KS2 Design and Technology Scheme of work

Students design and make their own lighthouse using materials that they have brought in from home. This full scheme contains seven fully planned lessons, which require very little marking. It is aimed at Years 3 and 4, but could be used in Years 5 and 6.

The scheme contains the following lessons…
1.) To understand how individuals in D&T helped shape the world
2.) To make a simple circuit
3.) To make a strong and stable prototype lighthouse
4.) To analyse existing lighthouses
5.) To design a lighthouse
6.) To make a lighthouse
7.) To evaluate a lighthouse

It covers the following national curriculum objectives…

• Use research and design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose
• Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussion, annotated sketches, cross-sectional and exploded diagrams and prototypes
• Select from and use a wider range of materials and components, including construction materials, according to their functional properties and aesthetic qualities
• Investigate and analyse a range of existing products
• Evaluate their ideas and products against their own design criteria and consider the views of others to improve their work
• Understand how key events and individuals in design and technology have helped shape the world
• Apply their understanding of how to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex structures
• Understand and use electrical systems in their products (e.g. series circuits incorporating switches and bulbs).

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