The Nuffield Foundation

Key Stage 2

Here are the 16 units to cover Key Stage 2. Page 1 contains the units for Year 3, Page 2 the units for Year 4 and so on. They are downloadable either in full colour or in grey-scale so that you can select the best version for your printer.

Key Stage 2 Year 3 | Key Stage 2 Year 4 | Key Stage 2 Year 5 | Key Stage 2 Year 6

How do you take your tea? - Year 5

To discover a particular person's preferences for a hot drink and to meet those preferences by serving a drink that meets this specification.

Downloads
tea colour (application/pdf, 0.8 MB)
tea greyscale (application/pdf, 0.9 MB)

How could a carrier make the job easier? - Year 5

To design and make a carrier that meets the needs of a person (who may be the child) who has to carry particular items.

Downloads
carrier bag colour (application/pdf, 1.2 MB)
carrier bag greyscale (application/pdf, 1.3 MB)

How fast should your buggy be? - Year 5

The big task is for children to design and make a controllable, battery-powered toy vehicle using card, wood, found materials and a variety of mechanical and electrical components.

Downloads
buggy colour (application/pdf, 1.6 MB)
buggy greyscale (application/pdf, 1.6 MB)

How will your beast open its mouth? - Year 5

The big task is to design and make an animal with a moving mouth from studying their own mouth and head movements and those of animals. The mechanisms used by the children are restricted to a cam and follower, a simple crank or a crank and slider.

Downloads
Beast colour (application/pdf, 0.9 MB)
animal greyscale (application/pdf, 1.2 MB)

How fast should your buggy be? CADCAM Version - Year 5

In this unit the children in your class are able to design and make a battery-powered toy vehicle for themselves or for slightly younger children.

Downloads
Buggy (application/pdf, 4.1 MB)

 

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