Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Give examples of machines that use gears and/or pulleys.
- Describe how gears and pulleys work and their purpose.
- Design and make a gear and pulley system.
- Write a problem statement.
- Write questions for market research, provide feedback and research market competitors.
- Write and use a design brief to guide design.
- Evaluate a product against a set of design criteria, provide useful feedback and incorporate changes.
- Draw and annotate an eco-gadget bike design.
Suggested prior learning
Option 2: Making a slingshot car
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Lessons
Lesson 1: Gears
Lesson 2: Improving your gear design
Lesson 3: Pulleys
Lesson 4: Eco-gadget bike project: Market research
Lesson 5: Eco-gadget bike project: Design
Key skills
Design
- Noticing wider-reaching
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Key knowledge
To know:
- Mechanical systems that
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Key vocabulary
annotate
axle
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Unit resources
Assessment – D&T Y5: Gears and pulleys
Assessment resources for this unit. Use
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Knowledge organiser: D&T – Y5 Gears and pulleys
A summary of the most important
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Unit vocabulary
Subject resources
Curriculum planning | Long-term plan
A suggested order for teaching Design
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National curriculum mapping
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Curriculum planning | Knowledge and skills progression
A document summarising the development of
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Equipment list
An overview of the equipment needed
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Assessment
Spreadsheet to record teacher assessments against
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Vocabulary progression
Vocabulary document that shows key vocabulary
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Cross-curricular opportunities
Science: Forces.
Geography: Human and physical geography.
British values: Mutual respect.
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*New* Mechanical systems: Automata toys
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