Part of the Year 4 expectations for Design and Technology is that children are able to research design criteria to inform the design of functional, appealing products.
Also, children need to be able to generate, develop and communicate their ideas through discussion and annotated sketches.
With all this in mind, Year 4 set about designing Roman chariots. Continuing on with our travels through history, exploring transportation, the next stop – the Romans.
As a class, we discussed the difference in transport for pleasure and transport for industrial purposes. In the Roman Empire, chariots were not used for warfare or work purposes, but for chariot racing, especially in circuses, or for triumphal processions, when they could be drawn by as many as ten horses or even by dogs, tigers, or ostriches!
- Following lots of research, work began on our very own chariots. The children worked hard to annotate their sketches while thinking about a design criteria.
- can move
- can hold a person (Lego)
- pulled by horsepower (toy)
- move over rocky terrain
There are some superb designs below.
