Activities Week - Focus on Poverty

Year 8 pupils spent Tuesday focusing on issues of world poverty. Groups were rotated through five different activities and down in the DT department we talked to them about the slums in India. Mr Mistry showed the pupils some photos of slums he had visited in Goa and they also watched a short channel 4 documentary.

Below are some pictures of what went on.

Activities week, challenge 1

To build an air powered vehicle using foam.

Activities Week - Design Challenge

As part of the schools activities week, groups of pupils chose to do particular challenges. For the Design Group a series of challenges were tackled throughout the day.

Challenge 1 - Air Powered Cars
Using a range of limited materials, pupils designed, constructed then raced air powered cars





Challenge 2 - Structures

Pupils had to build a structure from art straws capable of spanning a hole and supporting as much weight as possible whilst remaining lightweight.





Challenge 3 - Water Carriers

Given only 30 minutes, the pupils had to design and model a device capable of carrying a cup of water... on their head!





A relay race was held to determine the winner.

More year 7 google sketch up

Year 7 learning how to follow a path while trying to create cups.

Year 6 Taster Days

Year 6 and pupils from other schools spent a day at school learning about life in the senior school. In DT pupils made monster photo holders.

Year 7 Google Sketchup

Glass wear from year 7. Learning to rotate an object