Electric helicopter animation
Can you make an electric helicopter with a rotor that switches on and off? Use this animation to introduce this challenge to pupils.
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Animals, including humans, Living things and their habitats, Design, Evaluate, Human and physical geography
What inspired your design? What species are you helping to survive and thrive? What natural and technical solutions have you come up with to improve biodiversity? Students answer these questions and more, to explain and evaluate their home for nature design.
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