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Year 1 |
Units |
Teaching activity |
Examples and QCA Guidance |
Unit 1a
Moving Pictures |
This unit highlights mechanisms (pushes, pulls and levers). |
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Unit 1b
Playgrounds |
This unit highlights structures. |
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Unit 1c
Eat More Fruit and Vegetables |
This unit highlights food technology. |
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Unit 1d
Homes |
This unit highlights structures. |
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Year 2 |
Units |
Teaching activity |
Examples and QCA Guidance |
Unit 2a
Vehicles
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This unit highlights mechanisms (wheels
and axles). |
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Vehicles made by pupils at:
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Unit 2b
Puppets |
This unit highlights constructing with
textiles. |
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Unit 2c
Winding up |
This unit highlights mechanisms (wheels
and axles, pulleys and levers). |
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Unit 2d
Joseph’s Coat |
This unit highlights constructing with
textiles. |
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Year 3 |
Units |
Teaching activity |
Examples and NC Guidance |
Unit 3a
Packaging |
This unit highlights structures. |
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Unit 3b
Sandwich Snacks |
This unit highlights food technology. |
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Unit 3c
Moving Monsters
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This unit highlights mechanisms and control
(Pneumatics). |
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Examples of work made by pupils at:
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Unit 3d
Photograph Frames |
This unit highlights structures. |
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Year 4 |
Units |
Teaching activity |
Examples and NC Guidance |
Unit 4a
Money Containers |
This unit highlights constructing with
textiles. |
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Examples:
Money Containers and planning work made by pupils at Studlands
Rise First School, Royston. |


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Unit 4b
Story Books |
This unit highlights structures and mechanisms. |
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Unit 4c
Alarms |
This unit highlights electrical control. |
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Unit 4d
Lighting up |
This unit highlights electrical
control. |
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Year 5 |
Units |
Teaching activity |
Examples and NC Guidance |
Unit 5a
Musical Instruments |
This unit highlights structures. |
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Examples of work made by pupils at:
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A focused practical task:

A rainmaker:

A stringed instrument:
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Unit 5b
Bread |
This unit highlights food technology. |
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Unit 5c
Moving Toys |
This unit highlights mechanisms (cams, wheels and axles) |
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Examples of work in progress of the use
of Cams in the Moving Toys unit made by pupils at:
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Examples of work
at St Bartholomews CE Primary School, Tring
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Examples of work made by pupils at:
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A focused practical task:

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Unit 5d
Biscuits |
This unit highlights food technology |
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Year 6 |
Units |
Teaching activity |
Examples and NC Guidance |
Unit 6a
Shelters |
This unit highlights structures. |
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Unit 6b
Slippers |
This unit highlights constructing with
textiles. |
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Unit 6c
Fairground |
This unit highlights mechanisms, electrical
and computer control. |
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Unit 6d
Controllable Vehicles |
This unit highlights mechanisms, electrical
and computer control. |
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Examples of work made by pupils at:
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