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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: Experimenting with cams

Exploring the relationship between cam profiles and follower movement to inform a design decision.

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Learning objective

To explore a mechanism to inform a design decision.

Success criteria

I can describe the way a follower moves

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National curriculum

Design and technology

Design

Pupils should be

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Cross-curricular links

None.

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Bingo – key vocabulary and hand out a whiteboard and pen (one each). Ask the children to divide their whiteboards into nine boxes and write one word from the presentation in each box.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could work with a group of pairs to explore cam profiles; could have a narrower selection of cam profiles to explore and decide between; could be provided with another copy of the Activity: Cam profiles to cut and stick on the Activity: Cam choices; could use the Resource: Knowledge organiser: D&T – Automata toys to help troubleshoot the mechanism.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should continue working independently within their pair; could take on the role of workshop assistant if they finish ahead of time to assist their peers; could create customised cam profiles to suit their design idea.

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