Class 4 made paper bag puppets in DT as part of their linked learning investigations into toys from the past. They drew their designs first and then used collage to decorate their final product. The children evaluated their puppets and decided what they liked best about their work and what Read more…
Class 7 have been making bags to keep their passports safe for the holidays. They have taken a long time to make, but the results are worth the wait. Each pupil designed their own bag after looking at other commercially made products. Some made paper patterns first as prototypes. Everybody Read more…
As part of an environmental project to bring people’s attention to the damaging effect of our over use of plastics, we at Harwood Park have been creating a new display for our hall. Over the last week Mrs Short has designed and painted a mural of sea life. Soon we Read more…
Class 13 have been researching the art of African masks. They did observational drawings from real masks and then designed their own by collecting ideas from a variety of reference materials. The children then etched their designs into polystyrene blocks and used the blocks for printing. The results Read more…
Class 7 have been investigating how Roman Catapults work in their D.T. Lessons. We have made prototypes and used them to fire marshmallows across the room – with varying success! Our next step is to consider how we might improve our designs to make more efficient weapons. Thank you to Read more…
At last we have two displays of brilliant shadow puppets! These were made by Class 7. It was tremendous fun. Look how they have paper fastener joints to add movement. Some children put on plays to show them off to the rest of the class.
Last week, Class 12 and 13 made graphs to show their results from a science experiment. We observed what happened to three beakers of water left to stand over time. One started as ice cubes, one was room temperature and the third was hot water. We took the temperature every Read more…
