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Subjects

Art and design Computing Design and technology French Geography History Music Physical education Spanish Religion and worldviews RSE & PSHE Science Wellbeing

Lesson 3: Using layers and spacers

Securing the mechanisms onto the pages and giving the book a professional finish using layers and spacers to hide the mechanisms.

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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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Cross-curricular links

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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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In this unit

Assessment - D&T Y5: Mechanical systems: Pop-up book

Lesson 1: Pop-up book page design

Lesson 2: Making my pop-up book

Lesson 3: Using layers and spacers

Lesson 4: Writing and illustrating

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Tom Turnham

Design and Technology specialist

Tom has been a teacher for seven years and, as Head of Upper School at The Belham Primary School, he has a keen interest in young people and good causes. For the past seventeen years he has volunteered with various youth organisations ranging…

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