Lesson 4: Finalising bridges
Building, reinforcing and evaluating truss bridges.
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Learning objective
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To complete, reinforce and evaluate my truss bridge.
Success criteria
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I can complete my wooden truss bridge.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Display the Presentation: Key vocabulary bingo and hand out a whiteboard and pen to each child. Ask the children to draw a 3 x 3 grid on their whiteboards and write one of the words from the presentation in each box.
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Follow this guide or our explainer video to extend your display.
After 4 years of being a TV and radio presenter, Vicki headed to the secondary classroom where she spent 12 years teaching Design and Technology as well as PE. Working as a subject leader, she ran D&T tournaments and weekly clubs to get her students involved while also building stronger links with feeder schools to understand how these skills were developed in younger children. This inspired her to move to the prep school, where she has spent the last 4 years. She loves creating engaging lessons and projects for her pupils as well as running a baking club and school-wide ECO projects.
Vicki has created a topic on Structures in Design & Technology and her free lesson features ‘Making a Baby Bear’s Chair’ for KS1 pupils.
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