Year 4

Autumn

Mechanical Systems - Making a Roman Chariot

Year 4 children will be looking at the development of cars after being posed a problem that they will need to explore solutions for. A design brief will be created then the children will create a chariot design using annotated sketches, CAD and then they will create prototypes out of paper straws. These prototypes will be used to help them create their final product.

Skills that will be taught:

Marking, sawing and cutting out the components and supports of their toy with a varying degree of accuracy to the intended measurements.
Following health and safety rules, taking care with the equipment.
Measuring and cutting panels that fit with some inaccuracies to conceal the inner workings of the automata.
Decorating and finishing to meet the design criteria and brief.
Evaluating their finished product, making descriptive and reflective points on function and form.

Spring

Cooking - Adapting a recipe

Year 4 children will taste testing biscuits before planning, designing and making their own adapted product. The children will also design packaging for their new product.

Skills that will be taught:

Describing features of biscuits using taste, texture and appearance.
Following a recipe with support.
Using a budget to plan a recipe.
Adapting a recipe using additional ingredients.

Summer

Electrical systems- Torches

Year 4 children will explore electrical items and how they work. The children will then design, make and evaluate their own torches.

Skills that will be taught:

Identifying electrical products and explaining why they are useful.
Helping to make a working switch.
Identifying the features of a torch and how it works.
Describing what makes a torch successful.
Creating suitable designs that fit the success criteria and their own design criteria.
Creating a functioning torch with a switch according to their design criteria.

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