This Design and technology video introduces teachers to teaching gear systems, equipping them with the knowledge to help children explore how gears work and how to make them using a variety of materials. It covers how gear teeth interlock to change motion, speed, or direction, and guides teachers through four hands-on techniques for creating gear prototypes, from paper clips and modelling dough to corrugated cardboard and custom templates.
year: Year 5
Teacher video: Christian denominations
This Religion and worldviews video introduces teachers to the key ideas behind the unit on Christian beliefs and diversity, equipping them with the knowledge to help children explore what Christians believe about Jesus and how these beliefs are expressed in different ways.
Teacher video: Coding blocks
Pupil video: How to make gears.
This Kapow pupil video is part of the Kapow Design and technology scheme of work. It is designed for pupils and gives step-by-step instructions on how to construct different types of paper gears using a variety of materials. Pupils begin by gluing templates onto card and roughly cutting out all the parts to distribute among their group.
Teacher video: Algorithms
Pupil video: Gears
This Kapow pupil video is part of the Kapow Design and technology scheme of work. It is designed for pupils and explores the role of gears in mechanical systems, beginning with everyday questions such as how the hands on a watch move or how wind turbines generate electricity. It introduces gears as wheels with teeth that mesh together to transfer movement and force. The video demonstrates how gears work in pairs or systems, changing the speed, direction, or force of movement.
Teacher video: Why doesn’t Christianity always look the same?
This Religion and worldviews video introduces teachers to the key ideas behind the unit “What is religion and how can we live together with different worldviews?” equipping them with the knowledge to guide children in exploring diversity within Christianity.
