Designing at Key Stage Two
This collection includes 16 primary solutions units of work developed by the Nuffield Foundation to support Key Stage Two: Years Three to Six (7-11 years).
Each unit within this collection includes lesson by lesson teaching guidance, a listing of new vocabulary, a description of links to other subjects and full details of resource requirements.
The units of work for Key Stage Two take from five-and-a-half to ten-and-a-half hours to complete.
Full colour and greyscale versions of the resources are available to download.
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How Cool Is Your Drink?
One of the units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. Children design and make a healthy cold drink for another class member. Each child will have to find out the preferences and needs of the consumer and will include feedback from that person as part of the evaluation process This resource can be downloaded…
Will Your Party Hat Be Funny or Fantastic?
One of the units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. Children can design and make a decorated paper party hat to wear at a party they have helped to organise. The party can be held to celebrate a particular calendar event such as Christmas or Easter, the end of term, the beginning of summer, or to celebrate…
What Music Would You Like to Make?
One of the units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology in which children design and make a simple musical instrument and use it to play a part in a piece for four players. There are opportunities to explore rhythm, simple melody lines and the arrangement of parts. This resource can be downloaded either…
What Display Will Your Class Share?
One of the units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. Children design and produce a classroom display about a current topic in another subject. The children will work in groups and as a whole class. The display should be useful in the classroom, durable, re-usable and look attractive. Children will learn…
What Shape Should Your Pastry Be?
One of the units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology in which children design and make a new pastry product for a particular group of people. The product will be based on the children's experience of the traditional jam tart and each child will carry out market research to identify the needs and preferences…
How Will You Store Your Favourite Things?
One of the units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. Children design and make a container that can hold one or two favourite small items safely. Students identify one, or a few, small items that are precious and to make a suitable 'treasure' box. From its appearance, the container reflects the…
Does This Game Stop You from Being Bored?
Part of the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology series, this resource asks children to design and make a toy or game for a bed-ridden patient of approximately nine years of age. Many pupils will have experienced the tedium of being confined to bed when recovering from a minor illness and are likely to have considerable…
Will This Story Surprise You?
One of the units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology in which children design and make a moving picture that tells a nursery rhyme or a simple story. This task asks children to work in small groups, and each group will make a pop-up book that will intrigue, amuse and inform particular readers. The readers…
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…
How Could a Carrier Make the Job Easier?
One of the units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. Children design and make a carrier that meets the needs of a person who has to carry particular items. The aim is to develop a carrier that has been designed to make carrying easier and more comfortable. This resource can be downloaded either in full…
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 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 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…
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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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…
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.…
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