Year 5 - Design and Technology

Unit 1          Theme    Materials & Mechanisms
Assignment          Animal or Character using kits and sheet material        
           
Task 2                  Experiment with ways of assembling and making
Task 3                  Make a person as a class activity to ensure all will succeed
ICT                       If computers available- research bugs and animals
Evaluation            Design Folder, Product made, Q and A and tasks completed
1b)                       Mechanisms card engineering course tasks for Xmas
Links                    Maths, Biology, Art and Science and ICT


Fantacy animals
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Card Mechanisms

Unit 2         Theme         Electrics
Assignment          Electrics Quiz
Task 1                  Design of Q and A for quiz using ICT
Task 2                  Circuits in everyday life and make circuit for Assignment
Task 3                  Assembly of topic circuit and main circuit
ICT                       Circuit testing
Evaluation            Design Folder Product made and summary test or evaluation.
Links                    Maths, Art and Science + own interest and ICT

Extra if needed - Playground design and making.


TV quiz board

Unit 3          Theme    Tudor (historical) building
Assignment          Model House    (+ Mini task of making paper tube structures)
Task 1                  Scale and historical study of building methods
Task 2                  Modeling skills for house and the garden
Task 3                  Extras that can be added - e.g. chimney etc
ICT                       Show Video and any ICT programs of building methods
Evaluation            Design folder, product made and self / group evaluation
Links                    Maths, Art and Science and ICT


Extra if needed    Wheely bin - Structural Challenge

 

 


Next - Folders for Steve

Card photocopies

Needed Wood strips

bases made ?

 

Standards Site Year 5
moving toys
musical instruments