National Curriculum Build structures, exploring how they can be made stronger, stiffer and more stable Explore and evaluate a range of existing products National Curriculum Select from and use a wide range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their characteristics National Curriculum Design purposeful, functional, appealing products for themselves and users based on design criteria Select from and use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing] Explore and use mechanisms [for example, levers, sliders, wheels and in their products Engineering: Build the tallest freestanding tower Make: Children to try building a tower using art straws + paper clips Research and evaluate: Look at current tall structures. Discuss similarities Skill and design: Show how to make strong shapes. Children to redesign tower Make: Make structure again Textiles (science link) Design a sleeping bag for Action Man? Research: Look at of fabrics /materials needed for a sleeping bag in a particular climate eg. Africa or Antarctica. Evaluate: Test different materials ability to keep in heat (science) Design and make: Create a sleeping back look at sewing techniques to ensure no Engineering: Design and make a moving toy (TTS kit) Research and Skill: How do Cams work? Look at Existing toys as well as the cams they will be using Design: Design a moving toy using the materials available Make: Make toy Make: Finishing techniques Evaluate: Take toys to other classes and get pee feedback. Cooking: Making (fruit)mince pies History link Past and present or Compare the recipes/fillings from the past (e.g 18th Century or Tudor minced pies), with todays minced pies. Discuss where the ingredients of today’s mince pies might come from. Make and Evaluate Cooking: Baking wholemeal bread Look at the production of flour. Discuss why wholemeal bread may be healthier than white bread? Research ingredients for healthy loaf. Make and Evaluate Use food vocabulary e.g. smell, texture and feel when evaluating. Cooking – Vegetable Cous Cous Science (plants) Science – Look at different plants in school garden that can be used in cous cous (peppers, fennel, coriander, tomatoes). Children to pick vegetables Cooking – Cook a vegetable cous cous as a class. Recipes: Children to write their own recipe based on previous cooking, focusing on including key details (cooking time, exact measurements…) 3 Autumn Spring Summer
Select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing], accurately Select from and use a wider range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their functional properties and aesthetic qualities Apply their understanding of how to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex structures Use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose, at particular individuals or groups Evaluate their ideas and products against their own design criteria and consider the views of others to improve their work Investigate and analyse a of existing products Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussion, annotated sketches, and exploded diagrams, prototypes, pattern pieces and computer-aided design Understand how key events and individuals in design and technology have helped the world Technical knowledge (Brunel) Engineering: Make a vehicle to test the impact of friction on wheels Make: Basic kit car (TTS kit) Deisgn: Additions to basic car to enable it to run independently on different surfaces using a balloon (See link) Make: Make additions to kit car Engineering: Build a photo frame for chosen picture Sawing and joining wood Evaluate and design: Look at photo frames and materials available. Design a frame. Make: frame Make: Finishing techniques Engineering: Design and make a bridge that can hold the most weight Investigate: Look at the life of Brunel and his bridges (suspension bridges) Evaluate and design: Look at several bridges designs and decide could work with the materials available. Design bridge Make: Make and test spaghetti bridge Cooking: Making Scones Measure: Review how to use all measuring equipment (scales, measuring jugs, teaspoon/tablespoon…) Make: Children to make scones in small groups measuring ingredients independently Cooking: Making History Link Who is the modern day Romans? Research popular Italian dishes How could you make it healthier? Make and evaluate Cooking: Making dahl or chapattis RE Link Sikhism Discuss the types of food that Sikhs eat at the Ghudwara. What does vegetarian mean? Why do they only eat vegetarian food? Where do these foods come from? Plan a Ghudwara meal. Buy or grow some of the ingredients. Make and Evaluate 4 Autumn Spring Summer
Understand and use electrical systems in their products [for example, series circuits incorporating switches, bulbs, buzzers and motors] Understand and use mechanical systems in their products [for example, gears, pulleys, cams, levers and linkages] their understanding of computing to program, monitor and control their products. Use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose, aimed at particular individuals or groups Select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing], accurately Engineering Design and make an electronic game(s). (circuits to be completed in science) Research and design: Model 2 games (quiz and hand steady game. Explain the science. Design game Make: Make electronic game frame (complete circuits in science) Make: Finishing techniques Evaluate: Children to play each other’s games and evaluate one another’s. Engineering: Design, and program a crane that can lift the most weight and be operated using the tilt sensor Skill: Programming using tilt sensors (computing lessons) Design: Look at cranes. What do they have in common? Design a crane that can lift something over 30cm tall. Make: Make crane + program (computing) Evaluate: Use computing to program and test the crane. Whose can hold the most. Engineering: Build a bird House (Complete in Summer 1) Build: Follow kit instructions to build a birdhouse. (TTS) Design: (Science). Look at the habitat that birds prefer. What designs would they be attracted too? What locations are they attracted too? Design Birdhouse exterior Build: Finishing techniques: Complete exterior of bird house Evaluate: Place bird houses in suitable location and evaluate if birds use them. Cooking: Make Cambodian vegetable soup. Research vegetarian recipes for modern day Cambodian meals. What are some of the ingredients? Are the similar/different to the types of food you eat now? Explain. In groups select a vegetarian recipe. Make and evaluate Cooking: Make a superfood Geography Link What are superfoods? What qualities are they supposed to have? Research and create a super food salad. Make and Evaluate 5 Autumn Spring Summer
Use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose, aimed at particular individuals or groups Understand and use electrical systems in their products [for example, series circuits incorporating switches, bulbs, buzzers and motors] Understand and use mechanical systems in their products [for example, gears, pulleys, cams, levers and linkages] Select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing], accurately Understand and use mechanical systems in their products [for example, gears, pulleys, cams, levers and linkages] Apply their understanding of computing to program, monitor and control their products. Select from and use a wider range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their functional properties and aesthetic qualities Engineering: Design and build and fairground round miniature model and use for a science test Joining wood, wheels and electrics safely Design: Design electrics and of ride Make: Build frame and electrics Make: Finishing techniques of ride Design: Design science experiment on individual or class rides (e.g. What happens if we add in more batteries? How many batteries will keep making a difference? Lego robotics: Design and program a robot (Combine with computing) Design: Children to look at virtual reality bots. Children to decide sections of human body they would like to try and recreate and which parts of the EV3 set they will use to control the robot. Make: Children to work in teams to create sections of the robot at a time, focusing on human movements as much as possible Program: Program EV3 blocks to work including using sensors (touch, sound, light, distance…) e.g. (move arm when touch sensor is pressed Continue one section at a time Cooking project Design a healthy meal for a family of 4 for under £5. Understand key parts of a balanced diet, what they mean and what types of food contain these ingredients. (calories, protein, fat, carbs) Research possible Look at online shopping for price of ingredients Go to shops/markets/garden to get ingredients Prepare meal Analyse health of meal using packaging