Structures

Design and make Baby Bear’s chair

Design 

•Generating and communicating ideas using sketching and modelling

•Learning about different types of structures, found in the natural world and in  everyday objects. 

Make

•Making a structure according to design criteria. 

• Creating joints and structures from paper/card and tape. 

• Building a strong and stiff structure by folding paper. 

Evaluate 

•Exploring the features of structures. 

• Comparing the stability of different shapes. 

• Testing the strength of own structures. 

• Identifying the weakest part of a structure.  

• Evaluating the strength, stiffness and stability of own structure

Technical Knowledge

•To know that shapes and structures with wide, flat bases or legs are the most  stable. 

• To understand that the shape of a structure affects its strength. 

• To know that materials can be manipulated to improve strength and stiffness. 

• To know that a structure is something which has been formed or made from parts. 

• To know that a ‘stable’ structure is one which is firmly fixed and unlikely to change  or move. 

• To know that a ‘strong’ structure is one which does not break easily.

• To know that a ‘stiff’ structure or material is one which does not bend easily.