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Year 6 Design Technology

Food Technology

Pupils complete a pizza and scones project. 

See file below for Year 6 ingredients shopping list.

In this project pupils will: 

  • Learn the fundamentals of hygiene and safety in the food room 

  • Complete a session of sensory analysis 

  • Use a variety of resources to inform a design 

  • Assess and evaluate their products, looking for ways of developing their product further 

Key cooking skills will be learnt through the completion of four practical sessions: 

  • Bread-based cheese and tomato pizza 

  • Scone-based pizza with toppings 

  • Own-design showcase pizza 

  • Sweet or savoury scones 

Product Design

Pupils will design and create a product using resistant materials. 

In this project pupils will: 

  • Learn about tools and how to use them safely and efficiently 

  • Learn about resistant materials and how to cut and shape wood and other resistant materials 

  • Investigate existing products 

  • Design an attractive product 

  • Produce a quality product 

  • Evaluate their ideas and explain what worked well and what could be improved 

Examples of products made in Product Design include:

Textiles

Pupils complete a cushion project. 

In this project pupils will: 

  • Learn about the types and varieties of textiles 

  • Develop and learn new hand sewing stitches 

  • Will evaluate existing products 

  • Experience using a sewing machine safely and effectively 

  • Will use felt or create felt using their own unique designs to be applied as an image on their cushion cover 

  • Will practice embellishment 

  • Complete a usable, attractive and decorative cushion cover

Art

Pupils study an artist or art culture in detail and produce artwork in that style. 

Artists used in this project include: Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Georgia O’ Keefe and Henri Matisse. Cultures used within this project have included: Islamic, Aboriginal and African.

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