Mechanical Systems: Making a slingshot car
This unit hub can be used to inform your medium term plan and to navigate to related resources.
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Work independently to produce an accurate, functioning car chassis.
- Design a shape that is suitable for the project.
- Attempt to reduce air resistance through the design of the shape.
- Produce panels that will fit the chassis and can be assembled effectively using the tabs they have designed.
- Construct car bodies effectively.
- Conduct a trial accurately and draw conclusions and improvements from the results.
Suggested prior learning
Mechanical systems: Pneumatic toys
Get started
Lessons
Lesson 1: Chassis and launch mechanism
Lesson 2: Designing the car body
Lesson 3: Making the car body
Lesson 4: Assembly and testing
Key skills
- Designing a shape that
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Key knowledge
- To understand that all
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Key vocabulary
chassis
energy
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Unit resources
Assessment D&T Y4: Mechanical systems: Slingshot car
Assessment D&T Y4: Mechanical systems: Slingshot car Assessment resources for this unit. Use
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Knowledge organiser
Knowledge organiser A pupil-facing summary document with key
Download
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Subject resources
D&T Long-term plans
A suggested order for teaching Design
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
National curriculum mapping
National curriculum mapping This National curriculum coverage document shows
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
D&T: Progression of pupil skills and knowledge
Progression documents showing how skills and
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Equipment list
Equipment list This spreadsheet allows you to estimate
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Policy support
A risk assessment document to support
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Design and technology: Risk assessment (editable)
An editable copy of our Design
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Assessment
Assessment Spreadsheet to record teacher assessments against
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Key vocabulary
Key vocabulary Vocabulary document that shows key vocabulary
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Cross-curricular opportunities
None relevant to this unit.
Build on the learning
Mechanical systems: Pop-up book
Get started