Blog by Tag: Design and Technology

This week, Year 2 have been finding out all about the benefits of protein and where eggs come from. They used eggs, tortillas, tomatoes, spring onions and cheese to make their own tortilla quiches. They were extremely proud of the end result and enjoyed eating them afterwards.

Year 5 have had fun investigating different materials in Design and Technology. They explored a range of material properties, including whether materials were smooth or rough, waterproof, durable, strong, natural or man-made.

The children tested and discussed how different materials behave and…

This half term, Year 2 are looking at food and nutrition in their Design Technology lessons. This week they learned all about processed foods and why they are not as healthy as unprocessed foods. Then they used the bridge and claw techniques to cut vegetables for their jam jar salads. The children…

Year One have had a wonderful time following their structure designs and building their own structures. Through the design process they carefully chose what materials they were going to use, how to join them together and create a sturdy shape. They were all very careful to use a design with a wide…

Year One have enjoyed learning about structures in their Design and Technology lessons. We have looked at different types structures around us and around the world including the Eiffel Tower and Leaning Tower of Pisa. We were very excited to explore building our own structures using a variety of…

As part of our DT topic on knowing what is really in our food, we made pizzas completely from scratch. We used just flour, natural yogurt, water, tomato and cheese to create our own bases and toppings.

We were all surprised by how easy and quick it was to make pizza dough with so few…

Year 3 have been considering how to have a healthy balanced diet. They have created healthy chips and healthy yogurt with new and delicious toppings. They will evaluate their cooking skills next week.

In Nursery we mixed some bread flour with water to make dough. The children all had a piece and rolled and squashed it to make a hedgehog shape. They were then shown how to chop the dough with scissors to create spikes. They all added a raisin for a nose. We put them in the oven and they eagerly…

Our first cookery after school club of the new school year and we made gingerbread men from scratch. We added flour, brown sugar and butter together and added a sprinkle of cinnamon and ginger. Yummy!

Over the past few weeks Year 2 have been investigating a variety of materials and media to see if they are waterproof or not. This week they tested a range of media (chalk, oil pastel, pencil crayons, wax crayon and felt pens) on paper to see if absorbed or repelled water. The children were amazed…

This week in Reception we have been making sun shadows. The children started with a sun shape that had the middle cut out and glued on a piece of coloured cellophane. They then added a stick to create a handle. If we hold them up they create a coloured shadow on the floor in the sun. Hopefully the…

Year 6 have been reflecting on the impact of human activity on the environment. We began by exploring all the amazing technologies that have improved the quality of our lives - things like washing machines, cars, aeroplanes and even plastic containers. However, we also acknowledged that these…