Lesson Five – Spinning Toy
This design technology teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to investigate how to build a model of a toy that includes rotational movements to show some of the different actions that might happen on a farm.
The class can shape and combine a range of different materials which can be used to make a movement mechanism on the theme of farming.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to investigate how to build a model of a toy that includes rotational movements to show some of the different actions that might happen on a farm
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe some of movements that might be made by different farm tools and equipment and a worksheet to build a model of a toy that includes rotational movements to show what might happen on a farm.
The interactive presentation can be used to explore how to build a model of a toy that includes rotational movements to show what might happen on a farm.
This lesson is part of a design technology scheme of work to get the children to design and make different toys that include a movement mechanism to illustrate things found and used on a farm. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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