Year 4 - Sticky Knowledge DT

What is electricity?

• An invisible form of magic.

• A type of force similar to gravity.

• A type of energy used to power electrical items.

• The force to push or pull something with your body.

What is a conductor?

• A material that does not allow electricity to travel through it.

• A material that lets electricity travel through it.

• A material that outputs electricity as light.

• A material that lets water pass through it.

What is an insulator?

• A material that electricity cannot pass through.

• A material that absorbs and coverts solar energy.

• A material that allows electricity to pass through it.

• A material that is springy and bounces back.

Series circuits only have...

• ...space for one output to be connected at once.

• ...a small amount of battery power.

• ...one path for the electrical current to flow.

• ...two paths that flow in the same direction.

What do we mean by threading the needle?

• When you place thread through the eye of a needle ready for sewing.

• When you tie a knot at the end of sewing.

• The method we use to sew cross-stitch or running stitch.

• Measuring the thread and thickness of the cotton before sewing.

What is fabric?

• A liquid when hot and a solid when freezing, used for combining different ingredients.

• A natural or man-made woven or knitted material, that is made from plant fibres, animal fur or synthetic fibres.

• A natural material that is manufactured from tree bark.

• The material that all soft and squishy products are made out of.

Which answer is the correct definition for prototype?

• The final product that will be manufactured and sold.

• The accurate measurement of a product.

• A list of all the components, materials and fixings.

• A model that lets you test how your idea will look and work.

What is the hole in the needle called?

• Gap

• Thread

• Eye

• Spool

In a recipe, what is the method?

• A paragraph about storing the dish so it does not rot.

• A checklist of foods that can be turned into compost.

• A process or list of instructions to make a dish.

• A list of each ingredient that you will need.

What do we mean by quantity?

• How something smells.

• The colour of an item.

• An amount of an item.

• What the texture feels like.