Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Explain simply what is meant by ‘form’ (the shape of a product) and ‘function’ (how a product works).
- State what they like or dislike about an existing children’s toy and why.
- Learn about skills developed through play and apply this knowledge in a survey of one or more children’s toys.
- Identify the components of a steady hand game.
- Design a steady hand game of their own according to their design criteria, using four different perspective drawings.
- Create a secure base for their game, with neat edges, that relates to their design.
- Make and test a functioning circuit and assemble it within a case.
Suggested prior learning
Electrical systems: Doodlers
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Lesson plans
Lesson 1: Developing through play
Lesson 2: Game plan
Lesson 3: Base building
Lesson 4: Electronics and assembly
Key skills
- Designing a steady hand
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Key knowledge
- To know that ‘form’
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Key vocabulary
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Unit resources
Assessment – D&T Y6: Electrical systems: Steady hand game
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Subject resources
D&T Long-term plans
A suggested order for teaching Design
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National curriculum mapping
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D&T: Progression of pupil skills and knowledge
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Equipment list
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Assessment
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Vocabulary progression
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Cross-curricular opportunities
Computing
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- use search technologies effectively, appreciate how results are selected and ranked, and be discerning in evaluating digital content’
See National curriculum - Computing key stages 1 to 2.
Science
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on/off position of switches
- use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram’
See National curriculum - Science key stages 1 to 2.
Mathematics
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- recognise, describe and build simple 3-D shapes, including making nets’
Build on the learning
*New* Mechanical systems: Automata toys
Pupils build on their understanding of form and function from evaluating their steady hand game to create a functional automata toy with moving parts.
