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Lesson 3: Plastic

Understanding the history and impact of plastic and repurposing plastic building bricks to develop creative and unique models for Micro:bit case, housing or stand solutions.
Micro:bit building brick model stand

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Bingo - key vocabulary and hand out whiteboards and pens (one each). Ask the children to divide their whiteboards into nine boxes and write one of the words from the presentation in each box.

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Auckley School, Doncaster
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Rebecca Walsh Design and technology specialist

Rebecca is a passionate Design and technology specialist. Rebecca has previously taught across all of the D&T curriculum strands, including STEM clubs and extra-curricular activities such as RAF Project X, to Keystages 1-4 and SEND classes. Rebecca believes in providing children with real-world scenarios and knowledge to inspire and instil an appreciation and love for product design.  Alongside her pedagogical background, Rebecca also holds a professional degree in Graphic design, with particular interests in illustration and communication.
Rebecca has created a range of units, including our Digital world series.

 

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