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Design and technologies / Year 5 and 6 / Design and Technologies Knowledge and Understanding
Curriculum content descriptions
Investigate how electrical energy can control movement, sound or light in a designed product or system (ACTDEK020)
Elaborations
- deconstructing a product or system to discover how movement, sound or light can be controlled, for example deconstructing a torch or buzzer and exploring circuit design
- investigating the properties of materials to solve problems requiring the control of movement, sound or light, for example the amount of light reflected from different surfaces to control a sensor
- investigating the features of electrical devices such as switches, light globes and sensors
- recognising the need to carefully plan and select components for a system to perform a specific task
- producing models using materials, tools and equipment to show how to control movement, sound or light
- investigating the technologies in a control system for an identified need or opportunity and user, for example a system that allows safe passage at pedestrian crossings
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Motion, Materials, Sound, Mechanical energy, Electric circuits, Acoustic design