1/2B, 2CN and 2H learnt about moon buggies as part of their topic lessons on The Lunar Landing. They considered how the buggies are designed to move around on the moon. They planned and built buggies: measuring, sawing and using glue guns to join pieces of wood and foil.

Beatrice recalled, “We drawed a design on a piece of paper and copied it to make it properly.” She explained that a space buggy would be used by “space people” and they had to use “wooden circle wheels and plastic axels”. Beatrice felt confident using the saw as her next-door neighbour had taught her to use one (when they made a wreath). She added, “When we finished the buggy, we decorated it with shiny tinfoil and stuff”.

Leon understood that the axels are instrumental in making the wheels move round. He also explained the safety implications of using the glue gun: “You just need to make sure you don’t touch the front.” He also recalled making the bridge last term, which he preferred “because it’s actually a lot more work”. I asked him if the skills he learned making the bridge helped with his moon buggy. He said that using the saw and glue gun were easier because he had “done it before”.

Ravi attached bottle engines to the side of his blaster with tape. He explained, “It shoots the net at baddies from the back”. I love the way he twisted the paper into a flame shape.

Evie explained her model to me, “It’s based on Lorax. These are laser eyes so he can find seeds. They go in the backpack. He speaks for the tress. It’s only on Netflix”. When the glue did not hold the backpack in place, Evie revised her model by choosing masking tape.

Theo, Lucas and Arjun worked collaboratively to create this super playhouse using a range of materials and tools.

Theo explained that the white paper was, “Richard’s ball. Him loves balls. Him beer. Him frisbee. Him skipping rope…actually no, him twirly thing. Him computer”. What a lot of creative ideas to keep Richard entertained!

What are the bottles? Arjun: “Extra beers”.

Jaskirat made a “snack bag”. She punched appropriately positioned holes in the box so that she could thread through pipe cleaners, which she had twisted together. What’s inside the bag? “A lipstick and chocolates”.

Areya approached me in the DT workshop because she was finding it hard to cut through the thick card to make a door for her “hamster house”. We decided that the scissors were not sharp enough so used the adult scissors under supervision. Can you spot the foil hamster, which Areya chose as she “could make the body shape from the foil”? She had chosen a bottle lid to create “pool”. A label was made for the house so that other hamsters could find Lulu. Areya enhanced her model by adding a cardboard tube “slide” so that Lulu could splash into the pool.