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Lesson 4: Designing a wobble bot for a purpose

Designing a motorised product for a specific purpose.
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Illustration of a wobble bot designed to look like a tortoise with sponges for legs and a motor with a weight on to make it wobble around the floor.

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Explain that the children will be thinking about opposites by comparing two circuits. Display the Presentation: Opposites and ask why the first circuit will not wobble but the second will. Allow time for paired discussion.

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In this unit

Assessment – D&T Y5: Electrical systems: Wobble botsLesson 1: Circuits and motorsLesson 2: Meet the Kapow DoodlersLesson 3: Exploring wobble bots
Lesson 4: Designing a wobble bot for a purpose
Lesson 5: Making and evaluating a wobble bot
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 27 March 2026

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