Learning objective
- To design a motorised product for a specific purpose.
Success criteria
- I can use research to suggest ideas for
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National curriculum
Design and technology
Design
Pupils
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Cross-curricular links
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Spoken language
Pupils should
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Explain that the children will be thinking about opposites by comparing two circuits. Display the Presentation: Opposites and ask why the first circuit will not wobble but the second will. Allow time for paired discussion.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing support
Could use the Activity: Designing a wobble bot: support version, which includes prompts to help pupils define the design brief; could design a Kapow Doodler or the cleaning bot modelled by the teacher, as these are familiar examples; could create only one initial design rather than two thumbnail sketches.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should justify their component choices with clear annotations on their final design; should explain why they selected one idea over another; could propose an original use for the wobble bot that is different from those already suggested.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: designing a motorised product with a
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Vocabulary definitions
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annotate
Labels on a diagram that help to explain it.
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design brief
Description of the purpose and user of a product.
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In this unit
Assessment - D&T Y5: Electrical systems: Wobble bots
Lesson 1: Circuits and motors
Lesson 2: Meet the Kapow Doodlers
Lesson 3: Exploring wobble bots
Lesson 4: Designing a wobble bot for a purpose
Lesson 5: Making and evaluating a wobble bot