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Learning objective
- To evaluate a product to identify its pros and cons.
Success criteria
- I can evaluate my product against the original
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National curriculum
Design and technology
Evaluate
Pupils
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Explain that the children will work with a partner to review the product design criteria from Lesson 1: Outdoor adventure. Show the Presentation: Fact tennis. Pair the children. Ask them to take turns sharing one criteria at a time. Allow one minute for paired talk.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support:
- Could use sentence stems during the Activity: Product advert plan to support evaluation and explanation (for example, ‘Our product meets the design criteria because…’; ‘One thing our product does well is…’; ‘This is useful for hikers because…’).
- Could take on a specific role (for example, speaker, designer, writer or tech lead) to support participation in the group task.
Pupils working at greater depth:
- Should identify the limitations of their product and explain how it could be improved.
- Should use feedback and comparisons from other designs to describe what their products’ second edition would be like, considering what will stay the same and what will be improved.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding can:
- Evaluate how effectively their own and others’ product
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Vocabulary definitions
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advert
A message designed to get attention and persuade people to buy a product, use a service or attend an event.
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aesthetic
The way something looks.
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 17th April, 2026
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