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Lesson 5: Making a stable pencil pot

Making a stable and appealing pencil pot for a specific user.
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Three pencil pots made from cardboard tubes with different designs to appeal to a Year 1 pupil, on a yellow background.

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Explain that the children will be thinking about what makes a good design. Display the Presentation: Agree or disagree? and read the statement aloud. Ask the children to discuss the statement with a partner and decide whether they agree. Remind them that they need to explain why they agree or disagree.

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In this unit

Assessment – D&T Y1: Structures: Stable structuresLesson 1: Exploring stabilityLesson 2: Building stable towersLesson 3: Stabilising structures with weightLesson 4: Designing a stable pencil pot
Lesson 5: Making a stable pencil pot
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