Year 5/6 Design and Technology

Developing, planning and communicating ideas

• • Can they use a range of information to inform their design?

  • Can they use market research to inform plans?

  • Can they work within constraints?

  • Can they follow and refine their plan if necessary?

  • Can they justify their plan to someone else?

  • Do they consider culture and society in their designs?

Working with tools, equipment, materials and components to make quality products

• • Can they use tools and materials precisely?

  • Do they change the way they are working if necessary?

Evaluating processes and products

• • How well do they test and evaluate their final product?

  • Is it fit for purpose?

  • What would improve it?

  • Would different resources have improved their product?

  • Would they need more or different information to make it even better?

Breadth of study

Stiff and flexible sheet materials

• • Can they justify why they selected specific materials?

  • Can they work within a budget?

  • How have they ensured that their work is precise and accurate?

  • Can they hide joints so as to improve the look of their product?

Mouldable materials

• • Did they consider the use of the product when selecting materials?

  • Does their product meet all design criteria?

• Can they come up with a range of ideas after they have collected information?

• Do they take a user’s view into account when designing?

• Can they produce a detailed step-by-step plan?

• Can they suggest some alternative plans and say what the good points and drawbacks are about each?

• Can they explain why their finished product is going to be of good quality?

• Can they explain how their product will appeal to the audience?

• Can they use a range of tools and equipment expertly?

• Do they keep checking that their design is the best it can be?

• Do they check whether anything could be improved?

• Can they evaluate appearance and function against the original criteria?

• Using materials: Are their measurements accurate enough to ensure that everything is precise?

• How have they ensured that their product is strong and fit for purpose?

• Are they motivated enough to refine and improve their product?

• Do they persevere through different stages of the making process?

• Can they use a range of information to inform their design?

• Can they use market research to inform plans?

• Can they work within constraints?

• Can they follow and refine their plan if necessary?

• Can they justify their plan to someone else?

• Do they consider culture and society in their designs?

• Can they use tools and materials precisely?

• Do they change the way they are working if needed?

• How well do they test and evaluate their final product?

• What would improve it?

• Would different resources have improved their product?

• Would they need more or different information to make it even better?

• Can they justify why they selected specific materials?

• Can they work within a budget?

• How have they ensured that their work is precise and accurate?

• Can they hide joints so as to improve the look of their product?

• Objectives

Developing, planning and communicating ideas

• • Can they come up with a range of ideas after they have collected information?

  • Do they consider culture and society in their design?

Working with tools, equipment, materials and components to make quality products

• • Can they explain why their finished product is going to be of good quality?

  • Can they explain how their product will appeal to the audience?

  • Can they use a range of tools and equipment expertly?

  • Do they persevere through different stages of the making process?

Evaluating processes and products

• • Can they evaluate appearance and function against the original criteria?

Textiles

• • How have they made their product attractive and strong?

  • Can they use a range of joining techniques?

Stiff and flexible sheet materials

• • Are their measurements accurate enough to ensure that everything is precise?

  • How have they ensured their product is strong and fit for purpose?

  • Can they hide joints so as to improve the look of their product?

• Objectives

Developing, planning and communicating ideas

• • Can they come up with a range of ideas after they have collected information?

  • Do they take a user’s view into account when designing?

  • Can they produce a detailed step-by-step plan?

  • Can they suggest some alternative plans and say what the good points and drawbacks are about each?

  • Can they use a range of information to inform their design?

  • Can they use market research to inform plans?

  • Can they work within constraints?

  • Can they follow and refine their plan if necessary?

  • Can they justify their plan to someone else?

  • Do they consider culture and society in their designs?

Working with tools, equipment, materials and components to make quality products

• • Can they explain why their finished product is going to be of good quality?

  • Can they explain how their product will appeal to the audience?

  • Can they use a range of tools and equipment expertly?

  • Can they use tools and materials precisely?

  • Do they change the way they are working if needed?

Evaluating processes and products

• • Do they keep checking that their design is the best it can be?

  • Do they check whether anything could be improved?

  • Can they evaluate appearance and function against the original criteria?

  • How well do they test and evaluate their final product?

  • Is it fit for purpose?

  • What would improve it?

  • Would different resources have improved their product?

  • Would they need more or different information to make it even better?

Textiles

• • Do they think what the user would want when choosing textiles?

  • How have they made their product attractive and strong?

  • Can they makeup a prototype first?

  • Can they use a range of joining techniques?

Electrical and mechanical components

• • Can they use different kinds of circuit in their product?

  • Can they think of ways in which adding a circuit would improve their product?

Stiff and flexible sheet materials

• • Are their measurements accurate enough to ensure that everything is precise?

  • How have they ensured that their product is strong and fit for purpose?

  • Can they justify why they selected specific materials?

  • Can they work within a budget?

  • How have they ensured that their work is precise and accurate?

  • Can they hide joints so as to improve the look of their product?

Mouldable materials

• • Are they motivated enough to refine and improve their product?

  • Do they persevere through different stages of the making process?

  • Did they consider the use of the product when selecting materials?

  • Does their product meet all design criteria?