Design and Technology
Autumn 2 - Healthy Humans
Autumn 2
Our theme is… Healthy Humans
After focussing on diet and nutrition within our Science Healthy Humans topic, we will then be concentrating on a block of DT where we will be exploring, planning, making, then evaluating a healthy meal. This started with a task that was set by Coach Wall! Have a look at the letter he sent us.
Evaluating existing products
We explored salad boxes that where available to buy in supermarkets. We looked at the labels, ingredients and how they were presented.
We then tasted a range of food to explore what we would like to place in our salad dish.
The children enjoyed an afternoon of tasting a range of vegetables such as sweetcorn, carrots, baby tomatoes and cucumbers, whilst thinking about the texture and the taste of them. Below are some pictures from the tasting session.
Focus on task
Using the diamond nine, we explored key elements that we wanted to include in our pasta salad.
Design
We spend time developing our design. We needed to think carefully about what food an athlete would need. Using the eat well plate we made sure we had all the elements before designing how to layer our pasta salad.
Making and Evaluating
Our Pasta Salads looks really appitising but after tasting them and evaluating them in full, we still came up with some ways we wanted to improve them.
Spring 1
Our theme is… Linkages and Leavers
As part of World Book Day, we explored books around the theme of Dragons. We looked at a range of books, some with moving parts and evalatied them before making our own moving dragon to accompany a story.
Evaluating existing products
It was lovely to have the parents join us for this part of the lesson.
Focus on task
After exploring a range of books, we where able to discuss what we would want to include in our moving dragon picture.
Design
We spend time developing our design. We needed to think carefully who we were making the dragon for. We explored different types of dragons and sketched these to see which would look best. We also explored different types of linkages and leavers, making a prototype for your design.
Making and Evaluating
Using a range of hole punches we worked hard to make our final product. A few of us found problems along the way but with help from each other, we all get there in the end.
Reedley Primary School
