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?