Year 3 - Design and technology
Make a pneumatic system
Pneumatics: moving toys
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces pupils to creating movement with air using pneumatic mechanisms. They will then apply this knowledge to develop a moving toy.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to embed a working pneumatic system into a product.
Key Notes
- Pneumatic systems need to be developed and tested for a purpose.
- Systems need to be embedded into products trying to hide the mechanism where possible.
Vocabulary To Learn
- pneumatic system: a mechanism that uses moving air to make things happen
- assemble: bring separate parts together
- embed: put something inside something else
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pneumatic systems will fit neatly into a product.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Pneumatic systems need to be developed and tested for a purpose. Systems need to be embedded into products trying to hide the mechanism where possible.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'pneumatic system'
a mechanism that uses moving air to make things happen.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pneumatic systems will fit neatly into a product. Correction: Systems and products will need to be adapted to ensure correct position and fit.
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