This unit of work forms part of the Primary Design Technology scheme of work which features over 60 units of work designed to deliver outstanding outcomes for primary school children in design technology. Each unit contains lesson slides for each session, downloadable resources, planning and a knowledge organiser. Comprehensive medium-term planning includes
Accompanying this unit is further information about the scheme of work and the progression chart and vocabulary list used when creating the scheme of work.
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Design Brief: To design and make a page for a book for the class library with movable mechanisms to interest and engage the reader.
Sequence of Learning for Teachers
In this project children create a page for a book for the class library. This book could be linked to wider curriculum learning. Children consolidate and develop their knowledge of simple mechanical systems with a focus on levers and linkages. Focus tasks deepens children’s knowledge and understanding of how levers and linkages work by making simple mechanical monsters. Children then apply their knowledge of levers and linkages to create a movable part for a book page and enhance this page by adding other mechanical systems such as levers, pop-ups and flap mechanisms. Children then add text, images and other decorative features to make their page attractive and appealing to the reader.
This knowledge, skills and understanding is delivered through the following six sessions:
Some activities / sessions can be re-arranged or delivered in different ways in the learning sequence to allow for whole-class teaching and/or small adult-led sessions to take place at the same time.
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