Lesson Six – Torch Testing

This design technology teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to review and evaluate the construction of household torches and suggest improvements to the finished design to match success criteria.

The class can explain how they have included an electrical circuit in their model to control the functions of the torch to match its specific purpose.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to review and evaluate the construction of household torches and suggest improvements to the finished design to match success criteria

Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe ways of improving the design and construction of a household torch and a template to review the construction of household torches and suggest improvements to the design.

The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to review the construction of household torches and suggest improvements to the finished design.

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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