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Throston Primary School

A Flying Start to Success

DT

In Year One we explore the following units:

Food - preparing fruit

Mechanisms - Wheels and axles

Textiles - Templates and joining

 

Food

Designing, making and evaluating fruit salad. Exploring textures, tastes and colours. Investigating the use of tools to peel, cut, grate, squeeze and grate.

 

Mechanisms

Design models with wheels and axles. Experience cutting and joining a range materials, such as paper, card, plastic and wood, to allow for movement.  

 

Templates and joining

Make a product with fabric. Cut and join fabrics, with a running stitch. Evaluate the final product against the original design.

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