We enjoyed welcoming Eton End School to our last DT & Engineering Workshop of the Spring Term, especially as it took place during British Science Week 2024. Engineering is an application of scientific principles, utilising them to design, create, and innovate solutions to real-world problems. In our DT & Engineering Workshop, the Year 5 students eagerly designed, created and made iterations to their LEGO technic cars in order to get them up the steep ramp.
The session began with a brief introduction from Leighton Park’s DT teacher, Jeff Fuller, before the children started building their own Lego car prototypes. Once they’d all created a car that would go up the gentlest incline, the session moved to the classroom to hear about the iterative process and watch a few videos demonstrating this approach to design. With the iterative design process now front of mind, the students returned to their Lego cars with fresh ideas about the improvements they could make to their model in order to get it up a steeper slope.
The workshop not only provided hands-on learning opportunities but also encouraged perseverance and learning from failures, as not all the iterations were immediately successful with some cars flipping backwards down the ramp. Recognising this, Charlie Hester, Year 5 Teacher at Eton End, commented it was “a great day encouraging children to persevere and not shy away from making a mistake”.
The students expressed their enjoyment and desire for more time to further explore and innovate, including Raza-Ali said it would’ve been even better if “we had a longer time” as the session went so fast. Rudra agreed, adding that “It was a one of a kind experience and overall fun” and Mannat concluded “It was fabulous… 5 Star Rating”!
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