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Lesson 1: Design a fairground wheel

Understanding how wheels work and creating a design for a fairground wheel.
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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Before starting this unit, check that the children can recall:

  • A mechanism is the parts of an object that move together.

  • A wheel needs an axle to move.

  • A wheel needs to be round to rotate and move.

  • An axle moves within an axle holder.

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Assessment – D&T Y2: Fairground wheel
Lesson 1: Design a fairground wheel
Lesson 2: Planning the buildLesson 3: Building the frame and wheelsLesson 4: Surveying design opinionsLesson 5: Adding pods and decoration
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