Structures
Year 3 - DT - Spring
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Core Learning
Core Learning
Design and make a castle
Design
• Designing a castle with key features to appeal to a specific person/purpose.
• Drawing and labelling a castle design using 2D shapes, labelling: -the 3D shapes that will create the features - materials needed and colours.
• Designing and/or decorating a castle tower on CAD software.
Make
• Constructing a range of 3D geometric shapes using nets.
• Creating special features for individual designs.
• Making facades from a range of recycled materials.
Evaluate
• Evaluating own work and the work of others based on the aesthetic of the finished product and in comparison to the original design.
• Suggesting points for modification of the individual designs.
Technical Knowledge
• To understand that wide and flat based objects are more stable.
• To understand the importance of strength and stiffness in structures.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
2D
3D
Castle
Design
Key features
Net
Scoring
Shape
Stable
Stiff
Strong
Structure
Tab
What came before?
What came before?
In Year 2, the children explored how to build a strong and stiff structure and add joints when designing and making Baby Bear's chair.
What comes after?
What comes after?
In Year 4, the children will create a range of different frame structures when designing and making a pavilion.
Useful Resources
Useful Resources
Y3 Castles.pdfPage updated
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