STEM-ENGINEERING Breadth of Study Computing National Curriculum coverage in the Creative Curriculum Autumn Spring Summer EYFS All About Me/Celebrations Traditional Tales/ Plants Animals/ People Who Help Us Construct with a purpose in mind, using a variety of resources • Use simple tools and techniques competently and appropriately • Build and construct with a wide range of objects, selecting appropriate resources and adapting their work when necessary • Select the tools and techniques they need to shape, assemble and join materials they are using Autumn Spring Summer National Curriculum Design purposeful, functional, appealing products for themselves and other users based on design criteria Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through talking, drawing, templates, mock-ups and, where appropriate, information and communication technology Explore and use mechanisms [for example, levers, sliders, wheels and axles], in their products National Curriculum Explore and evaluate a range of existing products Select from and use a wide range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their characteristics National Curriculum Build structures, exploring how they can be made stronger, stiffer and more stable Select from and use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing] Engineering: Make a moving picture Skill: Levers: Look at an example of a moving picture. Model and the level works. Try out leavers. Design: Design moving picture Make: Moving picture Textiles: (Science link) Design a coat for a teddy/doll. Research and evaluate: Compare different types of fabrics/materials that may be suitable for a waterproof coat. Evaluate: which materials are waterproof / non-waterproof (science) Design and make: Waterproof garment. Evaluate: Test by pouring water on and seeing if the toy gets wet. Engineering: Design and make a kite Evaluate + design: Look at other kites. What do kites need to fly? Design their kite Make: Make a kite using withy sticks, art straws and string. Evaluate: Take kites out to fly and evaluate their success.
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STEM-ENGINEERINGBreadth of Study
Computing National Curriculum coverage in the Creative Curriculum
Autumn Spring Summer
EYFS
All About Me/Celebrations Traditional Tales/ Plants Animals/ People Who Help UsConstruct with a purpose in mind, using a variety of resources •Use simple tools and techniques competently and appropriately •Build and construct with a wide range of objects, selecting appropriate resources and adapting their work when necessary •Select the tools and techniques they need to shape, assemble and join materials they are using
Autumn Spring SummerNational CurriculumDesign purposeful, functional, appealing products for themselves and other users based on design criteria
Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through talking, drawing, templates, mock-ups and, where appropriate, information and communication technology
Explore and use mechanisms [for example, levers, sliders, wheels and axles], in their products
National CurriculumExplore and evaluate a range of existing products
Select from and use a wide range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their characteristics
National CurriculumBuild structures, exploring how they can be made stronger, stiffer and more stable
Select from and use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing]
Engineering: Make a moving picture
Skill: Levers: Look at an example of a moving picture. Model and the level works. Try out leavers.Design: Design moving pictureMake: Moving picture
Textiles: (Science link)Design a coat for a teddy/doll.Research and evaluate: Compare different types of fabrics/materials that may be suitable for a waterproof coat. Evaluate: which materials are waterproof / non-waterproof (science)Design and make: Waterproof garment.Evaluate: Test by pouring water on and seeing if the toy gets wet.
Engineering: Design and make a kiteEvaluate + design: Look at other kites. What do kites need to fly? Design their kiteMake: Make a kite using withy sticks, art straws and string.Evaluate: Take kites out to fly and evaluate their success.
1Cooking: Making a salad Science Link – PlantsDiscuss and take a survey of favourite salad ingredients. What countries do the most popular ingredients come from? Is salad healthy? Why? Can any be grown at school?
Make and Evaluate
Cooking: Making pancakesRE Link Shrove TuesdayDiscuss where the ingredients for pancakes come from. E.g. Cows/milk, hens/eggs, sugarcane/sugar etcWhat parts of the recipe are healthy/unhealthy? Why?
Make and Evaluate
Cooking: Making a fruit saladResearch which continents fruit and vegetables come from. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Opt06QF9WY
What are the main nutrients contained in fruit and vegetables?https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=kteZneJm1EI
Make and evaluate
Autumn Spring SummerNational Curriculum
Build structures, exploring how they can be made stronger, stiffer and more stable
Explore and evaluate a range of existing products
National Curriculum
Select from and use a wide range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their characteristics
National CurriculumDesign purposeful, functional, appealing products for themselves and other users based on design criteria
Select from and use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing]
Explore and use mechanisms [for example, levers, sliders, wheels and axles], in their products
Engineering:Build the tallest freestanding towerMake: Children to try building a tower using art straws + paper clipsResearch and evaluate: Look at current tall structures. Discuss similaritiesSkill and design: Show how to make strong shapes. Children to redesign towerMake: Make structure again
Textiles (science link)Design a sleeping bag for Action Man?Research: Look at types of fabrics /materials needed for a sleeping bag in a particular climate eg. Africa or Antarctica.Evaluate: Test different materials ability to keep in heat (science)Design and make: Create a sleeping back look at sewing techniques to ensure no holes
Engineering:Design and make a moving toy (TTS kit)Research and Skill: How do Cams work? Look at Existing toys as well as the cams they will be usingDesign: Design a moving toy using the materials availableMake: Make toyMake: Finishing techniquesEvaluate: Take toys to other classes and get pee feedback.
