Key Stage Two : Design Technology : Weather Station : Lesson Five – Weather Construction
This design technology teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to select and shape materials to build different instruments that can be used to measure the weather. The class can check that their design matches the selected success criteria for the product.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to select and shape materials to build different instruments that can be used to measure the weather
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Learning Objectives
Measure, mark out, cut and shape a range of material when making a product. Assemble and combine materials accurately for a specific purpose.
Learning Outcomes
I can select and shape materials to make a product. I can select the best techniques to join materials when making a product.
Weather Construction
Teaching sequence to help the children select and shape materials to build different instruments that can be used to measure the weather
What Materials
Display posters for whole class discussion to help the children identify and describe the properties of different materials that could be used to build a range of products
Design Criteria
Template to help the children select and record the success criteria to match weather instruments with a movement mechanism
Weather Construction
Interactive activity to help the children select and shape materials to build different instruments that can be used to measure the weather
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to select and shape materials to build different instruments that can be used to measure the weather
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