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Prep 1s’ DT Project at Senior School
It was wonderful to bring the Prep and
Senior Schools together in an extensive
Design Technology project last term.The
Prep 1s were studying ‘Force’ in Science
and were also studying ‘MovingVehicles’
as a project for DT, so we thought it
would be wonderful if we could do a
cross-curricular activity where children
could design, make and race their own
cars to fulfil all objectives.With the
expert help of the DT department at
the Senior School (AronWhitbread,
Marc Rogers, David Fernandez, Simon
Newbury) we did just that.
Over the course of three weeks, the
children designed, sawed, sanded, drilled,
painted and sprayed.They then raced their
cars, learning about force and friction.
They followed up with a written report,
reflecting on all they had learnt.They learnt
about health and safety in the workshop
and the different tools involved in the
process. So successful was the project, it
caught the attention of the Bloodhound
LSR team who tweeted about the quality
of the cars. A big thank you to all involved
in making it happen; I think we have some
engineers in the making.
Mrs S Strong
Over the course of three weeks, the
children designed, sawed, sanded,
drilled, painted and sprayed.
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