Year 1 Design and Technology

Matching Slider Game  (Mechanisms)

1.  What is a slider mechanism?  To identify slider mechanisms and describe how they move. 

2. How can we make a slider move more smoothly?   To make and improve slider mechanisms.

3. How will the sliders move in your game?   To make a mock up of a matching game with sliders. 

4. Which tools will you use to make your slider game?  To use a range of tools with increasing accuracy.

5. Does your slider game work as you wanted?  To add designs and test a product.

National Curriculum Objectives

Design

• Design purposeful, functional appealing products for themselves and other users based on design criteria.

• Generate, develop, model, and communicate their ideas through talking, drawing, templates, mock-ups and, where appropriate, information and communication technology.

Make

• Select and use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks (for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing) 

• Select from and use a wide range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their characteristics.

Evaluate

• Explore and evaluate a range of existing products.

• Evaluate their ideas against design criteria.

Technical Knowledge

• Explore and use mechanisms [for example, levers, sliders, wheels and axles] in their products.

Constructing a Windmill (Structures)

Through the theme of windmills, pupils design and create their own structure and functioning windmill.

1. How can we make a structure more stable? To create a stable structure.

2. How can we accurately make the sails? To use tools and equipment accurately to make part of a structure.

3. How can we attach the sails? To join parts of a structure.

4. How could I make my windmill better? To evaluate a structure.

National Curriculum Objectives

Design

• Design purposeful, functional, appealing products for themselves and other users based on design criteria. 

Make

• Select from and use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing].

• Select from and use a wide range of materials and components, including construction materials, according to their characteristics.

Evaluate

• Explore and evaluate a range of existing products.

• Evaluate their ideas and products against design criteria.

Technical Knowledge

• Build structures, exploring how they can be made stronger, stiffer and more stable.

Puppets (Textiles)

Children learn the different ways they can join fabrics together through the creation of a puppet.

1. How can I join fabrics? To join fabrics together using different methods.

2. How can I use a template? To use a template to create my design.

3. Which joining technique shall I use? To join two fabrics together accurately.

4. How can I join my decorations to my puppet? To embellish my design using joining methods.

National Curriculum Objectives

Design

• Design purposeful, functional, appealing products for themselves or other users based on design criteria. 

• Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through talking, drawing, templates, mock-ups and, where appropriate, information and communication technology. 

Make

• Select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing]. 

• Select from and use a wide range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their characteristics.

Evaluate

• Explore and evaluate a range of existing products.