Design Technology

This week, as part of their DT topic, Year 6 designed recipes and made a starter, main course and dessert. The theme was Greek food, as they have been learning all about Ancient Greece in History. Everyone worked well as a team and behaved sensibly with the kitchen equipment. The Read more…

This half term we have been designing and making our slingshot cars, purely powered by an elastic band. First we had to research the design of cars and the mechanisms. We looked carefully at the chassis and how to strengthen this. Here are some pictures from the design and  making Read more…

This week we have been bringing our DT topic on seasonal food to an end. The children were asked to design a seasonal vegetable tart that incorporated a range of colours for health benifits and they didn’t disappoint. They then made their designs, chopping and slicing all their own ingredients, Read more…

In DT, we have been learning all about vehicles including how they move. The children are confident talking about wheels, axles and axle holders. We designed our own vehicles and today the children brought their designs to life. The children even used a saw and hammer to help them create Read more…

This week in design technology, we have been learning about foods that are grown in the Uk within certain seasons. It is very easy to forget about this as many of the foods we eat are accessible all year round in our supermarkets. With this in mind, we also looked Read more…

This half term our design technology work is based around food and eating seasonally. Today we started off by thinking about climate zones and what food we can successfully grow in the Uk and what needs importing. The children found it amazing by looking at maps at just how far Read more…

This term we have been learning all about windmills and today we created our own! We found out how a windmill works and created a design criteria for our chosen clients.. From footballers to pets, our product had to be suitable for them to live in. We designed and decorated Read more…

Year 2 have been learning all about a balanced diet and checking foods to see how healthy they really are.. We discussed the different food groups and identified which foods we could combine to create a balanced meal.. We then thoroughly enjoyed making our wrap pizzas and most importantly- eating Read more…

We prepared the fruit and vegetables to make smoothies. Then we used a blender and the children made a prediction on which would be their favourite. I wonder if you can guess which one we liked best by looking at our facial expressions.  

For this term’s DT project, Year 6 designed and created their own playground structures. They began by sketching designs of their structures, taking into consideration what makes a successful playground. They then used a range of materials to create 3D structures and the results were absolutely fantastic!

Well this half term has been a busy one in our DT lessons. It all began back in October when we looked  at existing cushions and their uses. We then  explored a range of different sewing stitches and ways of joining fabrics before planning our own cushion designs and finally Read more…

Today we had a food tasting activity, the children were developing their vocabulary and learning about nouns and adjectives. The children were also developing life skills of preparing food and understanding hygiene.