Learning objective
- To design and evaluate an eco-gadget bike using design criteria.
Success criteria
- I can write
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National curriculum
Design and technology
Design
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Cross-curricular links
Science
Forces
Pupils should be
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Arrange the class into groups of five and provide each group with the Knowledge organiser and a ball. Explain the rules of the revision game ‘Hot Potato’ to the groups: Sit in a circle of five and when the music starts, pass the ‘hot potato’ (ball) around the group (like in Pass the Parcel). When…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support:
Could use the diagram on the Presentation: Blender bike to help them draw their design; could use the Knowledge organiser to help them choose the size, layout and orientation of gears on their design.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Could draw the bike onto their mounting board and be provided with corrugated card, scissors and split pins to make additional gears to complete the prototype; should create a 30-second video clip explaining how the eco-gadget bike will work using the gear and pulley prototype.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: writing design criteria; This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Vocabulary definitions
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annotate
Labels on a drawing that help to explain it.
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In this unit
Assessment - D&T Y5: Gears and pulleys
Lesson 1: Gears
Lesson 2: Improving your gear design
Lesson 3: Pulleys
Lesson 4: Eco-bike project: Market research
Lesson 5: Eco-gadget bike project: Design
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 2nd September, 2024
