Year 1 Levers and Sliders

Date: 31st Oct 2022 @ 6:22pm

Today, we began the start of our new half term by enjoying a DT day! 

Firstly, we looked at existing products to explore the different mechanisms and moving parts in a range of picture books. We talked about how the moving part moves, how it works and what effect it has.

We then began to make two prototypes, a lever and a slider. We linked each mechanism to a story to create a moving picture for each. We all talked through the safety points and watched our teachers make an example, reading through the instructions together and spotting where they went wrong! We then each had a turn to follow the instructions, read them carefully and make our two prototypes.

We verbally evaluated our desgins, talking about what had gone well and what we could improve next time.