DT Mechanisms - KS1 Slides and Levers - Designing!

This engaging and purposeful lesson enables children to design slider and lever mechanism projects.
The lesson was originally taught as a part of a series of lessons created to guide children towards creating polar slider and lever scenes, but the resources can easily be adapted to fit your own particular project.

This lesson enables children to:
-Recall how slider and lever mechanisms work;
-Recall key terminology relating to slider and lever mechanisms;
-Understand a clear design brief;
-Understand the key considerations of the design, including the functionality of the mechanism, in addition to its appearance and its appropriateness;
-Complete their plans, using the well-structured planning sheet;
-Peer and self-assess their designs in relation to the success criteria.

Included is an eye-catching and comprehensive 16-slide PowerPoint presentation, and the design template (in both Word and PDF - A3).

These lessons were originally created for children in years 1-2, but may be adapted for slightly older year groups.