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Plan before you make

Design & Technology · Designing & Making · ages 5-8
Name ______________________   Date ____________
  1. Priya plans a boat to carry her toy dog across water. Which rule is needed for that job?

    • Float while carrying the toy dog
    • Be red with blue spots
    • Fold flat for storage
  2. Before Alex builds a den, what should he decide first?

    • Which paint to buy and which brush to use
    • Who will use it and what it must do
    • How soon to finish and where to keep it
  3. Design criteria are the simple rules your design must follow.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Ben tells a friend that his rocket will have three fins and a pointy top. What is Ben doing?

    • Describing the rocket's shape and parts
    • Building the rocket's fins and pointy top
    • Testing whether the rocket can stand
  5. Zara's card had to stand up on its own. It fell over every time. Did it meet that rule?

    • Yes, because she finished making it
    • Yes, because it had bright colours
    • No, because it fell over every time
  6. Sam designs a bag for Ana. How can he find out what she needs to carry?

    • Choose pockets from his own favourite bag
    • Ask Ana which things she carries each day
    • Copy the colours from a shop advert
  7. Mia says, 'I will make a holder for my pencils.' Her friend asks what it will look like. What should Mia add?

    • Describe its shape, parts and their jobs
    • Say when she will start making the holder
    • Say where she will buy the glue and card
  8. Leo made a card holder but never checked whether it did what his plan asked. What did he miss?

    • Add more glue without checking the plan
    • Draw it again without testing the holder
    • Check it against the rules in his plan
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Answer key

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  1. Float while carrying the toy dog · The boat must float with its passenger aboard.
  2. Who will use it and what it must do · The user and the den's job guide the rest of the plan.
  3. True · Criteria are the rules you check your design against.
  4. Describing the rocket's shape and parts · Ben uses words about the shape and parts to share his idea.
  5. No, because it fell over every time · The card did not meet its standing-up rule.
  6. Ask Ana which things she carries each day · Asking Ana gives Sam information about her needs.
  7. Describe its shape, parts and their jobs · Shape and part details help the friend picture the holder.
  8. Check it against the rules in his plan · Leo needs to compare what the holder does with what his plan requires.
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