Lesson Five – Torch Construction
This design technology teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to plan how to design and make a household torch using a range of materials and a set of electrical components.
The class can identify and explain how to construct a torch to match a selection of success criteria such as making it waterproof and with a bright light to link to its intended function.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to plan how to design and make a household torch using a range of materials and a set of electrical components
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify the most effective ways of building a torch using different materials and electrical components and a template to record the design of a household torch using a range of materials and a set of electrical components.
The interactive presentation gets the children to investigate how to design and make a household torch using a range of materials and a set of electrical components.
This lesson is part of a design technology scheme of work to get the children to select and install an electrical system into a product using different materials and components to make a lighting device for families to use at home. 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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