Year 1

• Build structures exploring how they can be made stronger, stiffer and more stable
• Join materials using fold, tear, cut, roll and curl.

Year 2

• Use mechanisms such as levers, sliders, wheel and axels
• Create hinges and simple pop ups

Year 3

• Create shell or frame structures and strengthen them
• Make structures more stable

Year 4

• Use products such as gears, pulleys, cams, levers and linkages
• Use a cam to make and up-down movement

Year 5

• Understand and use electrical systems using series circuits
• Incorporate switches, bulbs, buzzers and motors

Year 6

• Use a computer program to monitor and control their products
• Model ideas using a computer program

Year 1

• Design purposeful products for themselves
• Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through talking, drawing, templates and mock ups.

Year 2

• Design purposeful, functional and appealing products for other users
• Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through talking, drawing, templates, mock ups and with appropriate ICT.

Year 3

• Develop design criteria to inform the design of functional and appealing products that are fit for purpose, aimed at a particular group or individual
• Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussion, annotated sketches and prototypes

Year 4

• Develop design criteria to inform the design of functional and appealing products that are fit for purpose, aimed at a particular group or individual
• Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussion, annotated sketches and prototypes
• Develop more than one design or adapt an initial design

Year 5

• Use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative and appealing products that are fit for purpose. Aimed at a particular individual or group.
• Draw plans which could be read or followed by someone else

Year 6

• Use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative and appealing products that are fit for purpose. Aimed at a particular individual or group.
• Generate, develop, model and communicate ideas through discussion, ICT presentation and program

Key Stage 1

• Select from a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks such as cutting, shaping, joining and finishing.
• Select from and use a wide range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients according to their characteristics.

Key Stage 2

• Select from and use a wide range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients according to their functional properties and aesthetic qualities.

Year 1

• Use the basic principles of a healthy and varied diet to prepare dishes
• Join and combine a range of ingredients

Year 2

• Understand where food comes from
• Work safely and hygienically

Years 3 and 4

• Understand and apply principles of nutrition and health
• Prepare and cook a variety of predominantly savoury dishes
• Make healthy eating choices from an understanding of a balanced diet

Years 5 and 6

• Understand seasonality and know where and how a variety of ingredients are grown, reared, caught and processed
• Design seasonal menus

Year 1

• Explore and begin to evaluate existing products and their own products
• Say what they like and do not like about products and attempt to say why
• Talk about their designs as they develop

Year 2

• Explore and evaluate existing products and their ideas/products against design criteria
• Talk about their ideas and the changes made during the production process
• Discuss how closely their finished product meets the design criteria

Year 3

• Evaluate their ideas and products against their own design criteria
• Consider the views of others to improve their work
• Consider and explain how a finished product or prototype could be improved

Year 4

• Investigate and analyse a range of existing products, using their evaluations to create their own design criteria
• Discuss how well the finished product meets the design criteria and the needs of the user
• Create their own design criteria

Year 5

• Understand how key events in design and technology have helped shape the world
• Create criteria based on solving a problem and then refining it as what happens as the world changes

Year 6

• Understand how individuals in design and technology have helped shape the world
• Research an individual
• Use ICT to evaluate a product that has helped shape the world