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Design and technology project
Design and technology project
Frame structures- Bird houses
Prior learning
• Experience of using measuring, marking out, cutting, joining, shaping and finishing techniques with construction materials.
• Basic understanding of what structures are and how they can be made stronger, stiffer and more stable.
Technical knowledge and understanding
Understand how to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce 3-D frameworks.
• Know and use technical vocabulary relevant to the project.
Designing
•Carry out research into user needs and existing products, using surveys, interviews, questionnaires and web-based resources.
• Develop a simple design specification to guide the development of their ideas and products, taking account of constraints including time, resources and cost.
• Generate, develop and model innovative ideas, through discussion, prototypes and annotated sketches
Making
• Formulate a clear plan, including a step-by-step list of what needs to be done and lists of resources to be used.
• Competently select from and use appropriate tools to accurately measure, mark out, cut, shape and join construction materials to make frameworks.
• Use finishing and decorative techniques suitable for the product they are designing and making.
Evaluating
• Investigate and evaluate a range of existing frame structures.
• Critically evaluate their products against their design specification, intended user and purpose, identifying strengths and areas for development, and carrying out appropriate tests.
• Research key events and individuals relevant to frame structures
Skills progression
Skills progression
Key Stage 2
Through a variety of creative and practical activities, pupils should be taught the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to engage in an iterative process of designing and making. They should work in a range of relevant contexts [for example, the home, school, leisure, culture, enterprise, industry and the wider environment].
When designing and making, pupils should be taught to:
Design
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
generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussion, annotated
sketches, cross-sectional and exploded diagrams, prototypes, pattern pieces and
computer-aided design
Make
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
Evaluate
investigate and analyse a range of existing products
evaluate their ideas and products against their own design criteria and consider the
views of others to improve their work
understand how key events and individuals in design and technology have helped
shape the world
Technical knowledge
apply their understanding of how to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex
structures
understand and use mechanical systems in their products [for example, gears, pulleys,
cams, levers and linkages]
understand and use electrical systems in their products [for example, series circuits
incorporating switches, bulbs, buzzers and motors]
apply their understanding of computing to program, monitor and control their products.
Key vocabulary
Key vocabulary
frame structure
stiffen
strengthen
reinforce
triangulation
stability
shape
join
temporary
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