Design and make

Very efffective learning partners engage in a design and make exercise to create a smoke alarm.

Design, make and evaluate

As learning partners begin construction, they select tools and materials.

Design: choosing resources

Prior to a design and make activity to make as smoke alarm, the teachers shows the class possible resoucres.

Design: Smoke Alarm

Encouraging thinking skills and growth mindset, this sequence links a design and make acivity to a whoe term class pr...

Design: Growth Mindset

The teacher encourages children to devise and make some sort of alarm.

Working scientifically: "We've done it"

There is a moment of complete delight as these learning partners construct their successful circuit.

Observing animals in the local environment

These children are observing minibeasts in the school grounds.