Lesson Six – Helmet Testing
This art and design teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to investigate how to review and suggest changes and improvements to the design of a work of art of a space helmet that could be worn by an astronaut.
The class can identify and describe the most effective ways of combining, shaping and working with a range of different materials to produce a model of a space helmet.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to investigate how to review and suggest changes and improvements to the design of a work of art of a space helmet that could be worn by an astronaut
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and explain effective statements that can be used to evaluate a work of art and a template to evaluate and suggest changes and improvements to a model of an astronaut’s space helmet.
The interactive presentation can be used to explore how to review and suggest improvements to the design of a work of art of an astronaut’s space helmet.
This lesson is part of an art and design scheme of work to get the children to select, shape and combine different mouldable materials to make a model of an astronaut’s helmet that could be worn when exploring space. 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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