This Design and technology video introduces teachers to the final stage of a unit where pupils design and create mechanical car kits, applying their knowledge of mechanisms and materials from earlier lessons. It covers how to write clear design criteria, conduct market research, sketch kit designs with material lists and costs, and build exploded diagrams. Teachers are guided through the full design-make-evaluate cycle, including peer testing, customer feedback, and comparing performance to earlier prototypes.

This video is part of Kapow Primary’s Design and technology – Mechanisms teacher videos.. It simplifies the design process, helping teachers feel confident and prepared to guide children in creating effective, testable car kits in the lesson and unit below.