Pupils who are secure will be able to:

• Understand that products all around us are designed and serve a purpose.
• Define a mechanism as made of parts that move.
• Identify products that use mechanisms.
• Describe the movement of sliding mechanisms as up and down, left and right or forwards and backwards.
• Contribute to discussions.
• Think about the needs of the user.
• Work independently to make a working slider mechanism.
• Communicate ideas.
• Use a range of tools with increasing accuracy to cut and join materials.
• Understand the benefits of using different materials and explain choices.
• Explain what went well and what to improve about their product.