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Scarecrows

This design technology teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to select and combine different materials to design and make scarecrows for a garden to match identified success criteria. The class can identify effective ways of supporting structures and using shiny materials when building their products.

Select and combine different materials to design and make scarecrows for a garden to match identified success criteria

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Lesson One : What Materials

Investigate and describe some of the different materials that could be used to build each of the parts for a garden scarecrow model to scare away visiting birds

Lesson Two : Dull and Shiny

Identify, compare and test the properties and functions of a range of materials that could be used to build each part of a garden scarecrow model

Lesson Three : Scarecrow Materials

Select and record a range of different materials that can match success criteria when building a model of a garden scarecrow

Lesson Four : Supporting Structures

Explore and model some of the different ways of adding strength and support to a model of a garden scarecrow so that it can withstand weather elements

Lesson Five : School Scarecrow

Select and record some of the different materials that can be used to produce a model of a garden scarecrow that meets the chosen success criteria

Lesson Six : Testing Scarecrows

Test and evaluate completed garden scarecrows against the selected success criteria to review the model’s functions when scaring birds away from a garden

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