2Cooking: Making (fruit)mince pies History link Past and presenthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDRoCkWiPpYorhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrulF6z-1Mw
Compare the recipes/fillings from the past (e.g 18th Century or Tudor minced pies), with todays minced pies. Discuss where the ingredients of today’s mince pies might come from.
Make and Evaluate
Cooking: Baking wholemeal breadLook at the production of flour.http://www.foodafactoflife.org.uk/VideoActivity.aspx?siteId=0§ionId=66&contentId=163&titleId=169
Discuss why wholemeal bread may be healthier than white bread?Research ingredients for healthy loaf.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx9qYNGDduE
Make and EvaluateUse food vocabulary e.g. taste, smell, texture and feel when evaluating.
Cooking – Vegetable Cous CousScience (plants)
Science – Look at different plants in school garden that can be used in cous cous (peppers, fennel, coriander, tomatoes). Children to pick vegetablesCooking – Cook a vegetable cous cous as a class.Recipes: Children to write their own recipe based on previous cooking, focusing on including key details (cooking time, exact measurements…)
Autumn Spring SummerSelect from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing], accurately
Select from and use a wider range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their functional properties and aesthetic qualities
Apply their understanding of how to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex structures
Use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose, aimed at particular individuals or groups
Evaluate their ideas and products against their own design criteria and consider the views of others to improve their work
Investigate and analyse a range of existing products
Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussion, annotated sketches, cross-sectional and exploded diagrams, prototypes, pattern pieces and computer-aided design
Understand how key events and individuals in design and technology have helped shape the world Technical knowledge (Brunel)
Engineering: Make a vehicle to test the impact of friction on wheelshttp://careers.rolls-royce.com/~/media/Files/R/Rolls-Royce-Careers/documents/educators-and-students/balloon-rocket-investigation-answers.pdfMake: Basic kit car (TTS kit)Deisgn: Additions to basic car to enable it to run independently on different surfaces using a balloon (See link)Make: Make additions to kit car
Engineering: Build a photo frame for chosen pictureSkill: Sawing and joining woodEvaluate and design: Look at photo frames and materials available. Design a frame.Make: Build frameMake: Finishing techniques
Engineering: Design and make a bridge that can hold the most weightInvestigate: Look at the life of Brunel and his bridges (suspension bridges)Evaluate and design: Look at several bridges designs and decide which could work with the materials available. Design bridgeMake: Make and test spaghetti bridge
3Cooking: Making SconesMeasure: Review how to use all measuring equipment (scales, measuring jugs, teaspoon/tablespoon…)Make: Children to make scones in small groups measuring ingredients independently
Cooking: Making pizzaHistory LinkWho is the modern day Romans?Research popular Italian dishes –pasta/pizza. How could you make it healthier?
Make and evaluate
Cooking: Making dahl or chapattisRE Link SikhismDiscuss the types of food that Sikhs eat at the Ghudwara. What does vegetarian mean? Why do they only eat vegetarian food? Where do these foods come from? Plan a Ghudwara meal. Buy or grow some of the ingredients.http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z8cd2hv
Make and Evaluate
Autumn Spring SummerUnderstand and use electrical systems in their products [for example, series circuits incorporating switches, bulbs, buzzers and motors]
Understand and use mechanical systems in their products [for example, gears, pulleys, cams, levers and linkages]
Apply their understanding of computing to program, monitor and control their products.
Use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose, aimed at particular individuals or groups
Select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing], accurately
EngineeringDesign and make an electronic game(s). (circuits to be completed in science)Research and design: Model 2 games (quiz and hand steady game. Explain the science. Design gameMake: Make electronic game frame (complete circuits in science)Make: Finishing techniquesEvaluate: Children to play each other’s games and evaluate one another’s.
