pupils working at greater depth:

Can also test other aspects of their design, such as:

  • Testing it over a bumpy track, i.e.: over a single layer of corrugated card.
  • How straight a line it travels in (if the axle/chassis isn’t straight, it will travel in a curve).
  • How far it can travel.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: constructing the car bodies effectively. Conducting

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Vocabulary definitions

  • air resistance

    The level of drag on an object as it is forced through the air.

  • chassis

    The body of a car.

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Vicki Risianova

Design and Technology specialist

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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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