Hi everyone, I'm Mrs. Courts.

I'm pleased to join you for today's lesson on card construction techniques.

This is part of the wheels and axles vehicles unit.

Our lesson outcome for today is, I can mark out, cut, and join sections of cards.

We have four key words for today and I'll say them first and then you repeat them after me.

Are you ready? Super.

Marking out, marking out.

Brilliant, marking out means drawing lines to show where to cut.

Joining techniques, joining techniques.

Super, joining techniques are ways to join two things together correctly.

Equipment, equipment.

Equipment are tools needed to complete a project.

Material, material.

Super, material is what an object is made from, well done.

We have two parts to our lesson today and our first learning cycle is marking and cutting out card sections.

To make the chassis or the body of your vehicle, it is important to know how to mark out and cut and join cards.

Here's the chassis.

This is the underneath frame of the vehicle.

And here is a picture of a car where you can see the body, the outside of the vehicle.

To mark out and cut shapes for a vehicle, you will need a pencil, a ruler, some cardboard, and a pair of scissors.

Andeep says, "You could use recycled cards like cereal boxes." That's a very good idea, Andeep, well done.

This is a ruler.

We use it to measure length.

It has markings, which are used to make measurements.

This ruler can measure in centimetres and you might see the CM in the brackets there.

So when you've written the number that you reach, nine, for example, or eight, you might write 8 cm, eight centimetres.

This is the zero centimetre mark to start measuring from.

Can you see it? Brilliant.

To measure or mark out a length using a ruler, first, we put the zero centimetre next to the object you are measuring.

This is the starting point.

Can you see that piece of green card that starts from the zero, the starting point, zero centimetres.

Then number two, read along the ruler until you reach the end of card.

We need to put centimetres to show the unit we're measuring in.

So if we read along the ruler, we can go all the way to the number 20 and we know that piece of card is 20 centimetres long.

20 CM.

Ready for our first check.

Are you ready? How long is this piece of card? How long is this piece of card? Pause the video now and have a little think.

Welcome back, so how long is the piece of card? The card is, Lucas says, "It is 15 centimetres long." Do we agree with Lucas? Yes, well done.

How long is this piece of card? Pause the video now and have a little think.

Welcome back, so how long was this piece of card? Let's see.

Lucas says, "It is 18 centimetres long." Is he right? Brilliant.

How long is this piece of card? Pause the video now and have a little think.

Welcome back.

Well, did you get it right? Lucas says, "It is four centimetres long." Well done Lucas and well done everyone.

To mark out card sections using a ruler to make a 10 centimetre square shape.

That's where all the sides are the same length, 10 centimetres, a square.

First of all, we need to hold our ruler in place.

Then we need to put the pencil on the card above the zero centimetres on the ruler.

We need to draw a line using the ruler that stops at 10 centimetres.

We then take the ruler off and we continue around the shape, drawing lines and measuring until we get our 10 centimetre each side square.

Well done.

Ready for our next check for understanding.

Are you sitting comfortably? Super, what tools do we use to mark out card sections? Is it A, scissors and pencil, B, ruler and pencil, or C, scissors and ruler.

Pause the video now and have a little think.

Welcome back.

So which tools do we use to mark out card sections? We use a ruler and a pencil, well done.

Alex says, "The ruler keeps wobbling when I draw a line or measure." That's a very good point, Alex, well done.

Well to stop it wobbling, when you draw a line, you can put sticky tack underneath the ruler to hold it in place and that will help Alex.

To cut the card and other materials we use scissors, and scissors are a tool so we have to be very careful with them.

We need to remember to hold them carefully.

We need to sit down when we're cutting and above all we need to only cut card and paper and materials for our project with our scissors.

To cut, we need to hold the paper in one hand and the scissors carefully in the other.

We need to take our time and cut carefully and when we cut a line, we shouldn't see the cut marks with the scissors.

And finally, we should cut carefully along the lines.

Remember to stop at the end of each line.

We're ready for our next check for understanding.

And Laura has cut out three rectangles.

What advice would you give to Laura? Have a look at Laura's three rectangles.

Pause the video now and join me when you've had a quick look.

Welcome back.

Well Laura's cut out these three rectangles and what advice would you give to Laura? Well, "I need to cut carefully and follow the lines that my shapes are even and the lines are smooth." Is that what you'd say to Laura? Well done.

We are ready for our first task now task A.

