Year 1 - Design and technology
Presenting final designs
Rotary mechanisms: windmills
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces knowledge of simple rotary mechanisms that create movement. Pupils will investigate how windmills work, consider sail design, and produce a working model that will be tested for stability and movement.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to share your final product design.
Key Notes
- The final design can be shared with photos.
- The final design can be shared with a simple drawing.
- The final design can be labelled to show the main parts of the windmill and how they work.
Vocabulary To Learn
- ordering: putting things in the correct sequence, often using words like first, next and then
- sketch: a quick drawing based on what you can see
- explain: giving information and detail to make something easy to understand
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- There is only one strategy to making a moving windmill.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
The final design can be shared with photos. The final design can be shared with a simple drawing.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'ordering'
putting things in the correct sequence, often using words like first, next and then.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: There is only one strategy to making a moving windmill. Correction: There are multiple ways to make the windmill turn. It can be made using different materials - such as wood, card, straws, split pins and pins.
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