12 Abingdon Prep • January 2025 DESIGN TECHNOLOGY Year 3 Year 7 THE TERM IN DT Year 6 Year 4 Students have worked incredibly hard this term showcasing their fantastic DT skills! Year 3 have had a go at many different projects from pneumatic moving monsters to Christmas light boxes. Year 4 put their electronic skills to the test designing and making their own working lighthouses. Year 5 have made moving cam toys and jigsaw puzzles using sublimation printing and the laser cutter - very high tech! Year 6 have made some brilliant balsa wood planes and also creative steady hand ‘buzzer’ games. Year 7 this term have designed and made their own working clocks using their CAD skills and Year 8 have used the laser cutter and new-found soldering skills, to create a mood light. We have also been very busy in Design, Create and Innovate Club making so many different mini makes! Thank you to all who entered the two DT competitions, the plastic bottle challenge saw some very innovative ideas and the Christmas decorations were beautiful! Year 5 An irreversible change of state! Making popcorn in Science Year 8 AUTUMN TERM MERIT CUP WINNER: PHOENIX! The new JEDI noticeboard
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