Engineering:Design, build and program a crane that can lift the most weight and be operated using the tilt sensorSkill: Programming using tilt sensors (computing lessons)Design: Look at cranes. What do they have in common? Design a crane that can lift something over 30cm tall.Make: Make crane + program (computing)Evaluate: Use computing to program and test the crane. Whose can hold the most.
Engineering:Build a bird House (Complete in Summer 1)Build: Follow kit instructions to build a birdhouse. (TTS)Design: (Science). Look at the habitat that birds prefer. What designs would they be attracted too? What locations are they attracted too? Design Birdhouse exteriorBuild: Finishing techniques: Complete exterior of bird houseEvaluate: Place bird houses in suitable location and evaluate if birds use them.
4Cooking: Make Cambodian vegetable soup.Research vegetarian recipes for modern day Cambodian meals.What are some of the ingredients?Are the similar/different to the types of food you eat now? Explain.In groups select a vegetarian recipe.
Make and evaluate
Cooking: Make a superfood saladGeography LinkWhat are superfoods? What qualities are they supposed to have?Research and create a super food salad.
Make and Evaluate
Autumn Spring SummerNational CurriculumUse research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose, aimed at particular individuals or groups
Understand and use electrical systems in their products [for example, series circuits incorporating switches, bulbs, buzzers and motors]
Understand and use mechanical systems in their products [for example, gears, pulleys, cams, levers and linkages]
National CurriculumUse research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose, aimed at particular individuals or groups
Evaluate their ideas and products against their own design criteria and consider the views of others to improve their work
National CurriculumUnderstand and use mechanical systems in their products [for example, gears, pulleys, cams, levers and linkages]
Apply their understanding of computing to program, monitor and control their products.
Engineering: Design and build an electric car for a child to play with (TTS)Skill: Diagonal wood joinsSkill: Electricity, wheels and axels.Design: Design a car including frame, electrics and finishing techniquesMake: Build designEvaluate: Allow reception children to play with cars to test durability.
Engineering: Design and make parachutes to test air resistance (science experiment)
Build: Build parachutes of different size or different materials for experiment
Create a rocket and rocket launch pad for rocket (Science experiment)
Design: Design rockets by looking at rocket videos and showing Bottle kit available.Build: Create rocket and launch pad
Engineering: Design and make robots that can compete in a tournament with various given events. (See computing for programming)Evaluate: Watch BBC’s robot wars, Look at winning designs and what makes them successfulMake: Build a robot to compete in given competitions (obstacle race + battle). Hold competitionMake: Follow Lego design to create the EV3 robot
5Cooking: Make guacamole Who is the modern day Mayans? (E.g inhabitants of parts of Mexico
Research popular Mexican dishes –eg tacos, guacamole and enchiladas. How could you make it healthier?
Make and evaluate
Cooking: Vegetarian pasta
Skills: Estimating measurementsLook at pasta recipe and discuss which ingredients can be estimated. Model how to estimate. Reading labels. Show where labels give key cooking guidance
Cooking: Use garden to get some ingredients for pasta. Children to use estimating to measure and cook completely independently using labels on key ingredients for cooking time.
Autumn Spring SummerUse research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose, aimed at particular individuals or groups
Understand and use electrical systems in their products [for example, series circuits incorporating switches, bulbs, buzzers and motors]
Understand and use mechanical systems in their products [for example, gears, pulleys, cams, levers and linkages]
Select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing], accurately
Understand and use mechanical systems in their products [for example, gears, pulleys, cams, levers and linkages]
Apply their understanding of computing to program, monitor and control their products.
Select from and use a wider range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their functional properties and aesthetic qualities
6Engineering:Design and build and fairground round miniature model and use for a science testSkill: Joining wood, wheels and electrics safelyDesign: Design electrics and frame of rideMake: Build frame and electricsMake: Finishing techniques of rideDesign: Design science experiment based on individual or class rides (e.g. What happens if we add in more batteries? How many batteries will keep making a difference?
Lego robotics: Design and program a human robot (Combine with computing)Design: Children to look at virtual reality bots. Children to decide which sections of human body they would like to try and recreate and which parts of the EV3 set they will use to control the robot.Make: Children to work in teams to create sections of the robot at a time, focusing on human movements as much as possibleProgram: Program EV3 blocks to work including using sensors (touch, sound, light, distance…) e.g. (move arm when touch sensor is pressedContinue one section at a time
Cooking project
Design a healthy meal for a family of 4 for under £5.
Understand key parts of a balanced diet, what they mean and what types of food contain these ingredients. (calories, protein, fat, carbs)
