Hamstel Junior School
Hamstel Road, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS2 4PQ - 01702 468048
Excellence in Everything
Design & Technology
Year 3
In Year 3 children will learn:
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to name food groups
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to understand that food can be seasonal and has to be grown, farmed or caught
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to safety follow recipes to prepare and combine a variety of ingredients
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to use knowledge of existing products to design a functional product
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to create annotated designs
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to safely measure, mark out, cut, assemble and join with some accuracy
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to choose suitable tools and materials and plan stage of use
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to investigate and analyse products
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to strengthen frames using diagonal struts
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to understand how mechanical systems create movements
Year 4
In Year 4 children will learn:
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to use prior knowledge to design a functional and appealing product
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to create designs using exploded diagrams
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to use techniques which require more accuracy to cut, shape, join and finish work
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to use knowledge of material's functional and aesthetic qualities to select and plan
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to consider how products might be improved and how well they meet the needs of the user
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to apply learnt techniques to strengthen structures and explore ideas
Year 5
In Year 5 children will learn:
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to understand to main food groups and nutrients
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to understand how ingredients are safely grown, reared, caught
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to select and combine appropriate ingredients and techniques
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to research existing products to inform and design of an innovative product
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to create prototypes to show ideas
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to make careful and precise measurements
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to produce plans including materials, tools and techniques to guide making
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to make detailed evaluations about products considering the views of others to improve work
Year 6
In Year 6 children will learn:
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to generate, develop, model and communicate ideas through discussion, annotated sketches, cross-sectional and exploded diagrams, prototypes, pattern pieces and computer-aided design
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to apply knowledge of materials and techniques to refine and rework product
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to use technical knowledge and accurate skills to problem solve during the making process
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to use knowledge of well established designs to further explain the effectiveness of products
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to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce complex structures accurately and appropriately
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to apply understanding of computing to program, monitor and control the product
