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Structures
why it is important for structures to be stable
the effectiveness of triangulation in structures
that some structures are made stable by having a wide base
to disassemble and evaluate familiar products
ways of making stable structures
ways of strengthening paper
to evaluate different joining methods
to consider who they are designing for
to implement their prior learning about stiffness and stability into their design proposals
to make drawings with labels when designing
to evaluate their product against their original design criteria
to relate the way things work to their intended purpose
to find out what other users say about a specific product
how materials and components have been used
how the working characteristics of materials relate to the ways materials are used
that 3D shapes can be constructed from nets and that the final 3D shape is dependent on the shape of the net
how to measure, mark out, cut, score and assemble the net of a 3D shape
how to create different styles of writing for a purpose
to generate ideas for an item of packaging, considering its purpose and user/s
to explore, develop and communicate design proposals by modelling ideas
to create a package for a given purpose
to evaluate design ideas as they develop, and indicate ways of improving their ideas
to evaluate against design criteria
Mechanisms
how air pressure can be used to produce and control movement
techniques for making simple pneumatic systems
to compare the effectiveness of different systems
to use appropriate vocabulary to describe how things work
how to assemble simple pneumatic systems
ways of fixing components
ways of using pneumatic systems in conjunction with simple levers to control movement
to explore ideas through 3D modelling
to work as a team
to choose an idea according to logistical constraints of materials, time, size
to think about their ideas as they make progress and be willing to change things if this helps them to improve their work
to plan through discussion
to work safely and accurately with a range of simple hand tools
to use a storyboard to record the sequence of their work
to evaluate as a team the product and purpose of improvements
Cooking and Nutrition