Mechanisms: Making a moving monster

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Themes

This unit’s theme is based on a moving monster. For guidance on how to adapt the unit to the alternative theme of ‘Easter – Mechanical animals’, please visit the theme page here.

Lessons

Lesson 1: Pivots, levers and linkages

  • To look at objects and understand how they move.

Lesson 2: Making linkages

  • To look at objects and understand how they move.

Lesson 3: Designing my monster

  • To explore different design options.

Lesson 4: Making my monster

  • To make a moving monster.

Key skills

  • Creating a design criteria

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Key knowledge

  • To know that mechanisms

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Key vocabulary

axle

design criteria

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Unit resources

Assessment D&T Y2: Moving monsters

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Knowledge organiser

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Key vocabulary

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Subject resources

D&T Long-term plans

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D&T: Progression of pupil skills and knowledge

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Equipment list

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Key vocabulary

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