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Lesson 4: Making my monster

Making a moving monster toy with a linkage mechanism.
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Illustration of a moving monster toy made with linkages.

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

This activity revisits learning from D&T, Year 3, Mechanisms: Making a moving monster to help the children recall key knowledge.

Hand out whiteboards and pens. Show the Presentation: 3, 2, 1. Read each prompt aloud and allow time for the children to record their responses.

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In this unit

Assessment – D&T Y3: Mechanical systems: Making a moving monsterLesson 1: Pivots, levers and linkagesLesson 2: Making linkagesLesson 3: Designing my monster
Lesson 4: Making my monster
Originally created by
Tom Turnham
Tom Turnham
Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 9 October 2026

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