| Year Group | Skills and Knowledge Progression | National Curriculum Links |
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| Year 3 | Stone Age and Local Area: LOs to be covered: Food Technology: - To understand the principles of a healthy diet.
- To prepare a healthy plate.
| Romans: LOs to be covered: Design: - To develop a design for a functional product fit for purpose.
- To develop and communicate ideas through discussion and annotated sketches.
Make: - Use a range of tools to preform practical tasks.
- To select textiles based on functionality.
Evaluate: - To investigate a range of existing products.
- To evaluate own product; including strengths and 'even better ifs'.
| Vikings: LOs to be covered: Design: - To develop and design for a functional purpose.
- To develop and communicate ideas through discussion and annotated sketches.
Make: - Use a range of tolls to perform practical tasks.
- To select textiles based on functionality.
Evaluate: - To investigate a range of existing products.
- To evaluate own products; including strengths and 'even better ifs'.
| - To develop the creative, technical and practical expertise needed to perform everyday tasks confidently and to participate successfully in an increasingly technological world.
- To build and apply a repertoire of knowledge, understanding and skills in order to design and make high-quality prototypes and products for a wide range of users.
- To critique, evaluate and test their ideas and products and the work of others understanding and apply the principles of nutrition and learn how to cook.
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| Year 4 | Egyptians: LOs to be covered: - To understand and apply the principles of a varied diet.
- To begin to understand where our food comes from.
| Tudors: LOs to be covered: Design: - To research and develop a design fit for purpose, aimed at a particular group of people.
- To develop a prototype and use pattern pieces.
Make: - To use a wide range of tools to perform practical tasks.
- To select from a range of materials including textiles and decorative elements for functionality and aesthetics.
Evaluate: - To analyse a range of existing products.
- To evaluate products against their own designs and think of ways to improve their product.
- To begin to understand how design has shaped the world.
| Rainforest: LOs to be covered: Design: - To research and develop a design fit for purpose, aimed at a particular group of people.
- To develop a prototype and use pattern pieces.
Make: - To use a wide range of tools to perform practical tasks.
- To select from a range of materials including textiles and decorative elements for functionality and aesthetics.
Evaluate: - To analyse a range of existing products.
- To evaluate products against their own designs and think of ways to improve their product.
- To begin to understand how design has shaped the world.
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| Year 5 | Crime & Punishment: LOs to be covered: Design - To research and develop a design for an innovative product fit for purpose, aimed at a target market.
- To develop cross-sectional diagrams of designs.
- To develop a prototype.
Make: - To use and select a range of tools to perform a practical task.
- To select from and use from a wide range of materials and components for functionality and aesthetics.
Evaluate: - To investigate and analyse a range of existing products.
- To evaluate their designs and products, considering ways to improve.
- To begin to understand the impact of key events that have influenced the world of design.
| Africa: LOs to be covered: Design: - To research and develop a design for an innovative product fit for purpose, aimed at a target market.
- To develop cross-sectional diagrams of designs.
- To develop a prototype.
Make: - To use and select a range of tools to perform a practical task.
- To select from and use from a wide range of materials and components for functionality and aesthetics.
Evaluate: - To investigate and analyse a range of existing products.
- To evaluate their designs and products, considering ways to improve.
- To begin to understand the impact of key events that have influenced the world of design.
| Ancient Greece: LOs to be covered: Food Technology: - To understand and apply the principles of a healthy and varied diet.
- To prepare and cook a savoury food item using a range of cooking techniques.
- To understand where and how we source our food; how food is grown, reared, caught and processed.
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| Year 6 | Victorians: LOs to be covered: Design - To use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose, aimed at particular individuals.
- To generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussion, prototypes and computer-aided design.
Make: - To select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks accurately [for example: cutting, shaping, joining and finishing].
- To 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.
Evaluate: - To investigate and analyse a range of existing products.
- To evaluate their designs and products against their own design criteria and consider the views of others to make improvements.
- To understand how key events and individuals in design and technology have helped shape the world.
| World War II: LOs to be covered: Design: - To use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose, aimed at particular individuals.
- To generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussion, prototypes and computer-aided design.
Make: - To select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks accurately [for example: cutting, shaping, joining and finishing].
- To 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.
Evaluate: - To investigate and analyse a range of existing products.
- To evaluate their designs and products against their own design criteria and consider the views of others to make improvements.
- To understand how key events and individuals in design and technology have helped shape the world.
| Kensuke's Kingdom: LOs to be covered: Food Technology: - To understand and apply the principles of a healthy and varied diet.
- To prepare and cook a variety of predominantly savoury dishes using a range of cooking techniques.
- To understand seasonality, and know where and how a variety of ingredients are grown, reared, caught and processed.
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| Technical Knowledge: | - To apply their understanding of how to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex structures.
- To understand and use mechanical systems in their products [for example: gears, pulleys, cams, levers and linkages].
- To understand and use electrical systems in their products [for example: series circuits incorporating switches, bulbs, buzzers and motors].
- To apply their understanding of computing to program, monitor and control their products.
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