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Alarms
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Develops an understanding of simple electrical control through the designing and making of an alarm system. Children are also introduced to the idea of feedback. The designing and making assignment involves an alarm system to protect a valuable artefact which has been brought into the classroom.
Key stage 2
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Balsa Wood Road Map
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Comparisons of balsa wood structure building items, includes sizes, shapes, competitions, structure information.
Key stages 2,3,4
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Bread
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Standards site lesson plan providing an opportunity to develop children`s understanding of and skills in, working with food through a range of activities related to bread products. Key stage 2
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Design & Technology
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Lesson plan from the Guardian site: Children investigate and evaluate the use of products and the needs of the people who use them. Through practical tasks they develop a range of techniques and skills. KEy stage 2
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Design a Package
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This project involves designing a package for a food product. The food product in question could be specified by the teacher, or the children could choose for themselves. Key stage 2
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Design and technology at key stages 1 and 2
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The popular activity of making greetings cards and the moving picture made in key stage 1. Children research the content of the book and design and make a book that is finished to a high standard, with pages that incorporate moving parts.
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Design Your Classroom
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When they are in school, children spend most of their time in their classroom. But have they ever considered its design? Have they thought about why it was laid out in that way? Do they think they could create a better classroom layout? Good activity for key stages 1,2
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Eat more fruit and vegetables
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This unit develops children`s understanding of designing and making with food and the importance of healthy eating. They make choices based on the properties of different fruit and vegetables in order to design and make a product for a particular occasion.
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