Design Technology
Primary Engineers
In DT lessons in Year 2 and Year 6, the children have taken part in a vehicles project funded by the Reece Foundation and Primary Engineers. The children designed, created and tested their vehicles in school. Some of the children attended a celebration event at the...
In D.T we have been designing and making bridges. We learned that we needed to ensure they were: stable, sturdy and supported. We used supports such as glue sticks, tube and cardboard to make our bridges more stable. We then tested the stability using weights.
Baking Shortbread for Macmillan
Chinese New Year
We enjoyed celebrating Chinese New Year. We cleaned ready for the new year, made lanterns, did some dragon dancing and set up our own Chinese restaurant. We even wrote our name in Chinese writing. What a super time we had!
Moving Vehicles
Year 6 have been taking part in a vehicle project funded by Primary Engineers and the Reece Foundation. They measured and cut wood to create frames then used triangles to strengthen them. They then used pulleys and small electrical circuits to connect the batteries...
Investigating wheels, axles and chassis
Today we investigated how vehicles move. We found out that wheels are attached to vehicles by axles. We worked hard to attach fixed axles and rotating axles to different chassis and decided which we preferred and were more secure. We also enjoyed testing them to see...