KS2 DT Lesson Plan | Finalising Bridges

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Key vocabulary bingo and hand out a whiteboard and pen to each child. Ask the children to draw a 3 x 3 grid on their whiteboards and write one of the words from the presentation in each box.

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Assessment – D&T Y5: Structures: Bridges Lesson 1: Arch and beam bridges Lesson 2: Spaghetti truss bridges Lesson 3: Building bridges

Lesson 4: Finalising bridges

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Lesson 4: Finalising bridges

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