Lesson Three – Structure Support
This design technology teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to devise and test a range of ways of strengthening some of the special shapes that can be used for different structures and constructions.
The class can explain and model how to produce example shelter shapes using lollipop sticks and identify techniques that can be used to strengthen the created structures.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to devise and test a range of ways of strengthening some of the special shapes that can be used for different structures and constructions
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe the properties of different materials that might be used for construction and a template to select and record different ways of strengthening structures using a range of shapes and materials.
The interactive presentation can be used to explore some of the different ways of strengthening shapes that can be used for a range of structures and constructions.
This lesson is part of a design technology scheme of work to get the children to select and combine a range of different materials and building techniques to construct a model of a survival shelter suitable for an island location. 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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