Learning objective
- To make a motorised product and test its function.
Success criteria
- I can make a working product with a
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National curriculum
Design and technology
Make
Pupils
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Cross-curricular links
Science (Year 4)
Electricity
Pupils
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Explain that the children will work to unscramble key vocabulary from the previous lesson. Display the Presentation: Anagrams and hand out whiteboards and pens. Explain the task to the children and ask them to write the correct word on their whiteboards.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing support
Should use the Resource: Making a Kapow Doodler (support) to follow clear step-by-step guidance while assembling their product; could build a Kapow Doodler without the switch to reduce complexity while still achieving a functioning outcome.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should investigate how changes to the weight, motor position or number of pens affect how the Kapow Doodler moves; should use logical reasoning to identify and solve problems in their construction and explain how they improved the design; could explain why different placements or sizes of the off-centre weight affect the movement, using evidence from their testing.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: making a working Kapow Doodler with
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Vocabulary definitions
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off-centre
Something that is positioned away from the middle.
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improve
To make something better by helping it work well, look nicer or be more useful.
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