Building a bridge for the Three Billy Goats
We worked in teams and used materials including paper cups, lollipop sticks and straws to construct a bridge for the Three Billy Goats. Our objective was to build a bridge that would enable the Three Billy Goats to cross the river and reach the fresh, green grass on the other side! We enjoyed…
The Great Bread Bake Off!
This week in Design and Technology we have been practising different shaping designs for when we make our own bread!
The Great Bread Bake Off!
This week in Design and Technology we have been practising different shaping designs for when we make our own bread!
Marble Run Bridges!
Take a look at these fantastic Marble Run Bridges Y6 made in DT this week! I was so impressed with how stable these structures were and how well the children had applied the joining methods to connect the 2 vertical towers to the bridge in the middle!
Edible Garden
Today we enjoyed visiting Nursery to begin our Edible Garden topic in DT. We observed parsley, rosemary, mint and thyme growing in the garden and enjoyed comparing their appearance and smells.
Finding our favourite Dipper!
Year 1 have spent their DT lesson using their senses to find their favourite dipper . They tasted cucumber, breadstick, carrot and tortilla crisps! Their firm favourite was tortilla crisps with 18 of 30 voting for it.
Automata Animals
Today we have started our new DT topic of automata animals, this has been presented to us linked to the WWF and our first task was to investigate the way animals moved and what sort of environment they lived in, we looked at a range of animals such as tortoises and penguins!
DT Day
Year 1 took part in their DT day where they created a final project of ‘fabric faces’.
They learnt how to join fabrics, cut fabrics and created their own design.
everybody had a great day and really enjoyed learning something new.
Y5 DT Day - Making Soup
Today we have spent the whole day researching, preparing, making, tasting and evaluating soup! We used onions, leeks, potatoes and carrots! All of these vegetables were sliced up by the children and added to our soup maker resulting in a delicious treat that the children enjoyed, if ever you’re…
Let’s Go Fly a Kite!
This afternoon in DT we made kites using straws, feathers, wrapping paper and string in our DT topic ‘Let’s Go Fly a Kite’. We had great fun making them and I was so impressed with how they turned out
House building
Funky fingers were set the challenge of building a house, using Lego today. They created some amazing houses, this one includes a bedroom, kitchen, bathroom and living room. They talked beautifully about their designs to each other. Well done everyone!
Developing designers
After lots of practise creating mechanisms, year 1 have begun to design their own moving pictures based on the story of The Billy Goats Gruff. They created a design criteria say agreed their design should meet this included. I think the links to the story and moving part and colourful. Children…