Author: Robert Heaney

Lesson 1
To understand how the four great inventions of China shaped the world.

Chinese Invention

Lesson 2
To understand how the four great inventions of China shaped the world.

Lesson 3
To investigate water-powered machines.

Lesson 4
To build and test prototype kites.

Lesson 5
To design a kite based on design criteria.

Word	Definition
Dynasties	A line of hereditary rulers of a country
Invention	The action of inventing something, typically a process or device.
Revolutionised	Change (something) radically or fundamentally.
Crank, bellows, furnace	Different parts of a working machine with an aim to make something after use.
Prototype	A first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed
Mythical/ myth	A traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.

Lesson 6
To make and evaluate a kite.

Chinese Invention

At the beginning of Spring 1:

At the end of Spring 1: