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Grow your own grub.

Design Technology(To take place over a series of lessons)

ObjectiveTo investigate, design, create and evaluate a protective cover for outdoor plants

Resources •ThreesheetsofA4paper,foldedinhalfandstapledtocreatea‘scrapbook’•Gardencentremagazinesandbrochures•Resourcestomaketheprotectorsfrome.g.chickenwire,plasticsheeting,emptyplasticbottles•Toolsneededtomaketheprotectorse.g.scissors,wirecutters,protectivegloves•Digitalcamera•Dictaphone

Teaching activityIntroductionAsktheclassto…•Discussthedangerssaladleavesmightencounterwhenplantedoutdoors.•Workinginpairs,decidehowtheycanbeprotected.•WatchtheSOWanimationsontheBBCDigInwebsite.

ActivityInvestigate•Investigatewhatplant-protectingproductsarealreadyonthemarket,usingmagazines, brochuresandtheinternet.•Cutoutorprintpicturesofexistingproductstostickinpupils’scrapbook.Labelthemain featuresofeachproduct,includingthematerialitismadefromandanyspecificdesignpoints.

Design•Designaplantprotectorusingfindingsfromtheinvestigatestage.Gettheclasstothink carefullyaboutwhatmaterialstouse,thefinisheddesignandhowitwillbemade.•Measuretheareatobecoveredbythenewproductanddrawthedesigntoscale.•Createadetaileddrawingwithalistofresources,equipmentandprocedurestogointhe scrapbook.•Suggestalternativewaysofmakingtheprotectorincasetheoriginalneedsfurtherdevelopment.

Make•Maketheplantprotectorsfollowingthedesignplans.•Takephotosofeachoftheproductionstagestorecordinthescrapbook.•Conductinterviewswithfellowpupilsaboutthesuccessesandchallenges.Theseinterviews couldberecordedorfilmed.

Evaluate

•Evaluatehoweffectivethefinishedproduceisforitsrole.Getthepupilstothinkaboutthe goodpointsandwhatthingstheywouldchange.

•Recordtheresultsinthescrapbook.Pupilscouldcreateavideodiarydocumentingtheproject.

bbc.co.uk/digin

Grow your own grub.

Plenary Asaclass,sharesuccessesandwatchvideodiaries,discussideas forimprovement.

Extension •Askalocalgardenerorkeenparenttocomeandanswerquestionsabout protectingplantsandthebestmaterialstouseforthecover.•Askthechildren:“Ifyouweretodothisprojectagain,whatwouldyoudodifferently?”andrecordideasin thescrapbook.

National CurriculumDesign Technology KS2•Developingplanningandcommunicatingideas(1a-d)•Workingwithtools,equipment,materialsandcomponentstomakequalityproducts(2a-d)•Evaluatingprocessesandproducts(3a,c)ICT–Findingthingsout(1a,3b,5a,b)En1speakingandlisteningKS2(2,a,b)Mathsmeasures(4a,b)

Scottish Curriculum for ExcellenceByapplyingmyknowledgeandskillsofscienceandmathematics,Icanengineer3Dobjectswhichdemonstratestrengthening,energytransferandmovement.TCH2-12aThroughdiscoveryandimagination,Icandevelopanduseproblem-solvingstrategiestoconstructmodels.TCH2-14aThroughoutallmylearning,Icanusesearchfacilitiesofelectronicsourcestoaccessandretrieveinformation,recognisingtheimportancethishasinmyplaceoflearning,athomeandintheworkplace.TCH2-03b NI Curriculum:Lang+Lit:talkingandlistening,reading,writing,presentationskills,ICTWorld Around Us:designandmake,whymaterialsarechosen,plantsandplantgrowth,(ScienceandTechnology,ICT)Mathematics and Numeracy:measures,handlingdata,processes