--- title: "Y6 Design and Technology - Playgrounds" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-20-16-38-00-y6-design-and-technology-playgrounds" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Y6 Design and Technology - Playgrounds ![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/blog/IMG_20250320_140416.jpg) 20 March 2025 [Mr Whitcombe](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/author/DavidWhitcombe) [Year 6](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-6) Y6 were faced with a Design and Technology challenge: to design and make their very own playground! They had to: - Create five apparatus designs, applying the design criteria to their work. - Make suitable changes to their work after peer evaluation. - Make roughly three different structures from their plans using the materials available. - Complete their structures, improving the quality of their rough versions and applying some cladding to a few areas. - Secure their apparatus to a base. - Make a range of landscape features using a variety of materials which will enhance their apparatus. The pictures show the whole design and technology process . . . from designing their playgrounds, to making them, testing they are fit for purpose and finally evaluating them. I'm sure that you will all agree that we have made some fabulous playground projects: possibly we have some future builders/designers/engineers on our hands! Try our little Design and Technology quiz to see how you get on. **Why is it important you evaluate your design at each stage of the DT process?** To identify and fix problems early. To slow the design process down. To help you change the design brief **When your product is complete, what do we call the process of thinking about how good the product is?** Evolution Revolution Evaluation Creation **In order to be stable, a structure must what?** It must be strong It must balance It must have five legs It must be made of metal Good luck! ### Y6 Playgrounds 3 [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/y6-playgrounds-3/IMG_20250320_140355.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/y6-playgrounds-3/IMG_20250320_140355.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/y6-playgrounds-3/IMG_20250320_140405.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/y6-playgrounds-3/IMG_20250320_140405.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/y6-playgrounds-3/IMG_20250320_140416.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/y6-playgrounds-3/IMG_20250320_140416.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/y6-playgrounds-3/IMG_20250320_140425.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/y6-playgrounds-3/IMG_20250320_140425.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/y6-playgrounds-3/IMG_20250320_140431.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/y6-playgrounds-3/IMG_20250320_140431.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/y6-playgrounds-3/IMG_20250320_140452.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/y6-playgrounds-3/IMG_20250320_140452.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/y6-playgrounds-3/IMG_20250320_140455.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/y6-playgrounds-3/IMG_20250320_140455.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/y6-playgrounds-3/IMG_20250320_140459.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/y6-playgrounds-3/IMG_20250320_140459.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/y6-playgrounds-3/IMG_20250320_140505.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/y6-playgrounds-3/IMG_20250320_140505.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/y6-playgrounds-3/IMG_20250320_140512.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/y6-playgrounds-3/IMG_20250320_140512.jpg) [Year 6](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/year-6) [DT](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/dt) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_5675%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-18-15-47-00-did-you-know-opposites-attract) Previous ### [Did you know opposites attract?](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-18-15-47-00-did-you-know-opposites-attract) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_9752%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-24-14-58-00-year-1-dance-festival-at-the-civic-hall) Next ### [Year 1 Dance Festival at the Civic Hall](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-24-14-58-00-year-1-dance-festival-at-the-civic-hall) ### 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/)