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Lesson 4: Finalising bridges

Building, reinforcing and evaluating truss 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: BridgesLesson 1: Arch and beam bridgesLesson 2: Spaghetti truss bridgesLesson 3: Building bridges
Lesson 4: Finalising bridges
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 27 March 2026

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