Farm Park Design Challenge! Key Stage 2U Design & Technology resource for Tapnell Farm Park

Introduction

"Farm Park Design Challenge!" is a 7-page Design & Technology resource for Upper Key Stage 2, linked to Tapnell Farm Park

Précis

This resource starts with a pre-visit lesson at school where an on-site activity will be created. The main designing activity is intended for completion back at school. The project covers a range of skills from questioning, creating within a team to presenting to an audience. The full project will cover a number of lessons.

Contextual Summary

Curriculum Relevance

Design & Technology → Design → Design For Purpose

Implementation

The pre-visit lesson allows students to refine their questioning skills. They will need to target questions towards the information they need for their research. The on-site resource will be created in this lesson. It will probably be fairly basic and should not last long. It could also be done at the beginning of the visit and may help students get to know their way around Tapnell Farm Park. This activity can be teacher-led on-site, or a more autonomous approach can be adopted where small groups follow their own path through the areas but accompanied by an adult. The main project will be continued in the classroom post visit and will be carried out in small groups. The project will see an idea reached, developed, drawn up and followed through to being presented to an audience.

Key Skills Practised

Application of learnt skills in a new context
Self management / organisation
Creative thinking
Collaborative working
Higher order thinking skills

Learning Opportunities

Pre-Visit

Students will develop their questioning skills and will make their own questionnaire for use on-site

On Site

Students use their own questionnaire to collect evidence

Post-Visit

Students complete the worksheet resource linked to this document

Learning Outcomes

Students will have demonstrated a range of skills involved in collaborative work, research, creativity, assessment, giving and taking feedback and presenting to an audience.

FAQs

Q1. What is this resource and which attraction is it for?

Farm Park Design Challenge! is a Design & Technology resource targeted at Upper Key Stage 2 children, , supporting a school trip to Tapnell Farm Park

Q2. Which Key Stage and ability level(s) is this intended for?

Farm Park Design Challenge! is designed for Upper Key Stage 2 children with but is also suitable for younger students working at a high level or studying a specific topic, or as revision / infill for older students who have already covered this previously

Q3. Which areas of the curriculum are covered?

Farm Park Design Challenge! is a Design & Technology resource specifically targeted at Design and Design For Purpose

Q4. What are the main learning outcomes for students?

Students will have demonstrated a range of skills involved in collaborative work, research, creativity, assessment, giving and taking feedback and presenting to an audience.

Q5. Does this resource have activities for before and after the visit?

This resource contains elements that are designed to be completed before the trip commences, whilst on site at Tapnell Farm Park and on return to school after the visit

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