Year 3

Developing design ideas

In this lesson, we will develop our ideas further, considering tools and equipment that we have to make our healthy lunch. We will also order the main stages of making to help us plan for when we make our own healthy lunch. This lesson includes some physical activity and equipment beyond pen, paper or pencil. Please make sure your child is adequately supervised.

Year 3

Developing design ideas

In this lesson, we will develop our ideas further, considering tools and equipment that we have to make our healthy lunch. We will also order the main stages of making to help us plan for when we make our own healthy lunch. This lesson includes some physical activity and equipment beyond pen, paper or pencil. Please make sure your child is adequately supervised.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. select tools and equipment suitable for the task
  2. select materials and components suitable for the task
  3. make design decisions that take account of the availability of resources
  4. order the main stages of making
  5. indicate the design features of their products that will appeal to intended users

Equipment

Range of relevant example foods to taste and evaluate, suitable equipment and utensils such as: knives, chopping board, weighing scales, measuring jugs, bowls, baking trays, spoons - various sizes, parchment paper, cling film

Content guidance

  • Equipment requiring safe usage.

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

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4 Questions

Q1.
What are we designing?
Correct answer: A packed lunch
A take away meal
Q2.
Who will the sandwich be for?
A baby
Correct answer: A child
An adult
Q3.
What do we need the packed lunch to be?
Big
Correct answer: Healthy
High in salt and sugar
Q4.
What should be included in the healthy packed lunch?
Crisps
Fizzy pop
Correct answer: Fruit and vegetables

3 Questions

Q1.
What was the name of the cutting technique we learnt today?
Correct answer: claw technique
paw technique
talon technique
Q2.
Why did you need an adult sat next you to?
Correct answer: For safety when using a sharp knife
I did not need an adult next to me
To teach them how to cook
Q3.
What is part of our product design?
Correct answer: It must contain at least 4 fruit and vegetables
It must have sugar in our packed lunch
It must look pretty