Learning objective
- To evaluate a structure.
Success criteria
- I can test
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National curriculum
Design and technology
Make
Pupils should be
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could be provided with a shorter straw, more modelling clay and a cup with a central hole instead of choosing how to change their windmill.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could be given another paper cup and asked to change the size of the sails by making different cuts; could test two different sail structures to see which is more effective.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: checking their windmill to
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Vocabulary definitions
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evaluate
Decide whether something meets the design criteria.
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improve
Make something better.
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In this unit
Assessment D&T Y1: Structures: Constructing a windmill
Lesson 1: Windmills
Lesson 2: Making the sails
Lesson 3: Attaching the sails
Lesson 4: Evaluating windmills
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 29th January, 2024
