Learning objective
- To build a spaghetti truss bridge.
Success criteria
- I can identify arch, beam and truss bridges.
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National curriculum
Design and technology
Design
Pupils should be
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Differentiation
Learners needing support
Could work in pairs or small groups; could be given photos of each stage of the construction of a spaghetti bridge to refer to; could be provided with premade spaghetti triangles to allow them to focus on building the bridge structure.
Learners working at a stretch
Should make a bridge with accurate equilateral triangles secured with tape or glue; could add labels to identify the bridge’s weak points and suggest methods for strengthening; could replicate or develop the bridge design in different materials such as lollipop sticks.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying beam, arch and truss bridges
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Vocabulary definitions
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aesthetics
How artistic or beautiful something is.
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factors
One of several things that influences a situation.
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In this unit
Assessment D&T Y5: Structures: Bridges
Lesson 1: Arch and beam bridges
Lesson 2: Spaghetti truss bridges
Lesson 3: Building bridges
Lesson 4: Finalising bridges
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 11th August, 2023
