Year 5 Design and Technology
Parkfielders will be taught the full coverage of the KS1 and KS2 Design & Technology curriculum and this is categorised into five content areas: Structures, Mechanisms, Electrical Systems (KS2 only), Cooking and Nutrition and Textiles.
There are then four strands that run through each topic: Design, Make, Evaluate and Technical Knowledge.
Autumn Term
Pop Up Books (Mechanisms)
Pupils create a functional four-page pop-up storybook design, using lever, sliders, layers and spacers to create paper-based mechanisms.
Which mechanisms shall we use on each page?- To design a pop up book.
How can we create different mechanisms?- To follow my design brief to make my pop up book.
How can we make mechanisms aesthetically pleasing?- To use layers and spacers to cover the working of mechanisms.
What decorations are needed on your pop-up book?- To create a high quality product suitable for a target user.
National Curriculum Objectives
Use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose, aimed at particular individuals or groups.
Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussion, annotated sketches, cross-sectional and exploded diagrams, prototypes, pattern pieces and computer-aided design.
Investigate and analyse a range of existing products.
Evaluate their ideas and products against their own design criteria and consider the views of others to improve their work.
Apply their understanding of how to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex structures.
Understand and use mechanical systems in their products [for example, gears, pulleys, cams, levers and linkages].
Select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing], accurately.
Select from and use a wider range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their functional properties and aesthetic qualities.
Spring Term
Stuffed Toys (Textiles)
Pupils design a stuffed toy and make decisions on materials, decorations and attachments (appendages), after learning how to sew a blanket stitch.
Can you design a stuffed toy?- To design a stuffed toy.
Can we use a blanket stitch?- To sew blanket stitch.
Which appendages do we need to attach?- To create and add decorations to fabric.
How can we join the components using blanket stitch?- To use a blanket stitch to assemble the components of a stuffed toy.
National Curriculum Objectives
Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussions, annotated sketches, cross sectional and exploded diagrams, prototypes, pattern pieces and computer aided design.
Select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks. [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing] accurately.
Apply their understanding of how to strengthen, stiffen, and reinforce more complex structures.
Evaluate their ideas and products against their own design criteria and consider the views of others to improve their work.
Summer Term
Bridges (Structures)
Pupils test and analyse various types of bridge to determine their strength and stability. Explore material properties and sources, before marking, sawing and assembling a wooden truss bridge.
What types of bridges are used?- To explore how to reinforce a beam (structure) to improve its strength.
How much weight can a spagetti bridge carry?- To build a spaghetti truss bridge.
How can we safely cut wood?- To build a wooden truss bridge.
How can we strengthen our bridge?-To complete, reinforce and evaluate my truss bridge.
National Curriculum Objectives
Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussion and prototypes.
Select from and use a wider range of materials and components, including construction materials, according to their functional properties and aesthetics qualities.
Investigate and analyse a range of existing products.
Apply their understanding of how to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex structures.
Use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose, aimed at particular individuals or groups.
Select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example cutting, shaping, joining and finishing] accurately.
Draw given angles, and measure them in degrees (°).
Evaluate their ideas and products against design criteria and consider the views of others to improve their work.