Key stage 1

Exploring different types of mechanisms used in products, with a focus on how sliding mechanisms create movement.

(5 lessons)

Exploring slider mechanisms and the movement they output to design, make and evaluate a moving storybook.

(4 lessons)

Investigating stable shapes and using an understanding of balance to discover how wide or heavy bases improve stability in freestanding structures.

(5 lessons)

Examining fabrics, practising basic sewing techniques and identifying how different materials are made from threads.

(5 lessons)

Developing textile skills to design and create hand puppets based on characters from a well-known fairytale.

(4 lessons)

Selecting fruit and vegetables and preparing food by cutting and juicing to create a smoothie to meet a design brief.

(6 lessons)

Developing an understanding of how wheels, axles and axle holders work while practising cutting straight and curved shapes with scissors.

(5 lessons)

Discovering the importance of a balanced diet and creating a tasty, balanced wrap to meet a design brief.

(6 lessons)

Investigating different types of levers and how they work in everyday mechanisms.

(5 lessons)

Developing basic sewing skills by learning how to create templates, cut fabric accurately and sew a running stitch.

(4 lessons)

Exploring pivot, lever and linkage mechanisms through designing a moving monster with mechanical parts.

(4 lessons)

Designing and creating a functional fairground wheel so that the wheel rotates and the structure stands freely.

(5 lessons)

Exploring shapes and materials through designing and making a chair inspired by the story ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’.

(4 lessons)

Investigating strong shapes and the properties of stiff and flexible materials by designing a chair inspired by the story ‘There’s a Bear on My Chair’.

(5 lessons)