Learning objective
- To improve and add detail to structures.
Success criteria
- I can test and adapt my design to
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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: Noughts & crosses. Pair the children up and hand out a whiteboard and pen to each pair.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could be encouraged to make fewer, simpler structures.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should produce a range of good quality, complex structures with sophisticated cladding techniques.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: completing their structures; improving the quality
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Vocabulary definitions
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cladding
A material that covers the surface of a structure to decorate or protect it.
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dowel
Wood in the shape of a cylinder and comes in different sizes and thicknesses.
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Example work
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, St Helens, Merseyside
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, St Helens, Merseyside
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, St Helens, Merseyside
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, St Helens, Merseyside
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, St Helens, Merseyside
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, St Helens, Merseyside
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, St Helens, Merseyside
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, St Helens, Merseyside
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, St Helens, Merseyside
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, St Helens, Merseyside
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, St Helens, Merseyside
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, St Helens, Merseyside
Sissinghurst Church of England Primary School, Cranbrook
Sissinghurst Church of England Primary School, Cranbrook
Walton Holymoorside Primary School, Chesterfield
Walton Holymoorside Primary School, Chesterfield
Walton Holymoorside Primary School, Chesterfield
Walton Holymoorside Primary School, Chesterfield
Walton Holymoorside Primary School, Chesterfield
Walton Holymoorside Primary School, Chesterfield
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In this unit
Assessment - D&T Y6: Structures: Playgrounds
Lesson 1: Design a new playground
Lesson 2: Building structures
Lesson 3: Perfecting structures
Lesson 4: Playground landscapes
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 29th March, 2024
