Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify effective materials that could be used to build a scarecrow and a worksheet to select and match the properties of different materials to each part of a scarecrow that can be used to scare birds in a garden.

The interactive presentation can be used to explore some of the different materials that can be used to produce a model that meets the chosen success criteria.

This lesson is part of a design technology scheme of work to get the children to select and combine different materials to design and make scarecrows for a garden to match identified success criteria. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.