Year 3/4 Design and Technology
Cycle A
Autumn Term
Spring Term
Summer Term
Can they use equipment and tools accurately?
Do they use the most appropriate materials?
Can they join materials?
Do they use finishing techniques?
Can they explain what they have changed which made their designs even better?
How realistic is their plan?
Can they choose the right ingredients for a product?
Can they describe how their combined ingredients come together?
Can they use equipment safely?
Can they join textiles of different types in different ways?
Can they choose textiles both for their appearance and also qualities?
Can they work accurately to make cuts and holes?
Can they use equipment and tools accurately?
Can they choose the right ingredients for a product?
Can they set out to grow plants such as cress and herbs from seeds with the intention of using them for their food product?
Can they describe how their combined ingredients come together?
Can they use equipment safely?
Can they make sure their product looks attractive?
Do they select the most appropriate materials?
Can they use a range of techniques to shape and mould?
Do they use finishing techniques?
Can they work accurately to make cuts and holes?
Can they use equipment and tools accurately?
Can they describe their design using an accurately labelled sketch and words?
Can they choose the right ingredients for a product?
Can they describe how their combined ingredients come together?
Can they use equipment safely?
Can they make sure their product looks attractive?
Cycle B
Autumn Term
Spring Term
Summer Term
Do they select the most appropriate tools and techniques to use for a given task?
Can they make a product which uses both electrical and mechanical components?
Can they use a simple circuit?
Can they use a number of components?
Can they join materials?
Can they use equipment and tools accurately?
How realistic is their plan?
Can they choose the right ingredients for a product?
Can they describe how their combined ingredients come together?
Can they show that their design meets a range of requirements?
Can they put together a step-by-step plan which shows the order and also what equipment and tools they needs?
Do they select the most appropriate tools and techniques to use for a given task?
How realistic is their plan?
Can they use equipment and tools accurately?
Can they explain what they have changed which made their design even better?
Can they choose the right ingredients for a product?
Can they describe how their combined ingredients come together?
Can they set out to grow plants such as cress and herbs from seeds with the intention of using them for their food product?
Can they join textiles of different types in different ways?
Can they choose textiles both for their appearance and also qualities?
Can they work accurately to make cuts and holes?
Can they use equipment and tools accurately?
Can they choose the right ingredients for a product?
Can they describe how their combined ingredients come together?
Can they use equipment safely?
Can they make sure their product looks attractive?