Making playground structures

Design and technology

Shapes and materials used in playground structures

Simple playground structures

Creating and reinforcing playground structures

Preparing materials for playground structures

Designing playground structures

Adding finishing touches to playground structures

Test and talk about the final playground structure

This unit develops pupils' knowledge of freestanding structures and how to make them more stable.  Pupils will analyse different structures, shapes and construction techniques to make piece of play equipment.

Freestanding structures: playgrounds

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Use of equipment that may require supervision for safety, e.g. scissors in KS1, needles, paint, knives, cooking.

Match the keywords to the correct definition.

Which of these are ways to add support to structures?

What is a sketch called which does not use paper and pencil?

To make a cardboard roundabout rotate (turn), what could you use?

something that is balanced and doesn’t fall over

a quick, low cost way to 3d model an idea or design

Match the keyword to the correct definition.

The person using the playground would be the ...

When a problem is identified in a design specification, the designer needs to think of a __________ to that problem.

Making playground structures

Lesson outcome

Content guidance