Pupils who are secure will be able to:

• Investigate and analyse a range of existing packaging products, identifying shapes, form and function.
• Evaluate what makes good packaging and what shapes suit which products.
• Design, make and evaluate product packaging, following a design criteria.
• Use CAD software (Sketchpad) to create 2D shapes that form the net of 3D shapes, including the tabs.
• Give and receive feedback and identify errors in nets to help suggest improvements.
• Cut, fold and stick the parts of a net together to make a 3D shape.
• Use ribbing to strengthen packaging.
• Decorate packaging with an intentional design that shows its function.

A range of product packaging is required for Lesson 1: Exploring product packaging. There needs to be a variety of packaging that requires different 3D shapes, sizes and styles, such as cartons, boxes, tubes, cylinders and prisms. Choose items that can be safely taken apart so the children can examine the nets.

Devices with internet access are used in Lesson 2: Using nets and Lesson 3: Reviewing designs but both lessons provide a full paper-based route in the Teacher knowledge sections. Decide in advance which route will be used and prepare the required printed resources if following the non-device pathway.

Mathematics: Geometry – properties of shapes.

Computing.

English: Spoken language.