Year 2 Design & Technology Curriculum (Spring)
Mechanisms
| 6 x 80minute lessons | Cross-Curricular: Art, ICT, English | |
| Learning Outcomes | Teaching Ideas and Learning Context | ICT/Whiteboard Resources |
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Level 1:Will be able to identify types of vehicles. Level 2: Will be able to identify different parts of a vehicle, wheel, chassis and axels. Level 3Create a plan/design from which to create a 3D model. Level 4 Follow the plan to create the model. |
Week 1:Look at different types of vehicles. Identify parts – wheels, axels and chassis. Week 2: Design own vehicle and collect junk to make it with. Discuss with teacher what it will look like when assembled. Week 3: Make vehicle from junk, following plan. Week 4: Complete design of vehicle with paint/logo’s, etc. Week 5: Evaluate vehicle against original plans and suggest improvements. Suggest how vehicle could be made to move. (Linking with science – push and pulls). Week 6: See which vehicle runs furthest down slope. Fair test. Multimodal texts, p6 Forces. |
Primary Resources on line Coxhoe-Durham Google, images, vehicles. Multimodal text – P6, Forces. Camera. |
| Pos Requirements: | Unit Assessment | General Resources |
| 1a,c,b,2a,b,c,d,e,3a,b,4a,b,5a,b,c. | Teacher assessment through observation and questioning. | Junk, glue, paint, wooden and cardboard wheels, dowels for axels. |