Popular primary DT resources

Booklets, presentations and lesson ideas for engaging young learners with creative DT projects

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Invent, design and build with these creative DT projects   

Design and technology lessons offer pupils the chance to learn new skills, experiment with different ideas and create carefully-designed products. Here, we’ve selected a few of the most imaginative DT resources the Tes community has to offer.

Rocket Mice: STEM Activity
Science Museum Learning

Rocket Mice: STEM Activity

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In this activity you can make a paper mouse hit the ceiling using forces and the power of air. The objective of this lesson is to squeeze air through a small opening which gives it enough force to move objects.
Activity - Bug Hotel
Earth Cubs

Activity - Bug Hotel

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Welcome to Earth Cubs! A free platform to Learn the World. Make a bug hotel using recycled materials. What kind of bugs do you think will come to your bug hotel? Visit earthcubs.com for lots of creative & extensive materials all focused on the environment & sustainability. Fully aligned t...
Design a destination shoe project
rcteacherdt

Design a destination shoe project

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Design a destination shoe project Students are to pick somewhere in the world and design a shoe based on it. They must research the different landmarks, colours and images first. This powerpoint guides students through the whole project including learning objectives, tasks, examples and some 'jus...
DT project - Insect/Bug Hotels
JackR2001

DT project - Insect/Bug Hotels

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DT project suitable for KS2 where pupils design and make an insect/bug hotel. There is a section where pupils look into the importance of insects in ecosystems and where they feature in food webs. This might make the project suitable if you are doing a science theme on something similar. Hope you ...
Design Make Evaluate. KS2 DT Project Booklet
DSPrimary

Design Make Evaluate. KS2 DT Project Booklet

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This generic template will allow your children to formally record some of the 'Design, Make & Evaluate' stages of their DT projects. Recommended Printing: as an A3 booklet (supplied as an A4 4-page Word Document) N.B. the template can be edited as needed. Features Spaces For: * Project Title...
STEM Challenge! Build a Sailboat
TEACHER GEAR

STEM Challenge! Build a Sailboat

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In this stem challenge students will build a boat to move items from one side of the room to another. This is a really simple Stem challenge that is fun and exciting. What is in the packet: 1\. STEM Challenge teacher lesson page 2\. Prototype worksheet 3\. Results/Reflection worksheet
Build a Bridge D&T Project
Stories For Schools

Build a Bridge D&T Project

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The 'Build a Bridge' project has been prepared to follow the Year 6 national curriculum objectives for Design and Technology. It is a 6-lesson block of work which includes the lesson plans, lesson presentations, video and task resources. Objectives: * To use research to develop my own design. * To...