Lesson 2: Designing a Pneumatic Toy
Using their understanding of pneumatics, children design their own pneumatics toys through thumbnail sketches and exploded diagrams
Learning Objectives
Designing a toy which uses a pneumatic systemA mechanism that runs on air or compressed gas.
Developing design criteriaA set of rules to help designers focus their ideas and test the success of them.... from a design briefA description of what you are going to design and make and how it will work....
Knowing that there are three different types of pneumatic systems to designTo make, draw or write plans for something. a toy
Using recycled household objects to make a pneumatic toy
Generating ideas using thumbnail sketches and exploded diagrams
Knowing that different types of drawings are used in design to explain ideas clearly
Teacher Video: Designing a pneumatic toy
Presentation: Sketches and diagrams
