Over the last few weeks in Year 2 we have been looking at making structures. We learnt that a structure needs to be stiff, strong and stable. During our first week in DT we tested different materials and joining techniques to produce a 3D structure that was stiff, strong and stable. We used paper, card, wooden lollipop sticks and tissue paper alongside glue, treasury tags, sellotape and split pins. We found that sellotape was best used with card or wooden sticks, however a few of us were able to build a stable structure with paper and glue too! Here are some pictures of our models…
After this, we found out that Tudor houses were painted white with black wooden beams. The walls were made from a weaving technique called ‘ Wattle and Daub’. We replicated this using pipe cleaners and card. We found this a little tricky at first and this made us think about how much time it would take to build a Tudor house.
Finally, we designed our very own Tudor houses. We selected from a range of materials and chose which materials we wanted for each part of our Tudor house. Next week we will make our Tudor house from our chosen materials.
How to help at home:
- Use junk modelling to build a structure of your choice – make sure it is stiff, strong and stable and that you think about which joining technique you will use
- Write an evaluation on what went well and what would be even better if you made it again.