Year1 Design and Technology

Find out what a design is, how the design process works and how a design brief can help you make a good design.

Understand the different steps that you need to take to make sure that you are ready to cook safely and hygienically.

Discover that almost everything we eat comes from plants or animals and from the land or the water.

Explore different types of fastenings and discover where you can find them on everyday items.

Learn about the properties of different materials and find out which materials are best for different purposes.

Find out how wheels and axles work together to help things move.

Find out about the parts of a slider mechanism and learn how to make one.

Find out how to make your own lever mechanism and discover how it works.

Find out about different types of structures, what they are made of and how they can be strengthened.

Explore what a structure is by learning about frame structures and shell structures.