Design and Technologies knowledge and understanding
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Explore how technologies use forces to create movement in products
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Year 2
This content descriptor has been recommended for year 2 as it links closely with the Primary Connections unit 'Push and Pull'. Teaching ideas have been share within the slide share to the right.
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The above unit links to a making unit on toys. Follow this link.
Online Resources:
BBC What makes it move? BBC Forces and movement Tesiboard Forces in the playground (interactive)
Pushing and pulling Identifying forces
BBC What makes it move? BBC Forces and movement Tesiboard Forces in the playground (interactive)
Pushing and pulling Identifying forces
Additional teaching idea: Indonesian waygang kulit shadow puppets
Here is a link for background information for teachers.
Make an Indonesian Waygang puppet with students. Here is a link showing you how to make the puppets. It even includes a template which students can use. Focus questions: What parts of the puppet move? What allows them to move? How could you change the puppet to make other parts move? |
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