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Structures: Playground pioneers

Designing and building a prototype of an innovative playground structure.

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Teacher video: Playground pioneers unit overview

An overview of the Year 6 Playground pioneers unit.

Lessons

Lesson 1: Playground design challenge

Lesson 2: Designing structures with Tinkercad

Lesson 3: Making a prototype of a structure

Lesson 4: Finishing a prototype of a structure

Lesson 5: Prototype evaluation

Key skills

Design

  • Identifying more complex problem
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Key knowledge

Design

To know:

  • Constraints are limits
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Key vocabulary

aesthetic

alternative

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