Design and Technology – Year 6
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Developing, planning and communicating ideas |
Developing, planning and communicating ideas |
Evaluating processes and products |
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| I can use a range of information to inform my design. I can use market research to inform plans. I can work within constraints. I can follow and refine my plan if necessary. I can justify my plan to someone else. I can consider culture and society in my designs. |
I can use tools and materials precisely. I can change the way I am working if needed. |
I can test and evaluate my final product. I can make sure my product is fit for purpose. I can think of ways to improve my product. I can consider whether different resources would have improved my product. I know whether I need more or different information to make it even better. I can make a product to meet all design criteria. I can consider the use of the product when selecting materials. |
Breadth of study |
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Cooking and nutrition |
Textiles |
Mechanisms & Structures |
Mechanisms & Structures |
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| I can explain how my product should be stored with reasons. I can set out to grow my own products with a view to making a salad, taking account of time required to grow different foods. |
I can think about how my product could be sold. I can think about what would improve my product even more. |
I can justify why I selected specific materials. I can ensure that my work is precise and accurate. I can hide joints so as to improve the looks of my product. I can justify why the chosen material was the best for the task. I can justify design in relation to the audience. |
I can use different kinds of circuit in my product. I can incorporate a switch into my product. I can think of ways in which adding a circuit would improve my product. |
| Possible topics: Consolidation of Y5 skills through Zenith & healthy lifestyle |
Possible topics: Phone Cases |
Possible topics: Shelters – WW2 |
Possible topics: Fairgrounds |
