Presenting final designs
I can share my final product design.
Presenting final designs
I can share my final product design.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The final design can be shared with photos.
- The final design can be shared with a simple drawing.
- The final design can be labelled to show the main parts of the windmill and how they work.
Keywords
Ordering - putting things in the correct sequence, often using words like first, next and then
Sketch - a quick drawing based on what you can see
Explain - giving information and detail to make something easy to understand
Common misconception
There is only one strategy to making a moving windmill.
There are multiple ways to make the windmill turn. It can be made using different materials - such as wood, card, straws, split pins and pins
To help you plan your year 1 design and technology lesson on: Presenting final designs, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 1 design and technology lesson on: Presenting final designs, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
Explore more key stage 1 design and technology lessons from the Rotary mechanisms: windmills unit, dive into the full secondary design and technology curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
Completed windmills, painting (paint, brushes, pots), sketching (sketching pencils, crayons, pastels) aprons, table covers, paper, labelling worksheet.
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - equipment
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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