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Polydron Bridges Set
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Helping to Support Teaching and Learning
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Experimentation
Fostering creativity and enhancing problem-solving skills are essential for children's development. Encourage children to experiment with their own creations using the versatile pieces provided.
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Comprehensive Plans
Children need guidance to successfully construct various bridge types. These resources include detailed lesson plans and twelve work cards to ensure successful outcomes.
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Key Stage 2 Focus
Helps children understand and use mechanical systems in their projects, supporting curriculum objectives in Design & Technology.
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Washable Pieces
Over 130 washable pieces ensure durability and ease of maintenance, making it practical for repeated classroom use.
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Design & Technology
Children need to select and use a wide range of materials and components based on their functional properties, which supports Key Stage 2 Design & Technology.
Polydron Bridges Set
Encourage budding engineers to recreate several types of bridge design.
Overview
The Polydron bridges set includes over 130 washable pieces for building various bridge types such as truss and suspension bridges. This set supports teaching construction principles while fostering creativity and problem-solving skills. With work cards and lesson plans, it aligns with both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 objectives, allowing children to explore materials and mechanical systems.
Teachers benefit from detailed, step-by-step lesson plans for each bridge type, ensuring effective instruction. Children experiment with various bridge designs, applying technical knowledge in design and technology.
Easy to maintain, the set supports selecting and using materials based on functional properties. This aids children in understanding and using mechanical systems in projects, in line with the Design & Technology curriculum.
Supports the National Curriculum
Design & Technology, Key Stage 2, Technical Knowledge
Understand and use mechanical systems in their products (for example, gears, pulleys, cams, levers and linkages).
Design & Technology, Key Stage 1, Technical Knowledge
Explore and use mechanisms (for example, levers, sliders, wheels and axles) in their products.
