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Windows is a Design Technology unit of work aimed primarily at children aged 7-9.
Design Brief: Design and make a page for the class book inspired by the work of Jeannie Baker

The package provides the medium-term plan, six lessons (each lesson has a MS Powerpoint presentation). Any additional resources are provided as PDFs or as Powerpoint Presentations. This unit of work fulfils the National Curriculum (England) Design Technology requirements for this age group in the following strands of learning:

Materials
Mechanical Systems

In this unit of work children create a page for a class book based on the books created by Jeannie Baker. Each page is a photograph of a window frame that has been made by pairs of children using a simple hinge mechanism. Children use collage techniques to create a view from the window in the style of Jeannie Baker. Children learn about the hinge mechanism which is a simple linkage mechanism of two levers connected by a pivot. Children create a wooden frame for their window and apply their skills of working with cardboard to create the windows. In creating the window children consolidate their knowledge of structures and simple mechanisms and also develop their understanding of how designers use models as part of the designing process.

Sessions:

1. Investigate Task 1: Window by Jeannie Baker
2. Investigate Task 2: Investigating Windows & Focus Task 1 – Model Window
3. Investigate Task 3: Understanding Structures & Focus Task 2 – Making a Window Frame
4. Design and Make: Designing the Window
5. Design and Make: Making the Window
6. Evaluation Session