Design Technology Workshops
Enrich the classroom through a series of engaging workshops
DT Curriculum Workshops
KS1
I'll Huff and I'll Puff
Building on the classic tale of the Three Little Pigs, children will investigate how a range of structures can be built with different materials.
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3D Design with Blockify
Using the Blockify app, pupils will design anything from castles and pirate ships to space stations and robots.
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Adventure Playground
Pupils use MTa components to develop their engineering skills and create their own playground structures.
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Weaving
Thinking about how different materials can be used for different purposes, pupils will decide use fabric to make their own unique designs.
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Lego Engineering
Using Lego WeDo 2.0 software, pupils will follow and interpret instructions and diagrams to engineer their own robot friend.
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Konstruction Kars
Using MTa components, pupils will learn how to assemble and disassemble their very own cars.
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Squishy Circuits
This workshop will allow children to investigate insulating and conductive materials as well as exploring LEDs and circuits.
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Toymakers
Children become toy designers and build their own moving cars or planes, powered by elastic bands.
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UKS1/KS2
Robot Wars
Children design and make a robot-powered chariot to compete in races.
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Stemterprise Project: Food Tech
Sponsored by the NFU, projects allow children to take part in a range of cross-curricular tasks including the designing, developing, making and marketing of new food products.
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Robo Wunderkind
Using the iPad programming app, pupils utilise Robo Wunderkind components to plan, build and refine a number of useful robots.
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Wind It Up Catapults
Pupils use the MTa Kit to build a large-scale working catapult, experimenting and testing the accuracy of their machine, as well as launching a series of projectiles.
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Kerbal Space Program
Give pupils the chance to run their very own space agency and send their team of astronauts into the great beyond with a rocket or craft of their own design.
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LKS2
Bristle Bots
Teaches pupils how to analyse, design, build and evaluate their own Bristle Bots – learning some key concepts of electrical circuitry.
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Breakout Edu
Working in teams, pupils must work together to solve a number of high-stakes puzzles and ‘Breakout’ before the timeer ends.
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Web Weavers
Pupils will be challenged to design and build a self-supporting web that they can successfully pass through as a team.
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Lego WeDo Robot Design
Working to a specific design brief, pupils will follow and interpret instructions and diagrams to engineer their own robots using both standard Lego blocks and additional gears, cogs and pulleys.
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Wheelbarrow Race
Pupils will be asked to design and construct a wheelbarrow that can travel through an obstacle course whilst holding materials. This will be done through the MTa Kit.
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Raise the Radio Mast
Pupils will be challenged to build the highest and strongest radio mast they can using only MTa components.
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Virtual World Building: CoSpaces
Using online design and coding software, pupils will be allowed to create their own virtual worlds.
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Wind It Up
Offers a fantastic opportunity for pupils to work together as they build a large scale rubber band-powered car using the MTa Kit.
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UKS2
3D Design
Using Tinkercad 3D design software, pupils will digitally combine, cut and customise shapes in order to craft the perfect design.
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Makey Makey
Pupils make their own fruit pianos, tin foil soundboards or interactive board games – learning to control them through the Makey-Makey hardware.
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Space Balloon Project
A series of workshops focused on the launching, tracking and capturing of a high altitude balloon.
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Micro:Bit
Pupils become engineers of the future by learning how to create electronic circuits out of components such as LEDs, resistors, buttons and sensors.
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Team Building Day
Encourages children to work together in disassembling and reassembling a purpose-built Go-Kart which has design flaws. Each team is timed with the objective to finish it the quickest.
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Bridge Building
Teaches children about famous bridges and how to build their own structures through the use of the MTa Kit.
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3, 2, 1 Lift Off!
Children design and build their own rockets from bottles and launch them using compressed air.
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Wonderful Windmills
A fantastic opportunity for pupils to explore renewable energy sources and to think about how much electricity they use on a day-to-day basis.
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The Great Divide
Working in teams, pupils will research and investigate cable cars; collaborating to engineer a fully functional machine.
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Design Technology Digital Workshop Brochure
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