Learning objective

  • To build a frame structure.

Success criteria

  • I can build a free-standing structure.
  • I can select

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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

Display the Presentation: Bingo – key vocabulary and hand each child a whiteboard and pen. Ask the children to divide their whiteboards into nine boxes and write one of the words from the presentation in each box.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Should be supported when using the glue gun; should be reminded to refer back to their design sheet.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should be encouraged to produce creative, complex structures linked to their theme; should experiment with using more sophisticated construction techniques, e.g. card corners instead of glue.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: selecting appropriate materials and construction techniques

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Vocabulary definitions

  • frame structure

    A way of building something so that the inside supports are built first and the outside covering is added afterwards as cladding.

  • reinforce

    To make a structure or material stronger, especially by adding another material or element to it.

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