Learning objective

  • To use layers and spacers to cover the working of mechanisms.

Success criteria

  • I can complete the mechanisms and structures as

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National curriculum

Design and technology

Design

Pupils should be

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Odd one out and arrange the children in pairs. Ask them to discuss the meaning of the three words introduced in the previous lessons and decide which they think is the odd one out and why.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Should simplify designs and/or use the Activity: Jack and Jill moving pop-up parts (support) and the Activity: Jack and Jill book template (support) for the page backgrounds.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should introduce a diverse range of mechanisms, structures or a combination of both.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: assembling the components necessary for all

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Vocabulary definitions

  • aesthetic

    How an object or product looks.

  • layers

    Shapes cut out from paper or card, illustrated and glued to spacers to hide mechanisms underneath.

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Tom Turnham

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