Publisher's Synopsis
Written to help primary teachers to introduce Design and Technology into their classwork, this book provides an overview of the requirements of the National Curriculum and guidance for resource and classroom management. It also offers an indication of the range of activities which might be undertaken by primary pupils across Key Stages 1 and 2 in such topics as animals, castles, the coast, the circus and fairground, and homes. Ideas are included for solving technological problems which arise during children's work, ranging across construction materials, textiles, food, graphics, moving, electrical circuits, energy sources, gears, pneumatics and hydraulics, and computer control.
