Design & Technology: Mixed-age

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A guide to mixed-age planning
Progression of skills and knowledge
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Resources and costings sheet - All years

How it works

Kapow Primary’s topics are based on the D&T Association’s Projects on a Page themes, with pupils’ skills and knowledge being developed across six key areas: structures, mechanisms, electrical systems, cooking and nutrition, digital world and textiles.

The mixed-age units follow a Cycle A and Cycle B format, supporting the progression of skills for children across the age range.

Year 1/2
Cycle A
Cycle B
Design and technology
Mechanisms: Making a moving storybook
(4 lessons)
Explore slider mechanisms and the movement they output to design, make and evaluate a moving storybook from a…
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Design and technology
*New* Structures: Constructing a windmill
(4 lessons)
Exploring windmills, identifying their key features and constructing a windmill, this unit includes a new windmill design for…
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Design and technology
Textiles: Puppets
(4 lessons)
Explore methods of joining fabric. Design and make a character-based hand puppet using a preferred joining technique, before…
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Multiple options
Design and technology
Option 1
Option 2
Option 1: *New* Mechanisms: Wheels and axles
(5 lessons)
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Option 2: Mechanisms: Wheels and axles
(4 lessons)
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Design and technology
*New* Cooking and nutrition: Smoothies
(6 lessons)
Cutting and juicing fruits and vegetables to create a smoothie that meets a design brief, this unit gives…
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Design and technology
*New* Mechanisms: Fairground wheel
(5 lessons)
Building a rotating fairground wheel with a free-standing structure, this unit offers a simplified wheel design made from…
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Design and technology
*New* Mechanisms: Fairground wheel
(5 lessons)
Building a rotating fairground wheel with a free-standing structure, this unit offers a simplified wheel design made from…
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Design and technology
*New* Mechanisms: Fairground wheel
(5 lessons)
Building a rotating fairground wheel with a free-standing structure, this unit offers a simplified wheel design made from…
View unit
Design and technology
*New* Mechanisms: Fairground wheel
(5 lessons)
Building a rotating fairground wheel with a free-standing structure, this unit offers a simplified wheel design made from…
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Design and technology
*New* Mechanisms: Fairground wheel
(5 lessons)
Building a rotating fairground wheel with a free-standing structure, this unit offers a simplified wheel design made from…
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Year 3/4
Cycle A
Cycle B
Multiple options
Design and technology
Option 1
Option 2
Option 1: *New* Pneumatic toys
(5 lessons)
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Option 2: Pneumatic toys
(4 lessons)
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Design and technology
*New* Digital world: Wearable technology
(6 lessons)
Designing digital wearable technology and developing a program and housing for a Micro:bit, this unit includes new teacher…
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Design and technology
*New* Cooking and nutrition: Eating seasonally
(6 lessons)
Learning about seasonal foods and creating a seasonal food tart, this unit provides new lessons with teacher and…
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Design and technology
Structures: Constructing a castle
(4 lessons)
Identify and learn about the key features of a castle, before designing and making a recycled-material castle (structure).
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Multiple options
Design and technology
Option 1
Option 2
Textiles: Egyptian collars
(4 lessons)
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Textiles: Cushions
(4 lessons)
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Design and technology
Electrical systems: Electric poster
(4 lessons)
Introducing information design and developing an electric museum display based on the Romans, this unit strengthens the progression…
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Design and technology
Electrical systems: Torches
(4 lessons)
Identify the difference between electrical and electronic products. Evaluate a range of existing torches and their features, then…
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Design and technology
Electrical systems: Torches
(4 lessons)
Identify the difference between electrical and electronic products. Evaluate a range of existing torches and their features, then…
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Design and technology
Electrical systems: Torches
(4 lessons)
Identify the difference between electrical and electronic products. Evaluate a range of existing torches and their features, then…
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Design and technology
Electrical systems: Torches
(4 lessons)
Identify the difference between electrical and electronic products. Evaluate a range of existing torches and their features, then…
View unit
Design and technology
Electrical systems: Torches
(4 lessons)
Identify the difference between electrical and electronic products. Evaluate a range of existing torches and their features, then…
View unit
Design and technology
Electrical systems: Torches
(4 lessons)
Identify the difference between electrical and electronic products. Evaluate a range of existing torches and their features, then…
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Year 5/6
Cycle A
Cycle B
Design and technology
Textiles: Stuffed toys
(4 lessons)
Designing a stuffed toy and making decisions on materials, decorations and attachments (appendages) after learning how to sew…
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Design and technology
Electrical systems: Doodlers
(4 lessons)
Exploring series circuits and introducing motors by investigating an existing motorised product, this unit encourages the pupils to…
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Design and technology
Structure: Bridges
(4 lessons)
Test and analyse various types of bridge to determine their strength and stability. Explore material properties and sources,…
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Design and technology
Digital world: Monitoring devices
(4 lessons)
Applying computing skills to program a Micro:bit animal monitor and using 3D CAD tools in Tinkercad to design…
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Design and technology
*New* Cooking and nutrition: Developing a recipe
(6 lessons)
Learning a simple bolognese recipe and adapting it to improve nutritional content, this unit provides new lessons with…
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Multiple options
Design and technology
Option 1
Option 2
Option 1: *New* Gears and pulleys
(5 lessons)
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Option 2: Making a pop-up book
(4 lessons)
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Multiple options
Design and technology
Option 1
Option 2
Option 1: *New* Gears and pulleys
(5 lessons)
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Option 2: Making a pop-up book
(4 lessons)
View unit
Multiple options
Design and technology
Option 1
Option 2
Option 1: *New* Gears and pulleys
(5 lessons)
View unit
Option 2: Making a pop-up book
(4 lessons)
View unit
Multiple options
Design and technology
Option 1
Option 2
Option 1: *New* Gears and pulleys
(5 lessons)
View unit
Option 2: Making a pop-up book
(4 lessons)
View unit
Multiple options
Design and technology
Option 1
Option 2
Option 1: *New* Gears and pulleys
(5 lessons)
View unit
Option 2: Making a pop-up book
(4 lessons)
View unit
Multiple options
Design and technology
Option 1
Option 2
Option 1: *New* Gears and pulleys
(5 lessons)
View unit
Option 2: Making a pop-up book
(4 lessons)
View unit
Multiple options
Design and technology
Option 1
Option 2
Option 1: *New* Gears and pulleys
(5 lessons)
View unit
Option 2: Making a pop-up book
(4 lessons)
View unit

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