Mechanical systems: Pneumatic toys

Exploring pneumatic systems, applying understanding to design and create a pneumatic toy using different types of diagrams.

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Lessons

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Lesson 1: Exploring pneumatics

  • To explore how pneumatic systems create movement within mechanisms.

Lesson 2: Drawing diagrams

Lesson 3: Designing a pneumatic toy

Lesson 4: Making a pneumatic toy

Lesson 5: Finishing the toy

Key skills

Design

  • Creating simple
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Key knowledge

To know:

  • How
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Key vocabulary

diagram

evaluate

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Knowledge organiser – D&T Y3: Mechanical systems: *New* Pneumatic toys

Aimed at pupils, two pages giving key facts and definitions from the unit ‘Pneumatic toys’.

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Vocabulary display – D&T Y3: Mechanical systems: *New* Pneumatic toys

A display version of the vocabulary from the unit 'Pneumatic toys'.

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