Moving Dinosaurs

This ready-to-teach Moving Dinosaurs KS1 DT scheme of work contains six practical, fun-filled lessons that teach your class how to make three different mechanisms to create moving dinosaur pictures!

Over the course of six lessons, your KS1 class will explore how to construct a sliding mechanism, a lever and pivot mechanism, and finally a wheel mechanism, before applying their knowledge and understanding to design and make a moving dinosaur picture for an author who is writing a book about dinosaurs! This Moving Dinosaurs KS1 planning pack includes detailed lesson plans, engaging and informative slide shows for the teaching input, printable resources and activity ideas to suit a range of abilities within your class.

A Knowledge Organiser is available to support the learning in this scheme. It is included in the Complete Series download or can be purchased individually.

Sliding Mechanisms

In this first KS1 DT Sliding Mechanisms lesson, children will find out what a sliding mechanism is, and how it can be used to make a moving picture.

Using the resources provided, children are encouraged to explore the sliding mechanism by making a variety of simple moving pictures incorporating different dinosaurs.

This Sliding Mechanisms KS1 lesson pack contains a detailed plan, a set of engaging PDF slides for the teaching input, and differentiated activity ideas, complete with printable resources.

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Lever and Pivot Mechanisms

This Lever & Pivot Mechanisms lesson first challenges your class to explore and then explain how this type of mechanism works.

After discussing their ideas, children will then create their own moving dinosaur pictures using a lever and pivot mechanism with the resources provided.

Containing a detailed plan, an informative PDF slideshow and differentiated worksheets and activity ideas, this Lever & Pivot DT Mechanisms lesson has everything you need for a successful, dinosaur-themed session!

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Wheel Mechanisms

In this KS1 DT lesson, children will be shown a third and final way of making a moving picture by using a wheel mechanism.

They will learn how a wheel mechanism is made, and then be given the chance to create their own moving dinosaur pictures with this mechanism using the resources provided in the lesson pack.

An easy-to-follow plan, an engaging set of PDF slides, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources are all included in this Wheel Mechanisms lesson pack.

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Designing a Moving Picture

In this lesson, children will apply what they have learnt about the three different types of moving mechanisms to design their own moving dinosaur picture for an author who is creating a children’s book about dinosaurs.

An easy-to-follow plan, a set of engaging PDF slides for the teaching input and differentiated worksheets are included in this KS1 DT lesson pack.

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Making a Moving Picture

Children will be encouraged to think carefully about the mechanism they are going to make, the equipment they will need, and their order of work, before beginning to create their moving dinosaur picture based on their design from the previous lesson.

Download this KS1 DT lesson pack, and get a detailed lesson plan, an informative PDF slide show for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources.

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Evaluating a Moving Picture

In this final lesson, children will evaluate their completed moving dinosaur picture.

After beginning to discuss some evaluative questions with a partner and the class, children will then continue this self-assessment in their independent activities.

This KS1 DT pack comes complete with everything you need - a detailed plan, a thought-provoking set of slides for the teaching input, and differentiated worksheets to suit a range of ability levels.

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This Year 1/2 Design and Technology Knowledge Organiser has been created to complement our DT Mechanisms and Mechanical Systems strand. It is designed to support your children’s understanding of key vocabulary and techniques linked to this scheme of work. Key questions and relevant technical skills have been identified to encourage children to apply their knowledge around this topic.

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