Cooking and nutrition:

In partnership with Edible Playgrounds and Organic Gardens the school has developed their allotment area. Each class has an allocated area which they are responsible for. They learn how to sow, grow and care for, harvest and then prepare the vegetables fruit they have planted.

Moorlands Primary School Curriculum

Questioning lies at the heart of the Design Technology curriculum. Each lesson begins with a key question for pupils to consider, pupils design, make and evaluate with a purpose. Communication and the principles of Philosophy for Children are taught alongside the subject-specific skills.

Pupils are taught to think like a Designer as they develop their knowledge of the topics covered.

Curriculum Overview

Year 1:

Textiles - How can I make a Christmas stocking strong enough to hold a large orange?

Mechanisms  - How can I make a picture move?

Cooking and nutrition - Making a smoothie: Where do my ingredients come from? 

Year 2:

Mechanisms  - Wheels and Axles

Structures - Design and make a strong structures

Cooking and nutrition - Designing and making a healthy snack.

Year 3:

Structures - Shell structures - packaging

Textiles - Is a cylinder the best shape for a pencil case?

Levers and Linkages 

Year 4:

Mechanisms  - Moving Monsters - pneumatics

Electrical systems - How does a switch work/ Design and make a night light. (link to Science)

 Cooking and nutrition- Seasonality - health and diet

Year 5:

Mechanical systems  - Cams

Structures - How do kites fly in strong winds?

Cooking and nutrition - Why are Roti breads flat but loaves aren’t?

Year 6:

Textiles - fashion in World War 2

Electrical and control systems - How can I design and make a robot?

Cooking and nutrition - What cooking skills and foods are similar in different parts of the world?