Article 12: you have the right to an opinion and to be listened to.
Article 13: You have the right to find out things and share what you think with others, by talking, drawing, writing or in any other way unless it harms or offends other people.
Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level you can.
This week Owls have had a fantastic week designing a car that could travel 50cm or further. They started off their DT process by looking at a variety of vehicles and discussing there features and what the main purpose of a vehicle is. The children then chose 3 vehicles to research and label with windscreen, wheels and windows. The children were introduced to key vocabulary that they would be using throughout the process: axles and chassis. In groups the children looked at 2 different chassis to use. One chassis was a piece of card that rested on top of the axles. The second chassis had sides attached with holes in to allow the axle to thread through. They soon realised that the chassis with no sides was no good as there was nothing to attach it to. Then they designed their cars along with thinking of what materials they needed. The children were great at using a ruler to measure how long their axles needed to be and to then cut them with a hacksaw. The next stage was challenging as they used a net template to cut out and fold and attach using tape. To make the holes to thread the axles through they used a hole punch. Using their axles they threaded them through and attached their wheels securing them with tape. The test took place to see if their cars travelled 50cm or more. The children were delighted with their results and end product. The final stage was to evaluate. Some children realised that they had used too much tape to keep their wheels on which resulted in the wheels not turning freely. The children who’s cars did travel agreed that putting the tape on the end of the axle was challenging.