And I'd like you to mark out two or three pieces of card and you might choose to make a 10 centimetre square.

And then I want you to carefully cut out the cardboard pieces.

Pause the video now and join me when you've completed task A.

Welcome back.

So by now you should have marked out two or three pieces of card and then you should have cut them out with scissors.

Well done.

Well Sofia cut out six pieces of cardboard and she carefully cut along the lines.

Can you see the rectangles? Sofia said, "That was very difficult.

I followed the lines carefully and took my time to cut along them." And Sofia, we can see that because your lines are very straight and you cut them out very neatly.

Well done.

We are ready for our next part of our lesson, our second learning cycle, joining techniques.

Knowing how to join materials prevents, stops your card from falling apart.

Using the correct technique is important and we can join cards using double-sided tape, glue sticks, masking tapes, PVA glues, staples, and sticky tape.

There's lots of ways to join cards.

Double-sided tape is a type of tape that's sticky on both sides.

It has some good and some bad points.

A good point is it's hidden in a join and it can also be used with lots of different materials.

However, it can be very tricky to use.

Izzy said, "Only peel the backing strip when the objects are ready to be stuck.

Otherwise you're getting quite a mess." This is masking tape and it's a type of tape that's easy to tear and remove.

And again, it's got some good and bad points.

It is easy to cut.

It can be decorated.

However it can pull apart or peel away from materials easily.

Izzy said, "It can blend into objects when painted and decorated." That's a very good point, Izzy.

This is PVA glue, it's quite runny, it's white and used for sticking paper and card.

It's again, got some good and some bad points.

It does try clear and it does form strong joins, however, it can be very messy.

Izzy said, "Use a little bit at a time, a thin layer is all you need!" Good tip there Izzy.

We are ready for our next check for understanding.

Which of these is used to join paper and card? Pause the video now and join me when you've completed the task.

Welcome back.

So which of these is used to join paper and card? You're right, it's B, the tape well done.

Another way to join paper and card is a glue stick and a glue stick is a solid tube of glue that twists up and down like a lipstick.

It's got good and bad points.

It does dry quickly and it's easy to use without any mess.

However, is not as strong as PVA glue.

And Jun says, "When using with tissue paper, put the glue on the card first and then add the tissue paper to the glue." Otherwise you'll get a bit messy.

These are staples, staplers, and staples are small metal clips used in a stapler to fasten paper and card together.

Again, it's got some good and some bad points.

It is quick and easy to use.

It does form a strong bond.

However, they are very sharp, so be careful your fingers.

Jun says, "Be careful when using a stapler, keep your fingers back and your teacher will help you." This is sticky tape.

Sticky tape is a clear tape and it's used to join paper and card and other materials.

Again, it's got some good and bad points.

It is quick to use, it is strong, however it always shows and it cannot be decorated.

Jun says, "Sticky tape can be a little fiddly to use and hard to cut." Ready for our next check for understanding.

Are you ready? Super.

Which of the following forms a strong bond but is messy to use? Have a little look at the pictures, pause the video and join me when you've had a think.

Welcome back, which of these forms a strong bond but it's messy to use? Is C, the PVA runny glue.

Well done.

We are ready for our next task, task B.

And I'd like you to test each joining technique and complete the table.

Think about was it easy to use? Did it have a strong bond? And overall, circle how you feel.

You might use ticks and crosses to show me how easy it was to use and if it had a strong bond.

And then circle smiley or sad or straight faces.

And then talk to your friend and share your ideas.

Which joining techniques will you use for your vehicle? Pause the video now and complete task B.

Welcome back, so by now you should have completed task B.

You should have had a go with all the different joining techniques and seen if it's easy to use, if it's got strong bond, and had to think about how you rate it, your view, and had a to chat to your friends.

Well, Sam tested each joining technique and completed the table, does the table look similar to yours? Brilliant.

Well, the children talked about the joining techniques, the glue sticks, sticky tape, masking tape and staples were easier to use than the PVA glue.

The PVA glue was very runny and went everywhere and the double-sided tape was very difficult to use and removed from the backing.

We've reached the end of our lesson for today and I wonder if you can show me a thumbs up to show me if you've met these learning points.

Marking out needs to be done with care.

Well done.

The correct equipment needs to be used to mark out cards.

Brilliant.

Cards can be joined using a range of different techniques.

Super.

Well, thank you very much for joining me for today's lesson.

I hope you've had lots of fun.

See you next time, bye.