Design and Technology
At Stockton Wood Primary School, we value and encourage creative learning. Design and Technology is a foundation subject in the National Curriculum and is found in many forms: clothes, food, home wear, sportswear – products which have been designed to help people with their needs. Design and Technology connects children to their immediate lives and the design processes which surround them in their everyday environments. The subject supports problem solving and creative thinking through a variety of independent and collaborative experiences.
Children develop their ability to create ideas, and eventually make a range of products, meeting a design brief. Through the study of design and technology, they combine practical skills with an understanding of aesthetic, social and environmental issues, as well as of the products functions. They are encouraged to draw inspiration from past and present designs through research and become innovative creators through the design, make and evaluate process.
In Key Stage 1 children will develop their design skills by considering the design criteria. They will use a wide range of materials and tools for a range of purposes. Children will evaluate products and suggest improvements to make designs stronger, more stable or better suited to their purpose. In food technology, pupils will learn to make simple healthy foods linking to different cultures and seasonality.
In Key Stage 2, children will design with increasing purpose and skill. Their designs will be aimed at particular individuals or groups for a specific function. They will develop their ideas through detailed planning, including the exploration of materials, existing products and prototypes. Pupils will build on their skills from Key Stage 1, consolidating their understanding of a wide range of tools as well as learning to use electrical and mechanical components. They will learn to cook foods from a variety of cultures with an emphasis on savoury dishes.
Assessment in DT consists of sketch book work, displays and photographic evidence.
Design and Technology Chatter
DT week
2S made puppets in DT week, first we tested out puppets as part of our research phase
5M Design and Technology
We had great fun designing these steady hand games and are looking forward to trying out each other’s to help evaluate them.
We love that we got to create an electrical circuit to test them out!
Kapla Blocks !
This week for DT Week, we used the Kapla Blocks to build the fire station which we had visited. 🚒
Design and Technology
Beginning to put our designs together.
Can you guess what we are making?
Year 6 DT- Making pizza
6B planned and created their own pizzas, using skills such as kneading, chopping and mixing.
DT Week
Year 3 throughly enjoyed tasting different foods in Design and Technology this week 🥬🌽🧄🧀🍗🍖 We then made a healthy salad 😋
Year 6 – DT week
This week we have had great fun comparing, designing and making pizza.
YEAR 4 DT WEEK
This week, we have been exploring structures in preparation for designing our own desk tidy. Today, we painted our final design. 4D created some very impressive structures.
5H Designing Buzzer Game
5H have designed their hand steady buzzer game, which they will be making tomorrow.
Year 6 DT Week- Making Pizza
6B enjoyed researching different types of pizzas, focusing on the nutritional values and of course the taste!
KAPLA
Year 3 enjoyed working together to build a selected structure with the KAPLA resources.
Fun with Kapla in 5H
5H have enjoyed building and designing creations using KAPLA blocks. There were some wonderful structures!
DT – Year 4
Today we’ve been painting our desk tidies. We created them yesterday using nets for 3D shapes.
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Year One – DT KAPLA
Wonderful creations from Year One whilst exploring the KAPLA resource. Look at the amazing chairs and train tracks that have been created.
Y2 Design Technology
We researched puppets and designed our own on the first day of DT week.
Exploring Nets – Year 4 DT
We’ve been exploring nets of 3D shapes ready to make our desk tidy.
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