--- title: "Y2 - Design and Technology" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-07-14-14-28-23-y2-design-and-technology" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Y2 - Design and Technology ![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/blog/IMG_0207.JPG) 14 July 2023 [Mrs Lomas](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/author/SharonLomas) [Year 2](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-2) Year 2 are constructing their own Ferris Wheels. Knowledge: Design and create a functional Ferris wheel, learn how different components fit together so that the wheel rotates and the structure stands freely. Skills: Selecting appropriate materials based on their properties; Selecting materials according to their characteristics. vocab: attach, fix, thread, secure, plasticine, cocktail stick, frame, stable, properties, characteristics [DT](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/dt) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_2040.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-07-14-10-42-18-year-5-and-estimating-volume) Previous ### [Year 5 and Estimating Volume](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-07-14-10-42-18-year-5-and-estimating-volume) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_0199.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-07-18-08-02-04-y2-pe) Next ### [Y2 - PE](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-07-18-08-02-04-y2-pe) ### School Life - [Brookside Blog ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog) - [News](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/news) - [Events](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/events) - [Photograph Galleries ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/photo-galleries) - [School Council](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/school-council) - [After-School Clubs ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/after-school-clubs) - [KIDZ Club](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/kidz-club) - [Calendar](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/calendar) - [Newsletters](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/information-for-parents/newsletters-2026-2027) - [Mental Health ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/mental-health) ##### Location Rostherne Avenue Great Sutton Cheshire CH66 2EE ##### Contact Us 0151 558 1123 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/brooksideprimary/) © Copyright 2014–2026 Brookside Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)