Sails away!

In DT over the last half term, we have been learning about Viking longships and the features of them that made the Vikings such successful explorers. 

This links to our History topic – Vikings – and their lives, journeys and raids.

This week the children have designed a Viking sail and then created a pulley mechanism to raise and lower it.  We looked at the ways pulleys work to help lighten a load and distribute the weight and effort needed.

They had a great time testing different ways to make the pulley work, using different combinations of wheels, rod, string and their sail.

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