Year 4 have just completed their first DT project of the year! They worked in teams to create a ‘Shaduf’, which is an Ancient Egyptian piece of equipment used to get water from the Nile. We’ve learnt how to measure, saw and glue our projects and we also had to work together to solve any problems that came up! We had to ensure the lever arm could move up and down securely to collect the water in a bucket and we had to figure out what we could use as a counterweight on the other end. We are so proud of what we have achieved!
To finish our fantastic Victorians topic this term Y5 have explored bridges. The brief was to make a bridge that held weight and lifted with a pulley. We have researched Isambard Kingdom Brunel and learned how his bridges work. We identified famous bridges around the world and looked closely at how they worked. The skills we learned were measuring wood lengths, sawing wood, gluing and creating a simple pulley mechanism. These skills were then applied to building our bridges.
