--- title: "Y6 shelter making" url: "https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2023-12-12-08-30-00-y6-shelter-making" school: "Scotforth St Paul's C of E Primary & Nursery School" --- [Start your school journey with us! Book a visit for September 2027 school starters](https://www.scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/parents/admissions) # Y6 shelter making ![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/blog/E7EDA769-426A-4DB6-973B-A7B192BC988F.jpeg) 12 December 2023 [Class of 2017](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/category/class-of-2017) This week, Year 6 have been making a start on constructing their shelters, which they have been designing. The task is to design and make a shelter to house a family of four playmobile people, which must withstand wind, rain and pressure from above. Today, we focussed on our cutting skills, using hacksaws and bench hooks. We had to think very carefully about our measurements when deciding how to construct our frameworks. [Year 6](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/tag/year-6) [Design Technology](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/tag/design-technology) [DT](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/tag/dt) [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_1119.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2023-12-11-15-45-00-niscu-re-lesson) Previous ### [Niscu RE lesson](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2023-12-11-15-45-00-niscu-re-lesson) [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_2841.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2023-12-12-11-37-15-y4-moving-pictures) Next ### [Y4 Moving Pictures](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2023-12-12-11-37-15-y4-moving-pictures) - ![Healthy Schools](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/healthyschoolslogo(3)_(1).jpeg) - ![Ofsted](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Ofsted_Good_GP_Colour(1).jpeg) - ![Vines](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Outlook-gg5hcrqw_(2)_(1).png) - ![QM](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Quality_Mark_5_March_2015(2)_(1).jpeg) - ![Blackbrun Diocese](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Blackburn_Diocese_(1)_(1).jpeg) - ![School Gold Award](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/SG-L1-3-gold-2022-23(4).jpeg) ##### Location Scotforth Rd Lancaster LA1 4SE ##### Contact Us 01524 65379 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Scotforth.St.Pauls) - [Office staff (Mrs Malin and Mrs Pearce)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/contact) © Copyright 2017–2026 Scotforth St Paul's C of E Primary & Nursery School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)