Blog by Tag: Design Technology

Year 6 are just beginning a project on shelters in DT. Today we were investigating materials which we think might be suitable for using in our shelter designs. We tested them for strength, durability and how waterproof they are. When we come back from our residential, we will be designing and…

We have worked so hard to sew and decorate our own puppet designs.  Here are just a few of the finished puppets.  Watch this space for even more as they’re completed!!

Here we are making our hand puppets.  We used sewing to join the back and front of our puppet.  We then used sewing or glue to add the details to our puppets.

Our D.T. project this term looks at puppets.  We will investigate the different types before making our own.  Here we are performing our own puppet shows in class.

Today we learnt how to sew using two different types of stitch.  Running stitch was the easiest but we all managed overstitch too.  We are going to use this skill when making a hand puppet next week!

Today we made our own finger puppets using felt.  We used glue to hold the front and back together and discovered this wasn’t always the best thing to use.

Here we are making the pizza we designed after tasting lots of different bases and toppings.  Some of us chose very unusual ingredients!

Look at all of the delicious pizzas we made!

InDT, Year 4 have been practising making pop up mechanisms using paper and card. This is in preparation for making a moving Christmas picture. We’ll show you some photos when they are finished.

Look at our fabulous finished puppets!!!

This week we have finally finisged our shelters in DT. The brief was to create strong shelters to suit playmobile people, which were waterproof and well insulated. Following the testing of a number of materials, and investigating how to create strong structures, we decided on the materials and…

We have been investigating different types of shelters and materials. Linked to our topic about explorers and Shackelton's Antarctic expedition, we have planned our own shelters that would be suitable for cold, windy conditions. Today we practised making secure frames out of wood. We measured…