Use one-handed tools and equipment e.g. make snips in paper with scissors.
Capture experiences and responses with a range of media.
Use simple tools to effect changes to materials.
Handle tools, objects, construction and malleable materials safely and with increasing control.
Select tools and techniques needed to shape, assembly and join materials that are being used.
Year 1
By the end of Year 1 children will be able to:
Make vehicles with construction kits, which contain free running wheels.
Year 2
By the end of Year 2 children will be able to:
Use a range of materials to create models with wheels and axels e.g. glue, tape, dowel and cotton reels.
Attach wheels to a chassis using an axel.
Join appropriately for different materials and situations e.g. glue and tape.
Mark out materials to be cut using a template.
Observe a glue gun being used by an adult.
Year 3
By the end of Year 3 children will be able to:
Make structures more stable by giving them a wide base.
Year 4
By the end of Year 4 children will be able to:
Create a shell or frame structure; strengthen frames with diagonal struts.
Incorporate a circuit with a bell or buzzer into a model.
Prototype frame and shell structures.
Measure and mark square selection, strip and dowel accordingly to 1cm.
Use a glue gun with close one-to-one supervision.
Year 5
By the end of Year 5 children will be able to:
Use bradawl to mark hole positions.
Join materials using appropriate methods.
Control a model using an ICT control program.
Use a cam to make an up and down mechanism.
Build frameworks using a ranger of materials to support mechanisms e.g. wood, corrugated card and plastic.
Use a glue gun with close supervision.
Year 6
By the end of Year 6 children will be able to:
Use a hand drill to drill tight and loose fit holes.
Cut strip wood, dowel and square section wood accurately to 1cm.
Incorporate a motor and switch into a model.
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