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Learning objective

  • To test and finalise ideas against design criteria.

Success criteria

  • I can remember that materials are selected due
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Design and technology

Design

Pupils should be

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Key vocabulary bingo and hand out a whiteboard and pen each. Ask the children to divide their whiteboards into six boxes and write one of the words from the presentation in each box.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

Could make simple decorative features using suggested materials; could use a model to help them decorate their design; could be given pre-made features (e.g. arms, eyelashes, curled pipe cleaners, etc.) to help decorate their pneumatic toys.

Pupils working at greater depth:

Should experiment with their use of materials, independently reaching their own conclusions about how to make and finish their toys.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: creating a finished pneumatic toy that

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Vocabulary definitions

  • properties

    A quality of something such as strength, stretchiness or absorbency.

  • reinforce

    To make something stronger.

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In this unit

Assessment - D&T Y3: Mechanical systems: Pneumatic toys

Lesson 1: Exploring pneumatics

Lesson 2: Designing a pneumatic toy

Lesson 3: Making pneumatic toys

Lesson 4: Decorating and assembling my toy

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Vicki Risianova

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After 4 years of being a TV and radio presenter, Vicki headed to the secondary classroom where she spent 12 years teaching Design and Technology as well as PE. Working as a subject leader, she ran D&T tournaments and weekly clubs to get…
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary team

Last update: 13th March, 2026

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