Colour in Our Hall
In this resource from Teachers TV, children from Beacon Primary School in Cornwall work on an aspect of school improvement with designer Kevin McCloud. The idea for this project comes from The Sorrell Foundation and is called the Joinedupdesignforschools project, which gives children a major say in how an aspect of their school's…
Toby Oliver - Making Bridges
In this resource from Teachers TV, Primary STEM Ambassador Toby Oliver inspires and engages a Year Five class with a bridge building activity. Toby is a track engineer for London Underground who was inspired at school by his physics lessons and wants to help schools deliver engaging engineering lessons. At Normand Croft Community…
Fundamentals of Design - Virtual Pets
In this resource from Teachers TV, Key Stage Two teacher Pauline Hannigan delivers a three day project on virtual pets to her mixed Year Five and Six class. Throughout the programme, Cornwall LEA Design and Technology advisor David Prest and fellow primary teacher Teresa Wilton discuss which aspects of the project they feel other…
Fundamentals of Design - Moving Pictures
In this resource from Teachers TV the need for more design and evaluation in Key Stage One is explored. An Ofsted report highlights that often more focus is put on making the final product and children are not given the time to gain the knowledge and understanding to make their own products. Teacher Teresa Wilton uses the story…
Primary Design and Technology
In this Teachers TV programme, three design and technology products are put to the test in classrooms around the country. They are then reviewed by an expert panel composed of Professor Clare Benson, director of the Centre for Resource Curriculum Development in Primary Technology (CRIPT) at UCE Birmingham, Ray Barker, director of…
Primary Cross Curriculum - Making Bags
This resource from Teachers TV follows Rebecca Higgins and Daniella Mana from Newtown Primary School in Shropshire. The teachers present three great practical lesson ideas around design and technology, all involving making bags. The first part of the programme shows how children use their knowledge of two dimensional shapes to…
Storing Our Stuff
In this resource from Teachers TV, children from Brecknock School in North London work on an aspect of school improvement with a designer William Warren. The idea for this project comes from The Sorrell Foundation and is called the Joinedupdesignforschools project. Children look at the problem they have storing their belongings…
A Taste for Bridges
In this Teachers TV programme, teacher Irene Harrison makes use of the local area to inspire her Year Five and Six class to think about the design of bridges and then to build their own bridges using food. Children use an interactive online activity to design their own bridges then with the help of parent governor and bridge engineer…
Fighting Crime Through More Effective Design
This case study, from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), examines the impact of grant awarded to the Design Against Crime Research Centre at the University of the Arts, London. The Centre works on solutions to reduce criminal activity through the effective design of places, products, communications and services. The…
Computers Helping Design at Lower Key Stage Two: Design and Make a Mosaic Picture
One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. Children design and make a framed clay mosaic which can be displayed at school before being taken home to be displayed there. The purpose of this activity is to learn the skills necessary to design and make a mosaic from clay, using computer…
Designing Using Computers at Key Stage 2: Parking Cars
One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, children design a supermarket car park to a detailed design specification. This task could be linked with a geography local study, as it will highlight the varying needs of the people using a car park. The purpose of this activity…
What Would the Scissors Say on Screen?
One of four units from the Nuffield Foundation for Key Stage Two: Year Six. Build a multimedia software presentation using an authoring program previously introduced during ICT lesson time. This task asks students to build a multimedia software presentation using an authoring program previously introduced during ICT lesson time.…
What Sort of Light Will Work for You?
One of the units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. The task is to design and make a light that is suitable for use in a particular situation. The device will be constructed from card, found materials and technical components. It will be powered by a battery and controlled by switches. This resource…
Should Your Creature Be Fierce or Friendly?
One of the units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. Students work in groups to design and make a statue of a creature to welcome visitors to the classroom during the day. This task asks students to work in groups to design and make a statue of a creature that will welcome visitors to the classroom during…
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How Should Your Puppets Tell Their Story?
One of the units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. Students in groups write a short story with a message before designing and making the puppets and theatre that can be used to tell the story. Planning the production is an important part of the activity, with the performance as its climax. The message…
How Will Your Beast Open Its Mouth?
One of the units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology in which children design and make an animal with a moving mouth. Children study their own mouth and head movements and those of animals before designing their animal's mouth. The mechanisms used by the children are restricted to a cam and follower,…
How Fast Should Your Buggy Be?
One of the units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. Children design and make a controllable, battery-powered toy vehicle using card, wood, found materials, mechanical and electrical components. The toy created can be based on an actual vehicle, on a vehicle from a book or film, or it can be a fantasy vehicle…
How Do You Take Your Tea?
One of the units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. Children research a person's preferences for a hot drink and fulfill those preferences by serving a drink that meets the specification. Students also investigate the uses of hot drinks in their own families. This resource can be downloaded either…